Purdue Men’s Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 6, 2021 · CSM Staff
Purdue Boilermakers
Big Ten (18-9, 13-6)
Big Wins: 1/8 at Michigan State (55-54), 1/19 at Ohio State (67-65), 3/2 Wisconsin (73-69)
Bad Losses: 12/8 at Miami (54-58), 2/2 at Maryland (60-61), 2/11 at Minnesota (68-71)
Coach: Matt Painter
Probable Starters:
Sasha Stefanovic, Junior, Guard, 9.3 ppg, 2.6 apg
Eric Hunter Jr., Junior, Guard, 8.8 ppg, 2.8 apg
Jaden Ivey, Freshman, Guard, 10.5 ppg, 2.0 apg
Mason Gillis, Freshman, Forward, 5.1 ppg, 3.9 rpg
Trevion Williams, Junior, Forward, 15.6 ppg, 9.0 rpg
Key Role Players:
Aaron Wheeler, Junior, Forward, 3.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg
Zach Edey, Freshman, Center, 9.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.0 bpg
Brandon Newman, Freshman, Guard, 8.3 ppg, 1.4 apg
Isaiah Thompson, Sophomore, Guard, 4.0 ppg, 1.0 apg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 70.8 (187th in nation, 8th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 65.4 (54, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.2 (112, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.2 (61, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.0 (196, 10)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.5 (191, 10)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.0 (129, 8)
Rebound Margin: 6.7 (27, 2)
Assists Per Game: 14.2 (100, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.7 (133, 11)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2019 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Old Dominion |
| 2019 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Villanova |
| 2019 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Tennessee |
| 2019 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Virginia |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Cal State Fullerton |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Butler |
| 2018 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Texas Tech |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Vermont |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Iowa State |
| 2017 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Kansas |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Arkansas Little Rock |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Cincinnati |
| 2013 | CBI | First Round win over Western Illinois |
| 2013 | CBI | Quarterfinal loss to Santa Clara |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over St. Mary’s |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Kansas |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over St. Peters |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to VCU |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Siena |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Texas A&M |
| 2010 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Duke |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Northern Iowa |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Washington |
| 2009 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Connecticut |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Baylor |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Xavier |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Arizona |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Florida |
*all team stats through 3/7
