Purdue coach Matt Painter could have spent this past offseason shrugging off another stunning NCAA Tournament exit, Instead, he and the Boilermakers owned it. From the moment Painter and Virginia
Purdue coach Matt Painter could have spent this past offseason shrugging off another stunning NCAA Tournament exit. Instead, he and the Boilermakers owned it. From the moment Painter and Virginia coach Tony Bennett traded postgame text messages, Painter and the third-ranked Boilermakers knew the endless questions about their historic first-round loss to 16th-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson would follow them wherever they went.