The 2024–25 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Matt Painter, who was in his 20th season with the Boilermakers. The Boilermakers played their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana as members of the Big Ten Conference.
Purdue finished their regular season in a three-way tie for fourth place in the Big Ten conference. The team finished the season 24–12, 13–7 in Big Ten play. They defeated USC in the second round of the Big Ten tournament before losing to Michigan in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Midwest region. They defeated High Point and McNeese State in the first two rounds before losing to Houston in the Sweet Sixteen.
The Purdue Boilermakers drew an average home attendance of 14,876, the 14th-highest of all college basketball teams.https://stats.ncaa.org/rankings/change_sport_year_div
Previous season 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 for the second consecutive year 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, their first since 1969, where they lost to No. 1 overall seed UConn.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Mason Gillis 0 F 6'6" 225 Senior New Castle, IN Transferred to Duke Zach Edey 15 C 7'4" 300 Senior Toronto, ON Declared for the 2024 NBA draft; selected 9th overall pick by the Memphis Grizzlies Chase Martin 22 G 6'2" 180 Senior Coumbia, MO Walk-on; graduated; Transferred to Missouri State Ethan Morton 25 G 6'7" 215 Senior Butler, PA Transferred to Colorado State Carson Barrett 34 G 6'5" 210 Senior Lafayette, IN Walk-on; graduatedLance Jones 55 G 6'1" 200 GS Senior Evanston, IL Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Jack Lusk 9 G 6'4" 195 Sophomore Elkhorn, NE Millikin
Recruiting classes 2024 recruiting class
2025 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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