After earning the program’s first NCAA Tournament win in three years on Friday, the No. 7 Miami Hurricanes advanced to the Round of 32 on Sunday. UM handled No. 10 Missouri, despite the game being practically a home game for the Tigers, just two hours from their arena.
Up next in the West Region is one of the hottest teams in the nation: the Purdue Boilermakers.
Tipoff between Miami and Purdue is set for Sunday at 12:10 p.m. on CBS. Purdue opened as an 8.5-point favorite, and BartTorvik gave the Hurricanes just a 23% chance to pull off the upset.
So, what should we know about this year’s Purdue squad?
(2) Purdue Boilermakers
Record: 28-8 (13-7 Big Ten)
NET Ranking: 9
KenPom: 8
Highest AP Top 25 Ranking: No. 1
Best Wins: vs. Alabama 87-80, vs. Nebraska 80-77, vs. Michigan 80-72
Worst Losses: vs. Indiana 72-67
Coach: Matt Painter (21st season)
Leading Scorer: Braden Smith (14.0 PPG)
Preseason Polls
1. Purdue
2. Michigan
3. UCLA
4. Illinois
5. Oregon
6. Michigan State
7. Wisconsin
8. Iowa
9. Ohio State
10. Indiana
11. Washington
12. USC
13. Maryland
14. Nebraska
15. Northwestern
16. Minnesota
17. Rutgers
18. Penn State
Painter has quite the legacy, check out some of his coaching stats:
Up next in the West Region is one of the hottest teams in the nation: the Purdue Boilermakers.
Tipoff between Miami and Purdue is set for Sunday at 12:10 p.m. on CBS. Purdue opened as an 8.5-point favorite, and BartTorvik gave the Hurricanes just a 23% chance to pull off the upset.
So, what should we know about this year’s Purdue squad?
(2) Purdue Boilermakers
Record: 28-8 (13-7 Big Ten)
NET Ranking: 9
KenPom: 8
Highest AP Top 25 Ranking: No. 1
Best Wins: vs. Alabama 87-80, vs. Nebraska 80-77, vs. Michigan 80-72
Worst Losses: vs. Indiana 72-67
Coach: Matt Painter (21st season)
Leading Scorer: Braden Smith (14.0 PPG)
Things To Know
- Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, roughly 1,100+ miles from Coral Gables
- Founded in 1869, Purdue is interesting enough one of the top engineering schools in the country
- Famous alums: Drew Brees, Glenn Robinson, Robbie Hummel, Neil Armstrong
- Official mascot: Purdue Pete
- Reached the Final Four twice in program history
Didn't exceed expectations
Expectations were sky high for Purdue coming into the season, but after having some up and downs during the regular season, they ended up finishing seventh in the Big Ten.Preseason Polls
1. Purdue
2. Michigan
3. UCLA
4. Illinois
5. Oregon
6. Michigan State
7. Wisconsin
8. Iowa
9. Ohio State
10. Indiana
11. Washington
12. USC
13. Maryland
14. Nebraska
15. Northwestern
16. Minnesota
17. Rutgers
18. Penn State
All-Time Series vs. Miami
Purdue leads the all-time series 3-2 against Miami, with wins in December 1987 (110-82), the 1999 NCAA Tournament (73-63), and the 2011 ACC/Big Ten Challenge (76-65), but Miami won the most recent matchup in 2020.Legacy Coach
Matt Painter is the head coach of the Purdue Boilermakers, he is currently in his 21st season with them, and he has the Boilermakers rolling, yet. again.Painter has quite the legacy, check out some of his coaching stats:
- 450+ wins
- 5× Big Ten regular season titles
- 2× Big Ten Tournament titles
- Multiple Sweet 16 appearances
- 1 Final Four
