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2018
Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Purdue vandt den direkte titel i Big Ten Conference i 2017, og Caleb Swanigan blev enstemmigt kåret som årets B1G-spiller. I 2017 NCAA Tournament nåede Purdue frem til Sweet Sixteen, hvor de tabte til #1 seedede Kansas. I sæsonen 2017-2018 tilbragte Purdue, anført af seniorer Vince Edwards, Isaac Haas, PJ Thompson, Dakota Mathias og andenårsstuderende Carsen Edwards, flere uger som nr. 3, mens de var på en programrekord og landets førende sejrsstime på 19 kampe. I den periode førte Boilers nationen i scoringsmargin, point pr. kamp, trepunktsskydning og var et af kun to hold med en top 3-placering i både offensiv og defensiv effektivitet. Purdue gik glip af en B1G-titel i træk efter at have tabt til Wisconsin og endte på andenpladsen i konferencen med 15-3. Boilers var seedet som nummer 4 i Big Ten Tournament, hvor de slog Rutgers og Penn State og nåede Big Ten Tournament Championship for anden gang på tre år. De mødte en velkendt modstander i Michigan, som de allerede havde mødt to andre gange i løbet af sæsonen, og Purdue vandt begge møder. Michigan slog dog Purdue med 75-66 og blev Big Ten Tournament Champions for anden sæson i træk.
2018
Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Purdue won the outright 2017 Big Ten Conference title, along with Caleb Swanigan being named unanimous B1G Player of the Year. In the 2017 NCAA Tournament, Purdue reached the Sweet Sixteen, losing to #1 seed Kansas. In the 2017-2018 season, Purdue, led by seniors Vince Edwards, Isaac Haas, PJ Thompson, Dakota Mathias and sophomore Carsen Edwards, spent several weeks at #3 while being on a program record and nation-leading 19-game winning streak. During that time, the Boilers led the nation in scoring margin, points per game, three-point shooting, and was one of only two teams with a top 3 ranking in both offensive and defensive efficiency. Purdue missed out on a consecutive B1G title after losing to Wisconsin, finishing 2nd in the conference at 15-3. The Boilers were seeded 4th in the Big Ten Tournament, where they beat Rutgers and Penn State to reach the Big Ten Tournament Championship for the second time in three years. They faced a familiar opponent in Michigan, whom they had already faced two other times throughout that season, Purdue winning both meetings. However, Michigan beat Purdue 75-66 to become Big Ten Tournament Champions for the second straight season.
Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball