Matthew Curtis Painter has already proved his coaching skills with the Purdue Boilermakers throughout his 19 year career so far. A former college basketball player for the same team from 1989 to 1993, he has helped the team to gain many achievements in their existence so far.
Matt Painter hails from Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. He started his head coaching career with the Southern Illinois Salukis in 2003 and has coached the team for only one season. However, he made the team the Missouri Valley Conference regular season Champion in 2004. He also became the MVC Coach of the Year in 2004.
Painter started his head coach career for the Purdue Boilermakers in 2005. Since then he has become a 5 time Big Ten regular season Champion. He is also a five-time Big Ten Coach of the Year. He was declared as AP Coach of the Year twice in his career so far. Furthermore, he was also the NABC Coach of the Year in 2019. He became an Indiana Basketball Hall of Famer in 2022.
Matt Painter’s NCAA Tournament Record
Matt Painter has served as the head coach of two different college basketball teams under NCAA Division I in his career so far. He first became the head coach for the Southern Illinois Salukis of the Missouri Valley Conference for the 2003/04 season. In his solo season with the team he achieved a win-loss record of 25-5.
Matt Painter has serving as the head coach of the Purdue Boilermakers of the Big Ten Conference since 2005. As of March 2024, he has achieved a win-loss record of 444-202.
Matt Painter’s Sweet 16 Record
Matt Painter and the Purdue Boilermakers have appeared in the Sweet 16 6 times till now. The years are 2009, 2010, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022. He will be making his seventh Sweet 16 appearance in 2024. Out of these six appearances, Matt Painter won the Sweet 16 only in 2019 while losing the other five times. Therefore, his Sweet 16 win-loss record is 1-5.
Matt Painter’s Elite Eight Record
Matt Painter and the Purdue Boilermakers have made only one Elite Eight appearance so far in 2019. However, his team lost to the Virginia Cavaliers 75-80. That makes his Elite Eight win-loss record 0-1 so far.
Matt Painter’s Final Four Record
Matt Painter and the Purdue Boilermakers are yet to make their Final Four debut in NCAA Division I college basketball.
Matt Painter’s National Championships
Matt Painter is yet to win a National Championship as a head coach.
Matt Painter’s NCAA Tournament Year by Year Finishes
The following table details Matt Painter’s performance as a head coach in the NCAA Tournament so far in his career.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Ranking | Postseason |
| 2003-2004 | Southern Illinois Salukis | 25-5 | 17-1 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 64 |
| 2005–06 | Purdue Boilermakers | 9–19 | 3–13 | 11th | |
| 2006–07 | Purdue Boilermakers | 22–12 | 9–7 | T–4th | NCAA Division I Round of 32 |
| 2007–08 | Purdue Boilermakers | 25–9 | 15–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Round of 32 |
| 2008–09 | Purdue Boilermakers | 27–10 | 11–7 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I Sweet 16 |
| 2009–10 | Purdue Boilermakers | 29–6 | 14–4 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Sweet 16 |
| 2010–11 | Purdue Boilermakers | 26–8 | 14–4 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Round of 32 |
| 2011–12 | Purdue Boilermakers | 22–13 | 10–8 | 6th | NCAA Division I Round of 32 |
| 2012–13 | Purdue Boilermakers | 16–18 | 8–10 | T–7th | CBI quarterfinal |
| 2013–14 | Purdue Boilermakers | 15–17 | 5–13 | 12th | NA |
| 2014–15 | Purdue Boilermakers | 21–13 | 12–6 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I Round of 64 |
| 2015–16 | Purdue Boilermakers | 26–9 | 12–6 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I Round of 64 |
| 2016–17 | Purdue Boilermakers | 27–8 | 14–4 | 1st | NCAA Division I Sweet 16 |
| 2017–18 | Purdue Boilermakers | 30–7 | 15–3 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I Sweet 16 |
| 2018–19 | Purdue Boilermakers | 26–10 | 16–4 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Elite Eight |
| 2019–20 | Purdue Boilermakers | 16–15 | 9–11 | T–10th | No postseason held |
| 2020–21 | Purdue Boilermakers | 18–10 | 13–6 | 4th | NCAA Division I Round of 64 |
| 2021–22 | Purdue Boilermakers | 29–8 | 14–6 | 3rd | NCAA Division I Sweet 16 |
| 2022–23 | Purdue Boilermakers | 29–6 | 15–5 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 64 |
| 2023–24 | Purdue Boilermakers | 31–4 | 17–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I |
FAQ's On Matt Painter NCAA Coaching Record
A. Matt Painter is serving as the head coach for the Purdue Boilermakers in NCAA Division I college basketball.
A. Matt Painter currently has a win-loss record of 444-202 with the Purdue Boilermakers. His win-loss record with the Southern Illinois Salukis is 25-5.
A. Matt Painter formerly played college basketball for the Purdue Boilermakers.
A. Matt Painter became NABC Coach of the Year in 2019.
A. Matt Painter won the Big Ten regular season five times in 2010, 2017, 2019, 2023 and 2024.
