Not only has Purdue had success on the court, but success off it as well. Since 1964, Purdue has had 102 Academic All-Big Ten honorees, including 58 in the 14 years under head coach Matt Painter. In addition, 11 players were named Academic All-Americans, including 2017 recipient Caleb Swanigan.
Year Individual 1965 Dave Schellhase 1972 Bob Ford 1977 Bruce Parkinson 1981 Brian Walker 1982 Keith Edmonson 1983 Steve Reid 1985 Steve Reid 1992 Craig Riley 2001 Carson Cunningham 2010 E'twaun Moore 2017 Caleb Swanigan
| ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN |
| Year |
Individual |
| 1964 |
Mel Garland |
|
Dave Schellhase |
| 1965 |
Dave Schellhase |
| 1966 |
Dave Schellhase |
| 1970 |
George Faerber |
| 1971 |
George Faerber |
| 1972 |
Bob Ford |
| 1975 |
Dick Satterfield |
| 1977 |
Bruce Parkinson |
| 1979 |
Brian Walker |
| 1981 |
Brian Walker |
| 1982 |
Keith Edmonson |
| 1983 |
Steve Reid |
|
Curt Clawson |
| 1984 |
Curt Clawson |
|
Steve Reid |
|
Jim Rowinski |
| 1985 |
Steve Reid |
| 1986 |
Troy Lewis |
| 1987 |
Doug Lee |
| 1989 |
Dave Barrett |
|
John Brugos |
| 1990 |
Dave Barrett |
|
Craig Riley |
| 1991 |
Dave Barrett |
|
Craig Riley |
|
Todd Schoettelkotte |
| 1992 |
Craig Riley |
| 1994 |
Tim Ervin |
| 1995 |
Tim Ervin |
| 1996 |
Herb Dove |
| 1997 |
Chad Kerkhof |
| 1998 |
Chad Kerkhof |
| 1999 |
Carson Cunningham |
|
Chad Kerkhof |
| 2000 |
Carson Cunningham |
|
Chad Kerkhof |
| 2001 |
Carson Cunningham |
| 2002 |
Andrew Ford |
| 2003 |
Matt Carroll |
|
Andrew Ford |
| 2004 |
Brett Buscher |
|
Matt Carroll |
|
Andrew Ford |
|
Chris Hartley |
|
Matt Kiefer |
|
Austin Parkinson |
| 2005 |
Matt Carroll |
|
Charles Davis |
|
Andrew Ford |
|
Chris Hartley |
|
Matt Kiefer |
|
Gary Ware |
| 2006 |
Matt Carroll |
|
Chris Hartley |
|
Matt Kiefer |
| 2007 |
Chris Hartley |
|
Bobby Riddell |
| 2008 |
Tarrance Crump |
|
Chris Kramer |
|
Bobby Riddell |
| 2009 |
Robbie Hummel |
|
Chris Kramer |
|
E'Twaun Moore |
|
Bobby Riddell |
|
Mark Wohlford |
| 2010 |
Keaton Grant |
|
Robbie Hummel |
|
Chris Kramer |
|
E'Twaun Moore |
|
Ryne Smith |
|
Mark Wohlford |
| 2011 |
Dru Anthrop |
|
D.J. Byrd |
|
Bubba Day |
|
John Hart |
|
E'Twaun Moore |
| 2012 |
Dru Anthrop |
|
D.J. Byrd |
|
John Hart |
|
Robbie Hummel |
|
Lewis Jackson |
|
Sandi Marcius |
|
Ryne Smith |
| 2013 |
Dru Anthrop |
|
D.J. Byrd |
|
Sandi Marcius |
| 2014 |
Rapheal Davis |
|
Ronnie Johnson |
|
Jon McKeeman |
|
Stephen Toyra |
| 2015 |
Rapheal Davis |
|
Jon McKeeman |
| 2016 |
Rapheal Davis |
|
Dakota Mathias |
|
P.J. Thompson |
|
Stephen Toyra |
| 2017 |
Grady Eifert |
|
Dakota Mathias |
|
Jon McKeeman |
|
Caleb Swanigan |
|
P.J. Thompson |
| WARD LAMBERT AWARD |
| Year |
Individual |
| 1986 |
Tim Fisher |
| 1987 |
Tim Fisher |
| 1988 |
Todd Mitchell |
| 1989 |
John Brugos |
| 1990 |
Stephen Scheffler |
| 1991 |
Craig Riley |
| 1992 |
Craig Riley |
| 1993 |
Kenny Williams |
| 1994 |
Herb Dove |
| 1995 |
Tim Erwin |
| 1996 |
Herb Dove |
| 1997 |
Chad Kerkhof |
| 1998 |
Chad Kerkhof |
| 1999 |
Carson Cunningham |
| 2000 |
Chad Kerkhof |
| 2001 |
Carson Cunningham |
| 2002 |
Matt Carroll |
| 2003 |
Matt Kiefer |
| 2004 |
Andrew Ford |
| 2005 |
Andrew Ford |
| 2006 |
Matt Carroll |
| 2007 |
Bobby Riddell |
| 2008 |
Robbie Hummel |
| 2009 |
Mark Wohlford |
| 2010 |
Mark Wohlford |
| 2011 |
John Hart |
| 2012 |
Ryne Smith |
| 2013 |
Dru Anthrop |
| 2014 |
Jon McKeeman |
| 2015 |
Jon McKeeman |
| 2016 |
Jon McKeeman |
