1931–32 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

1931–32 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Big Ten Conference Champions
Helms Foundation National Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record17–1 (11–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJohn Wooden
Captains
  • John Wooden
  • Harry Kellar
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium
1931–32 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Purdue 11 1   .917 17 1   .944
Minnesota 9 3   .750 15 3   .833
Northwestern 9 3   .750 13 5   .722
Michigan 8 4   .667 11 6   .647
Illinois 7 5   .583 11 6   .647
Ohio State 5 7   .417 9 9   .500
Indiana 4 8   .333 8 10   .444
Wisconsin 3 9   .250 8 10   .444
Iowa 3 9   .250 5 12   .294
Chicago 1 11   .083 2 15   .118

The 1931–32 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1931–32 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was Ward Lambert, coaching in his 15th season with the Boilermakers. The team finished the season with a 17–1 record and was the champion of the Big Ten. The team was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and was retroactively listed as the top team of the season by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.

Future Basketball Hall of Famer as both a player and a coach, John Wooden, was a senior on this team. He was named the national player of the year after leading the successful Boilermakers with an impressive 12.1 points per game average (back when scoring was much lower than it is today, 12 points was a significant average).

The team also contained several future coaches; Eddy in the Indiana High School ranks before returning to Purdue; Fehring in the California collegiate ranks and Moore in the nascent pro ranks.