The following is a list of Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball head coaches . The Boilermakers have had 18 coaches in their 126-season history.[ 1] The team is currently coached by Matt Painter .
Ward "Piggy" Lambert has the longest coaching tenure at Purdue.
Current Purdue head coach, Matt Painter
Tenure
Coach
Years
Wins
Losses
Pct.
Awards
1896–97
F. Homer Curtis
1
1
1
.500
1899–1901
Alpha Jamison
2
12
1
.923
1901–02
Charles Best
1
10
3
.769
1902–03
C.I. Freeman
1
8
0
1.000
1903–04
No official coach
1
11
2
.846
1904–05
James Nufer
1
3
6
.333
1905–08
C.B. Jamison
3
16
24
.400
1908–09
E. J. Stewart
1
8
4
.667
1909–12
Ralph Jones
3
32
9
.780
1912–16
R.E. Vaughn
4
21
32
.396
1916–17, 1918–46
Ward "Piggy" Lambert *
29
371
152
.709
BHOF (1960) NCHOF (2006)
1917–18
J.J. Maloney
1
11
5
.688
1946–50
Mel Taube
4+[ a]
45
46
.495
1950–65
Ray Eddy
15
176
164
.518
1965–72
George King
7
109
64
.630
1972–78
Fred Schaus
6
105
59
.640
1978–80
Lee Rose
2
50
18
.735
1980–2005
Gene Keady *
25
512
270
.655
BHOF (2023) NCHOF (2013) NABC (1994, 2000) LOCA (2007) HIA (1984, 1996) UPI (1996) AP (1996) B1G (1984, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000)
2005–present
Matt Painter
19
447
203
.688
USBWA (2008, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2019) NABC (2019) B1G (2008, 2010, 2011, 2019)
Totals
18 coaches
126 seasons
1947
1064
.647
^ Taube coached part of the 1945–46 season after Lambert's retirement
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics