Episode 2

Episode 02: Matt Painter, Head Basketball Coach, Purdue

Published on: 23rd October, 2023

Coach Matt Painter is a Fort Wayne, IN native and is currently the Head Coach for the Purdue Boilermakers. Painter played for four years at Purdue University where he then went on to graduate and begin his coaching career at Washington & Jefferson College in Pittsburgh, PA. Painter then transitioned after a year to Barton University, which ultimately led him to Eastern Illinois, Southern Illinois, and ultimately brought him back to his roots at Purdue. As Head Coach of Purdue, the Boilermakers have gone on to win four Big 10 regular season championships, two Big 10 tournament championships and numerous NCAA appearances with four Big 10 Coach of the Year Awards, an NABC Coach of the Year, and NBC Coach of the Year Awards.

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From young assistants to head coaches, Rising Coaches sits down with some of the brightest minds in basketball to talk about their rise through the profession and what they are working on now.

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