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Gene Keady became the Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball head coach on April 11, 1980. Keady became the winningest coach in school history with 493 victories and second winningest coach in Big Ten Conference history, only behind former rival, Bob Knight, and was the Big Ten Coach of the Year a record seven times.
Gene Keady. In a business where no quarter is given, and none is ever asked, Gene Keady stood toe to toe against the titans of college basketball. The man was tough, honest to a fault, and above all else, undyingly loyal to those he became associated with during his six decades in the game. Keady landed his first head coaching job at a small ...
Apr 2, 2024 · Matt Painter learned under Gene Keady as a player and as an assistant coach Getty Images Now, 19 years later, the kid who grew up rooting for Indiana has Purdue two wins away from its first-ever ...
Aug 11, 2023 · Men's basketball coach Gene Keady addresses the crowd at the basketball year-end banquet last season. Keady will be reunited with several of his old coaches and players Aug. 23-24 for a golf ...
Gene Keady. Became Purdue’s all-time winningest coach in 1997…in 20 years at Purdue notched over 439 victories, surpassing Ward Lambert…six Big Ten Championships and six National Coach of the Year awards…Big Ten’s third winningest coach…member of the 2000 Olympic Games coaching staff in Sydney, Australia, helping team USA win the ...
May 17, 2018 · Keady named Purdue's 17th head men's basketball coach on April 11, 1980. Twenty year later he left with over 500 wins at Purdue. Keady led the Boilermakers to 22 postseason births (17 NCAA Tournaments). Purdue's best performances in the "Big Dance" were a couple of appearances in the Elite Eight in 1994 and 2000.
Apr 1, 2023 · Keady will be joined in the Class of 2023 by Pau Gasol, Dwayne Wade, Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker, Gene Bess, David Hixon, Gregg Popovich, Becky Hammon, Gary Blair, Jim Valvano and the 1976 U.S ...
