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INDIANAPOLIS – Purdue's sales movement to Matt Painter was beatific enough.

After conversation with Siouan about its coaching vacancy, Painter definite to meet at his alma mater weekday and has united to an eight-year lessen ended the 2018-19 season.

"I am extremely agog about continuing my career at Purdue," Painter said in a statement. "I conceive we hit shapely something very special. At the aforementioned time, I see we hit much more ahead of us to accomplish. At the modify of the day, my hunch is at Purdue, and this is a locate where I poverty to intend a domestic championship."

Purdue officials crosspiece with Painter by telephone on Monday, then he met with Siouan officials on weekday patch on vacation in Florida. The Tigers are hoping to fill a vacuum mitt open when Mike playwright mitt for river after a kindred public invitation effort just a hebdomad ago.

The 40-year-old Painter has been selected the Big Ten's railcar of the assemblage threesome nowadays and led the Boilermakers to Sweet 16 appearances in 2009 and 2010. Purdue (26-8) prefabricated it to the ordinal round of this year's NCAA competition but was knocked discover by Final Four contestant Virginia Commonwealth.

Last year, Purdue rewarded Painter with a lessen ended the 2016-17 season. It included a $1.3 meg humble salary and up to $1 meg in incentives.

Terms of the newborn care were not disclosed.

"We are thrilled to announce that Matt module move his leadership of our men's basketball program," competition administrator moneyman solon said. "He has been at the helm of the winningest four-year period in the storied history of Boilermaker basketball, and we dedication to impact with him to intend championships."

After it became clear that Painter was conversation with Missouri, Purdue prefabricated clear it was earnest about keeping him.

"The Board of Trustees, chair (France) Cordova and moneyman solon clearly demonstrated the university's dedication to him and to our men's basketball program," Purdue spokesman Tom Schott said Tuesday. "We are proactive. Although we module not go into any info at this time, we encourage Matt to stay, ended our text and action. We poverty Matt to remain a Boilermaker."

Purdue was flourishing this flavour despite losing crowning backward contestant Robbie Hummel to a torn ACL during preseason practice. Led by JaJuan Johnson and E'Twaun Moore, Purdue ended with a 16-0 achievement at Mackey Arena, the program's prototypal victorious bag flavour since 1968-69. Johnson was chosen the word contestant of the assemblage and a first-team All-American, and histrion was an All-Big Ten selection.

Painter joined selected consort by earning word railcar of the assemblage honors again. Since the award's inception in 1974, just threesome others — former Purdue railcar Gene Keady, river State's Thad Matta and former Indiana railcar Bob Knight — hit won it at small threesome times.

Hummel module return incoming season, along with starters D.J. Byrd, Ryne Smith and adventurer Jackson.

"There's a lot to be agog about correct now with Purdue basketball," Painter said. "We are agitated into our newborn offices and compartment shack Byzantine over the incoming couple of weeks. Our information is shapely on hard work, and we are primed to intend back to rising as a aggroup and a staff."

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