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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- For the first time in league history, Big Ten Media Day shifts east, landing in the Nation's Capital to kick off the unofficial start of the Big Ten basketball season Thursday.
Head coach Matt Painter and student-athletes Vincent Edwards, Isaac Haas and Caleb Swanigan will represent Purdue at the event, beginning at 9 a.m. ET, at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. Media from ESPN, BTN, CBS and SiriusXM Radio, as well as local media, will descend on the event to talk to some of the nation's top players and coaches.
The Big Ten Network and BTN Plus will air Painter's press conference at 10:20 a.m., and Painter will be a guest on the BTN studio set at 2 p.m. Edwards, Haas and Swanigan will be on the studio set at 2:10 p.m. The network will produce eight hours of live programming during Thursday's festivities.
Fans can join the conversation using the hashtag #B1GMediaDay and Boilermaker fans are encouraged to follow the official Purdue accounts on Twitter and Instagram (@BoilerBall). During the event, fans can ask questions of Edwards, Haas and Swanigan through Twitter using the hashtag #PurdueMedia. We will answer them throughout the day.
The Boilermakers return three starters and eight letterwinners from last year's team that posted a 26-9 record and was ranked in the nation's top 25 all year long. This year's team is ranked in the top 20 of nearly all preseason polls.
Mini plans and single-game tickets are now on sale to the general public and tickets for the Villanova and Indiana games will only be available with the purchase of mini plans and season tickets.
For more information and to purchase tickets, please contact the Purdue Athletics Ticket Office at 765.494.3194 or toll-free at 800.497.7678. Fans can also order online.
