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CBS Sports projects Purdue’s Matt Painter to receive national honor this basketball season
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Purdue head basketball coach Matt Painter has been predicted to be this season’s Coach of the Year by CBS Sports.
Painter has led the Boilermakers to an amazing 91-40 mark over the past seven seasons. Last year, Purdue relied heavily on four freshmen and earned a double-bye in the B1G Tournament and a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
.@CBSSportsCBB’s preseason choice for National Coach of the Year. pic.twitter.com/mBvbevR4sb
— Purdue Men's Basketball (@BoilerBall) October 24, 2021
The Boilermakers return all five starters for Painter in 2021-22, and are ranked No. 7 in the year’s first Associated Press Top 25 poll.
The Boilermakers open play for the 2020-21 season hosting the University of Indianapolis on Thursday, Nov. 4, with a 7:00 PM tipoff scheduled.
Scott Schultz covers Michigan State Football, along with Breaking News for B1G Football & Basketball for Saturday Tradition. He also serves as an Automotive News Editor & Writer, and Softball Writer elsewhere on the web. Follow him on Twitter @SRSchultz.