Matt Painter

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Matthew Curtis Painter (born August 27, 1970) is an American college basketball coach and former player. He is currently the 19th Boilermakers men's basketball head coach at Purdue University, serving in that role since 2005. Painter was also the head coach at Southern Illinois University for one season in 2003–04. He played at Purdue as a guard from 1989 to 1993. Painter was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He attended high school at Delta High School in Muncie, Indiana. After graduation from high school in 1989, Painter enrolled at Purdue University and played point guard for the Boilermakers, starting for one season. As a senior in 1993, he led Purdue in assists and was an honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference selection. From 1993 to 2003, Painter was an assistant coach at Washington & Jefferson (1993–94), Barton (1994–95), Eastern Illinois (1995–1998) and Southern Illinois (1998–2003). After helping lead Southern Illinois to consecutive Missouri Valley Conference championships in 2002...

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