Gene Keady
Alma Mater:
Class of:
Hometown:
Larned, KS
- Named national coach of the year by all of the major awards in 1996, USBWA in 1984, NABC in 2000, and co-coach of the year (with Nolan Richardson) by the NABC in 1994
- Guided three Purdue teams to NIT semifinal round--1981 (3rd), 1982 (2nd) and 1993 (4th)
- Won Ohio Valley Conference Tournament with Western Kentucky in 1980
- Purdue's all-time winningest coach
- Member of National Junior College Basketball Hall of Fame (as player and coach). Compiled a 187-48 record (.796) in eight seasons at Hutchinson (KS) Community College
- Assistant coach at Arkansas under Eddie Sutton for four seasons from 1974-75 through 1977-78, with the NBA's Toronto Raptors under Sam Mitchell for one season in 2005-06, and at St. John's under Steve Lavin for one season in 2010-11
- Selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers as a back in the 19th round of 1958 NFL draft
- Final Top 20 Rankings (nine: AP/UPI/USA)--1984 (10/11/17), 1987 (7/6/13), 1988 (3/3/6), 1990 (10/10/6), 1993 (22/20/NR), 1994 (3/3/5), 1996 (4/4/15), 1998 (11/9), 1999 (NR/22) and 2000 (25/15)
- All-Americans (four): Purdue's Keith Edmonson (1982), Todd Mitchell (1988), Glenn Robinson (1993 and 1994) and Steve Scheffler (1990).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17-11 | 7-5 | T-2nd | DNP | |||
21-8 | 10-2 | T-1st | NCAA (0-1) | |||
21-11 | 10-8 | 4th | NIT (4-1) | |||
18-14 | 11-7 | 5th | NIT (4-1) | |||
21-9 | 11-7 | T-2nd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
22-7 | 15-3 | T-1st | NCAA (0-1) | |||
20-9 | 11-7 | T-3rd | NCAA (0-1) | |||
25-10 | 11-7 | T-4th | NCAA (0-1) | |||
25-5 | 15-3 | T-1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
29-4 | 16-2 | 1st | NCAA (2-1) | |||
15-16 | 8-10 | T-6th | DNP | |||
22-8 | 13-5 | 2nd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
17-12 | 9-9 | T-5th | NCAA (0-1) | |||
18-15 | 8-10 | T-6th | NIT (2-1) | |||
18-10 | 9-9 | T-5th | NCAA (0-1) | |||
29-5 | 14-4 | 1st | NCAA (3-1) | |||
25-7 | 15-3 | 1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
26-6 | 15-3 | 1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
18-12 | 12-6 | T-2nd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
28-8 | 12-4 | 3rd | NCAA (2-1) | |||
21-13 | 7-9 | 7th | NCAA (2-1) | |||
24-10 | 12-4 | 3rd | NCAA (3-1) | |||
17-15 | 6-10 | 8th | NIT (2-1) | |||
13-18 | 5-11 | T-8th | DNP | |||
19-11 | 10-6 | T-3rd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
17-14 | 7-9 | T-7th | NIT (0-1) | |||
7-21 | 3-13 | 10th | DNP |
* Record does not reflect 18 forfeited regular-season games and two vacated NCAA Tournament contests in which a player ruled by the NCAA to be ineligible participated.
- 27-Year Coaching Record: 550-289 (.656) overall
- 38-19 (.667) in two years at Western Kentucky
- 512-270 (.655) in 25 years at Purdue
- 17-7 (.708) in Ohio Valley Conference
- 265-169 (.611) in Big Ten Conference
- 3-1 (.750) in OVC Tournament
- 3-8 (.273) in Big Ten Tournament
- 19-18 (.514) in NCAA Tournament
- 12-5 (.706) in NIT