Purdue University Men's Basketball
Purdue University fields a men's basketball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, above the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $14,040,438, well above the median of $3M — $780,024 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 3 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (221 of 362 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 975, about the median of 967, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,893,890 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $20,994 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 15)
The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$14,040,438 for the year
- Operating expenses$2,831,587 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$780,024 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate975 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,893,890 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,994 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,330,766 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Painter head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
- Division I roster spots5,786 362 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 93 1.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men's basketball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $14,040,438 $780,024 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,893,890
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,330,766
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,992 in-state · $28,794 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 11 burglaries · 49 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 68 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Purdue University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wabash College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 27 | — | — | — | 63% | |
| DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 54 | 17 | $262k | — | 54% | |
| Butler University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 57 | 14 | $9.6M | 980 | 86% | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis Division I · Horizon League | 60 | 15 | $2.6M | 980 | 81% | |
| University of Indianapolis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 65 | 14 | $895k | — | 73% | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 69 | 17 | $255k | — | 73% | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 69 | 18 | $215k | — | 53% | |
| Indiana State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 71 | 16 | $3M | 976 | 92% | |
| Valparaiso University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 72 | 17 | $3.3M | 971 | 92% | |
| Manchester University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 73 | 23 | $178k | — | 91% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 73 | 14 | $21M | 948 | 44% | |
| Franklin College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 80 | 22 | $120k | — | 71% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked