Matt Painter, the head coach of Purdue, has led the team to the Final Four, continuing the proud legacy of the university's basketball program. Painter's unique path to coaching success, including his willingness to leave a head coaching job to be a coach-in-waiting, has been highlighted. His passion for basketball and coaching was evident even during his playing days, as he now prepares for his first Final Four appearance as a coach.
My sit-down with Matt Painter as he brings Purdue's redemption story to the Final Four | https://t.co/5W4P0z5yrt @BoilerBall @MarchMadnessMBB @tntsports https://t.co/ICBPeGkPzh
How Matt Painter, Purdue’s ‘basketball junkie,’ foreshadowed his coaching success during his playing days ⤵️ https://t.co/lBvHNxOKKs
"I'd go to the games, and I really didn't want to go to the games. . . . I was always so jealous." This time, Matt Painter has come to coach. The @BoilerBall coach shares what it means to make his first #MFinalFour. ⤵️ https://t.co/IbtldLAU8h
Purdue head coach Matt Painter talks about Final Four players https://t.co/BY4QeVh7T1
I called a dozen people (teammates, coaches and team managers) to ask what Purdue coach Matt Painter was like in college. Common themes emerged. ⤵️ https://t.co/lBvHNxOKKs
How Matt Painter, Purdue’s ‘basketball junkie,’ foreshadowed his coaching success during his playing days https://t.co/kTDAExztSw
Purdue hired Matt Painter 20 years ago, and not Kevin Stallings or Steve Lavin, because only Painter was willing to leave a HC job for one year as coach-in-waiting alongside Gene Keady. Had no idea of some of these details unearthed by @MattGlenesk https://t.co/p4PvEy7LCh
Perspective by John Feinstein: Matt Painter is almost nothing like his predecessor, Gene Keady, but Purdue’s proud legacy continues with this Final Four berth. https://t.co/rQzquwtfNQ