Purdue's History in the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament

The college basketball regular season is in the books, which means it's time to move on to the 2026 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament. Purdue is looking to make a run in this year's event, which is scheduled for March 10-15 at the United Center in Chicago.

Before tournament play begins this week, let's take a look at how Purdue has performed in the Big Ten Tournament over the years. The Boilermakers have enjoyed some success — winning a pair of tournament titles — but have also had a some struggles.

The inaugural Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament was played in 1998 at the United Center in Chicago. That year, Purdue reached the championship, but fell to Michigan. The Boilers have made five more trips to the title game of the event, winning twice.

Here's the full breakdown of Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament.

Purdue History in the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament

Purdue Boilermakers center Zach Edey (15) celebrates as he is announced as the MVP of the Big Ten Tournament. | Alex Martin/Journal and Courier / USA TODAY NETWORK

Record, championships and title game appearances

Overall record: 21-25
Championships: 2 (2009, 2023)
Runner-up: 4 (1998, 2016, 2018, 2022)

Record by coach

Gene Keady (1998-2005): 3-8
Matt Painter (2006-present): 18-17

Record by seed

No. 1: 4-2 (won 2023 Big Ten Tournament)
No. 2: 1-4
No. 3: 9-4 (won 2009 Big Ten Tournament)
No. 4: 3-4
No. 5: 1-1
No. 6: 2-2
No. 7: 0-3
No. 8: 1-2
No. 9: 0-0
No. 10: 0-1
No. 11: 0-1
No. 12: 0-1
No. 13: 0-0
No. 14: 0-0
No. 15: 0-0

Record by location

Gainbridge/Bakers Life/Conseco Fieldhouse (Indianapolis): 10-11 (won 2009 Big Ten Tournament)
United Center (Chicago): 8-10 (won 2023 Big Ten Tournament)
Target Center (Minneapolis): 1-1
Verizon Center (Washington, D.C.): 0-1
Madison Square Garden (New York): 2-1
Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis): 0-1

Record vs. opponent

vs. Illinois: 3-2
vs. Indiana: 1-0
vs. Iowa: 1-3
vs. Maryland: 0-0
vs. Michigan: 1-5
vs. Michigan State: 2-4
vs. Minnesota: 1-3
vs. Nebraska: 1-1
vs. Northwestern: 1-0
vs. Ohio State: 2-4
vs. Oregon: 0-0
vs. Penn State: 5-0
vs. Rutgers: 2-0
vs. UCLA: 0-0
vs. USC: 1-0
vs. Washington: 0-0
vs. Wisconsin: 0-3

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