Beginning in 2004, Keady hired current Purdue coach, Matt Painter (1989–1993), as his associate head coach for the 2004–2005 season. Painter took over Purdue head coaching duties when Keady retired.

Apr 1, 2023 · 1980-2005: Purdue head coach. 2005-2006: Toronto Raptors assistant. 2010-2015: St. John's assistant. Gene Keady, the longtime Purdue basketball coach, has been inducted into the Naismith...

Nov 22, 2024 · Gene Keady, the winningest coach in Purdue history, leaves the court named after him. His first few seasons at Purdue, Keady managed marginal success, but failed to qualify for the NCAA...

Mar 11, 2020 · WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Gene Keady slid into a booth at the Westside Diner, his go-to place for breakfast every time the former Purdue basketball coach is in town. After working the room with a...

Apr 4, 2024 · Matt Painter, once an Indiana schoolboy longing to play college basketball for Bob Knight, will take the coaching baton from Purdue’s Gene Keady, proving allegiances may be altered. Painter, 33, agreed to a six-year offer – the final five as head coach – to succeed the man who convinced him 15 years ago that he looks better in gold and ...

Purdue coach Gene Keady and his assistant Jay Price argue a call with official Ed Hightower. Keady was charged with a technical foul midway through the second half against Ohio State.

Jul 27, 2023 · Despite an incredible track record as the longtime head coach of the Purdue men’s basketball team, Gene Keady never got the Hall of Fame nod. But now, after almost three decades of coaching, the 87-year-old was among the inductees in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class of 2023.

Aug 13, 2023 · From high school to junior college, to Eddie Sutton’s right-hand man at Arkansas and eventually head coach at Western Kentucky, Keady caught his break in 1980 when he was hired at Purdue,...

Mar 9, 2022 · WEST LAFAYETTE – As long as Purdue is playing in March, Gene Keady will be there in person. The program’s all-time winningest coach plans to follow Matt Painter’s team in the Big Ten and NCAA...

Legendary Purdue basketball coach Gene Keady was named a finalist for the 2021 class of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Keady was hired by Purdue in 1980, and was at the helm of the Boilermakers men’s basketball team until 2005, when he retired and turned the role over to Matt Painter.