The College Basketball Belt
Purdue
8Reigns
56Days held
8Defenses
1987First reign
Every reign
- 8th reignBeat Virginia 69–40 · lost to NebraskaDec 4, 2019 – Dec 15, 201911 days · 1 def.
- 7th reignBeat Penn State 76–64 · lost to MinnesotaFeb 16, 2019 – Mar 5, 201917 days · 4 def.
- 6th reignBeat Northern Iowa 61–56 · lost to UConnMar 19, 2009 – Mar 26, 20097 days · 1 def.
- 5th reignBeat Illinois 68–47 · lost to MichiganMar 7, 1998 – Mar 8, 19981 day · 0 def.
- 4th reignBeat Illinois 75–72 · lost to IowaFeb 13, 1998 – Feb 17, 19984 days · 0 def.
- 3rd reignBeat Michigan State 78–69 · lost to IndianaFeb 6, 1995 – Feb 11, 19955 days · 0 def.
- 2nd reignBeat Indiana 75–64 · lost to MichiganFeb 25, 1987 – Mar 6, 19879 days · 2 def.
- 1st reignBeat Ohio State 75–73 · lost to IndianaJan 28, 1987 – Jan 30, 19872 days · 0 def.
Same school, other belts
4,029Longest wait between reigns, days (1998–2009)
1,708Average wait, days
2,524Days since the last reign ended (2019)
5–2Best belt season (2018–19)
Belt record by opponent
| Opponent | W–L | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 2–6 | Games → |
| Michigan | 0–6 | Games → |
| Michigan State | 2–3 | Games → |
| Ohio State | 3–2 | Games → |
| Illinois | 3–0 | Games → |
| Iowa | 0–2 | Games → |
| Villanova | 0–2 | Games → |
| UConn | 0–2 | Games → |
| Nebraska | 1–1 | Games → |
| UCLA | 0–1 | Games → |
| Northern Iowa | 1–0 | Games → |
| Washington | 1–0 | Games → |
| Penn State | 1–0 | Games → |
| Minnesota | 0–1 | Games → |
| Virginia | 1–0 | Games → |
Seasons with the belt
Most belt games for the program
| Player | Games | Wins | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Haarms | 12 | 7 | 117 |
| 2 | Nojel Eastern | 12 | 7 | 76 |
| 3 | Carsen Edwards | 10 | 5 | 161 |
| 4 | Sasha Stefanovic | 10 | 7 | 54 |
| 5 | Trevion Williams | 10 | 7 | 49 |
| 6 | Aaron Wheeler | 10 | 7 | 42 |
| 7 | Eric Hunter Jr. | 10 | 7 | 30 |
| 8 | Ryan Cline | 9 | 5 | 72 |
| 9 | Grady Eifert | 9 | 5 | 53 |
| 10 | Evan Boudreaux | 9 | 6 | 20 |