Matt Painter
Head Coach
Height/Weight: undisclosed
One of the most important pieces of a team is, of course, the coach. It starts and ends with him. He gets the glory and praise when Purdue is playing well but he also takes the hit when they lose to a 16 seed in the first round. It comes with the job and he knows that.
I’ll preface this by saying I’m a big Matt Painter fan. I think he does things the right way and produces results. I know the recent March losses is what we and everyone else remembers but he’s also won the Big Ten 4 times, made 15 NCAA tournaments, been selected as the Big Ten Coach of the Year 4 times, and has had Purdue ranked #1 for multiple weeks the last two seasons.