2023–24 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Matt Painter, who was in his 19th season with the Boilermakers. The Boilermakers played their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana as members of the Big Ten Conference.

2023–24 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
NCAA tournament Midwest Regional Champions
Maui Invitational champions
Big Ten regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record34–5 (17–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Matt Painter (19th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Brandon Brantley (11th season)
  • Terry Johnson (3rd season)
  • Paul Lusk (3rd season)
Home arenaMackey Arena
2023–24 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Purdue173 .850345  .872
No. 6 Illinois146 .700299  .763
Nebraska128 .6002311  .676
Northwestern128 .6002212  .647
Wisconsin119 .5502214  .611
Indiana1010 .5001914  .576
Iowa1010 .5001915  .559
Michigan State1010 .5002015  .571
Minnesota911 .4501915  .559
Ohio State911 .4502214  .611
Penn State911 .4501617  .485
Maryland713 .3501617  .485
Rutgers713 .3501517  .469
Michigan317 .150824  .250
2024 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

With their win over Michigan State on March 2, 2024, Purdue clinched a share of their 26th Big Ten regular season championship. Three days later, the Boilermakers clinched the Big Ten title outright with their victory over Illinois. The team finished the season 34–5, 17–3 in Big Ten play. They defeated Michigan State in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament before losing to Wisconsin in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 seed in the Midwest region. It marked the second consecutive year as a No. 1 seed. They defeated Grambling State and Utah State to break the school record of most wins in a season. They defeated Gonzaga in the Sweet Sixteen and defeated Tennessee in the Elite Eight to return to the Final Four for the first time since 1980. In the Final Four, they defeated NC State to advance to the National Championship game where they lost to UConn.

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