1931–32 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1931–32 Purdue Boilermakers Basketball Big Ten Conference Big Ten 17–1 11–1 Ward Lambert 15th John Wooden John Wooden Harry Kellar Memorial Gymnasium Big Ten Conference ChampionsHelms Foundation National Champions The 1931–32 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1931–32 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was Ward Lambert, coaching in his 15th season with the Boilermakers. The team finished the season with a 17–1 record and was the champion of the Big Ten.Purdue Boilermakers season-by-season results sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2014 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/purdue/ June 17, 2014 The team was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and was retroactively listed as the top team of the season by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions Rauzulu's Street 2004 http://www.rauzulusstreet.com/basketball/college/helmscollegechampionship.htm June 17, 2014 October 1, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181001213129/http://www.rauzulusstreet.com/basketball/college/helmscollegechampionship.htm deadESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game ESPN ESPN Books New York 2009 542 978-0-345-51392-2 Future Basketball Hall of Famer as both a player and a coach, John Wooden, was a senior on this team. He was named the national player of the year after leading the successful Boilermakers with an impressive 12.1 points per game average (back when scoring was much lower than it is today, 12 points was a significant average). http://www.coachwooden.com/ The Journey – A Brief Professional and Personal History Timeline – 1910 CoachWooden.com – The Official Site of Coach John Wooden June 17, 20142008–09 Purdue Boilermakers Men's Basketball Media Guide History Purdue University 2008 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pur/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/7-history-lo.pdf PDF June 17, 2014 May 22, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110522203600/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pur/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/7-history-lo.pdf dead The team also contained several future coaches; Eddy in the Indiana High School ranks before returning to Purdue; Fehring in the California collegiate ranks and Moore in the nascent pro ranks. Lineup Source2008–09 Purdue Boilermakers Men's Basketball Media Guide Records Purdue University 2008 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pur/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/8-records-lo.pdf PDF June 17, 2014 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081546/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pur/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/8-records-lo.pdf deadhttps://historicalnewspapers.lib.purdue.edu/?a=d&d=ALU19320101-01.2.30 Purdue's 1932 Basketball Roster Purdue Alumnus XIX 4 12 1 January 1932 September 20, 2024https://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/digital/collection/debris/id/18442/rec/1 1932 Debris 158–162 1932 September 20, 2024 Earl Campbell – Guard – Indianapolis, IN Robert Dornte – Forward – Ft. Wayne, IN Ray Eddy – Forward – Columbus, IN William "Dutch" Fehring – Center – Columbus, IN Louis Harmon – Guard – Gary, IN Byron Huggins – Guard – Hartford City, IN John Husar – Guard – Chicago, IL Harry Kellar – Forward – Chicago, IL Emmett Lowery Jr. – Guard – Indianapolis, IN Max McLean – Forward – Lafayette, IN Norman Miner – Center – Fort Wayne, IN Doxie Moore – Forward/Guard – Delphi, IN Ralph Parmenter – Guard – Indianapolis, IN John Porter – Forward – Logansport, IN Lawrence Ridge – Forward – Connersville, IN Charles Stewart – Center – Attica, IN Joseph Wheeler – Forward – Terre Haute, IN John Wooden – Guard – Martinsville, IN C.E. Conrad – Student manager Schedule and results no no no |- !colspan=9| Regular season 12/12/1931 yes yes 1931 men Washington University Bears Washington University Francis Gymnasium St. Louis, Missouri 52–23 1–0 12/15/1931 yes yes 1931 men Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, Indiana 32–24 2–0 12/18/1931 yes 1931 men Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana 41–23 3–0 12/29/1931 yes 1931 men Montana State Bobcats Montana State Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana 51–21 4–0 12/31/1931 yes 1931 men Monmouth Fighting Scots Monmouth (IL) Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana 51–26 5–0 1/4/1932 Indiana Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana 49–30 6–0 (1–0) 1/9/1932 yes Illinois Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois 21–28 6–1 (1–1) 1/11/1932 Wisconsin Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana 38–22 7–1 (2–1) 2/3/1932 yes 1931 men Marquette Warriors Marquette Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana 26–23 8–1 2/8/1932 yes 1931 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio 38–33 9–1 (3–1) 2/13/1932 yes 1931 men Chicago Maroons Chicago Chicago 40–27 10–1 (4–1) 2/15/1932 Ohio State Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana 43–26 11–1 (5–1) 2/20/1932 1931 men Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana 48–33 12–1 (6–1) 2/22/1932 yes Indiana The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 42–29 13–1 (7–1) 2/27/1932 yes Wisconsin UW Fieldhouse Madison, Wisconsin 28–21 14–1 (8–1) 2/29/1932 Illinois Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana 34–19 15–1 (9–1) 3/5/1932 yes Northwestern Old Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois 31–17 16–1 (10–1) 3/7/1932 Chicago Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana 53–18 17–1 (11–1) Source References Category:Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball seasons Purdue Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons Purdue Boilermakers Men's Basketball Team Purdue Boilermakers Men's Basketball Team