Purdue Basketball: Matt Painter on Coach of the Year List

At 24-3 on the season and with wins over the likes of Alabama, Marquette, Tennessee, Arizona and Gonzaga to his credit this season, Purdue basketball coach Matt Painter has been named to the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s Coach-of-the-Year list.

Other coaches in the running are: UNC’s Hubert Davis, Grand Canyon’s Bryce Drew, Dayton’s Anthony Grant, UConn’s Dan Hurley, Alabama’s Nate Oats, Iowa State’s TJ Otzelberger, South Carolina’s Lamont Paris, Auburn’s Bruce Pearl, New Mexico’s Richard Pitino, BYU’s Mark Pope, Houston’s Kelvin Sampson, Indiana State’s Josh Schertz, Washington State’s Kyle Smith and Utah State’s Danny Sprinkle.

Should Painter win the honor, he would become the second Purdue basketball coach to do so, as Carolyn Peck won the honor in 1999 after leading the Boilermakers to a women’s title.

Purdue basketball has four regular season games left, including Sunday’s road contest at Michigan. The Boilers are sitting at 13-3 in the Big Ten, while Illinois is currently second at 10-5.

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