<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Purdue Boilermakers </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2017--18 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> University </Th> <Td> Purdue University </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First season </Th> <Td> 1896 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> All - time record </Th> <Td> 1762 - 1001 (. 638) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Athletic director </Th> <Td> Mike Bobinski </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Head coach </Th> <Td> Matt Painter (13th season) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Conference </Th> <Td> Big Ten </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> West Lafayette, Indiana </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Arena </Th> <Td> Mackey Arena (Capacity: 14,846) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nickname </Th> <Td> Boilermakers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Student section </Th> <Td> The Paint Crew </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Colors </Th> <Td> Old Gold and Black </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Uniforms </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Home </Td> <Td> Away </Td> <Td> Alternate </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Pre-tournament Premo - Porretta champions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1932 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Pre-tournament Helms champions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1932 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament runner - up </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1969 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament Final Four </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1969, 1980 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament Elite Eight </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1969, 1980, 1994, 2000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1969, 1980, 1988, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament Round of 32 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996 *, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament appearances </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1969, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 *, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 * vacated by NCAA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Conference tournament champions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 2009 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Conference regular season champions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1911, 1912, 1921, 1922, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1969, 1979, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2010, 2017 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Purdue Boilermakers </Th> </Tr>

Has purdue ever made it to the final four