2018–19 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Matt Painter in his 14th season with the Boilers. The team played their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana as members of the Big Ten Conference. With a win over Northwestern on March 9, 2019, the Boilermakers clinched a share of the Big Ten regular season championship, the school's 24th championship. They finished the season 26–10, 16–4 in Big Ten play to win a share of the Big Ten regular season championship, the school's conference-record 24th championship. As the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they were upset by Minnesota in the quarterfinals. The received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the South region. They defeated Old Dominion in the first round before beating defending champion Villanova to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they defeated Tennessee in overtime to advance to the Elite Eight. There they lost to No. 1 seed Virginia in overtime.

2018–19 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Big Ten regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 13
Record26–10 (16–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Matt Painter (14th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Brandon Brantley (6th season)
  • Greg Gary (8th season)
  • Steve Lutz (2nd season)
Home arenaMackey Arena
2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Michigan State164 .800327  .821
No. 13 Purdue164 .8002610  .722
No. 8 Michigan155 .750307  .811
No. 21 Wisconsin146 .7002311  .676
Maryland137 .6502311  .676
Iowa1010 .5002312  .657
Minnesota911 .4502214  .611
Ohio State812 .4002015  .571
Indiana812 .4001916  .543
Penn State713 .3501418  .438
Illinois713 .3501221  .364
Rutgers713 .3501417  .452
Nebraska614 .3001917  .528
Northwestern416 .2001319  .406
2019 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

On October 12, 2018, Purdue signed Matt Painter to a rolling two-year contract extension, through the 2023–24 season. Following the conclusion of the regular season, Painter was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year.

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