Purdue Men's Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

Purdue Boilermakers

Big Ten (29-5, 15-5)

 
 
Big Wins: 11/25 vs Gonzaga (84-66), 11/27 vs Duke (75-56)
Bad Losses: 1/2 Rutgers (64-65), 2/12 at Northwestern (58-64)
Coach: Matt Painter
 
Probable Starters:
Mason Gillis, Junior, Forward, 6.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg
Zach Edey, Junior, Center, 22.3 ppg, 12.8 rpg, 2.1 bpg
Braden Smith, Freshman, Guard, 9.8 ppg, 4.3 apg, 4.2 rpg
Fletcher Loyer, Freshman, Guard, 10.9 ppg, 2.5 apg
Brandon Newman, Junior, Guard, 6.1 ppg, 1.1 apg
 
Key Role Players:
Caleb Furst, Sophomore, Forward, 5.6 ppg, 4.7 rpg
Trey Kaufman-Renn, Freshman, Forward, 4.6 ppg, 1.9 rpg
David Jenkins Jr., Senior, Guard, 4.0 ppg
Ethan Morton, Junior, Guard, 3.9 ppg, 2.5 apg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.2 (138th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.5 (20, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.1 (89, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.7 (57, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.9 (230, 8)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.7 (256, 8)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.7 (58, 3)
Rebound Margin: 11.1 (1, 1)
Assists Per Game: 15.3 (42, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.2 (56, 9)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2022NCAARound of 64 win over Yale
2022NCAARound of 32 win over Texas
2022NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Saint Peter's
2021NCAARound of 64 loss to North Texas
2019NCAARound of 64 win over Old Dominion
2019NCAARound of 32 win over Villanova
2019NCAARegional Semifinal win over Tennessee
2019NCAARegional Final loss to Virginia
2018NCAARound of 64 win over Cal State Fullerton
2018NCAARound of 32 win over Butler
2018NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Texas Tech
2017NCAARound of 64 win over Vermont
2017NCAARound of 32 win over Iowa State
2017NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Kansas
2016NCAARound of 64 loss to Arkansas Little Rock
2015NCAARound of 64 loss to Cincinnati
2013CBIFirst Round win over Western Illinois
2013CBIQuarterfinal loss to Santa Clara
2012NCAARound of 64 win over St. Mary's
2012NCAARound of 32 loss to Kansas
2011NCAARound of 64 win over St. Peters
2011NCAARound of 32 loss to VCU
2010NCAARound of 64 win over Siena
2010NCAARound of 32 win over Texas A&M
2010NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Duke
2009NCAARound of 64 win over Northern Iowa
2009NCAARound of 32 win over Washington
2009NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Connecticut
2008NCAARound of 64 win over Baylor
2008NCAARound of 32 loss to Xavier
2007NCAARound of 64 win over Arizona
2007NCAARound of 32 loss to Florida
 
*all team stats through 3/5