Conference Big Ten Conference AP No. 14 Assistant coach Jack Owens | Coaches No. 14 2016–17 record 23–6 (12–4 Big Ten) | |
Head coach Matt Painter (12th year) | ||
The 2016–17 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represents Purdue University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Matt Painter, in his 12th season with the Boilers. The team plays their home games in Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana and are members of the Big Ten Conference.
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Previous season
The Boilermakers finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 26–9, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a four way tie for third place in conference. As the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, they defeated Illinois and Michigan to advance to the championship game. In the championship game, they lost to Michigan State. The Boilermakers received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where, as a No. 5 seed, they were upset by No. 12-seeded Arkansas–Little Rock in the First Round.
Preseason
Purdue was picked to finish second in the Big Ten in preseason polls by Sports Illustrated and USA Today. Caleb Swanigan was named to the preseason All-Big Ten team as voted by a panel of conference media.
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings