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GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 25, EXPRESS 24 • 3 Gold and Black Illustrated at 25 As we celebrate our 25th year of publishing Gold and Black Illustrated, we look back at memo- rable covers while reflecting what was going on at the time. For every Purdue fan, the opportunity to claim "We're Number 1" is always the hope, if not dream. And it has hap- pened, as the Boilermakers were ranked No. 1 in women's hoops after claiming the Big Ten Tournament title after a hard-fought 80-76 win over Illinois. In Gold and Black's history, it is the only time a Boilermak- er team has been ranked tops in the land. Of course, Stephanie White, shown running off the RCA Dome court in Indy after scoring 31 points, helped the team live up the poll- sters' billing. A few weeks later, the Boilermakers were national cham- pions after their magical six-game run through the NCAA Tournament. For a period of eight straight years (1997-2004), Purdue either won the Big Ten regular-season title or the Big Ten Tournament in women's hoops. It was something we literally could count on. Also in the March 6, 1999 issue was a preview of the men's Big Ten Tournament in Chicago. The Boilermakers were a No. 7 seed, limping into the tournament after a 7-9 conference record. Despite being nationally ranked for the first 15 weeks of the season, Gene Keady's team was struggling. In the moments after Purdue was upended by No. 10-seed Michigan in the opening round of the tournament, there were some who wondered if the Boilermakers were going to make the NCAA. They did, and they flourished, upsetting Texas and Miami en route to a second-straight Sweet 16 appearance. — Alan Karpick "If Purdue hangs on they're 12-6 in the big ten. Strong case for painter as conference coach of year." WTHR columnist Bob Kravitz (@bkravitz) during Purdue's win over Illinois Saturday. T W E E T O F T H E W E E K Gold and Black Illustrated is a publication of Boilers, Inc. 2605 Yeager Road, West Lafayette, IN 47906 765-237-5002 or 1-800-876-GOPU (4678) Twitter.com/GoldandBlackcom Fax: 765-497-2110 President/Publisher Alan Karpick 765-237-5078 Twitter.com/AlanKarpick AKarpick@GoldandBlack.com Editor Brian Neubert BNeubert@GoldandBlack.com Publications Coordinator Kyle Charters KCharters@GoldandBlack.com Associate Editor/Football Stacy Clardie SClardie@GoldandBlack.com Photography Tom Campbell Graphic Designer Gary Hoffman Advertising Sales Alan Karpick Contributors Travis Baugh, Reid Karpick Subscriptions/Production Travis Baugh, Jessica Bernard, Nick Hoffman, Reid Karpick, Tyler Ochs, Evan Solgere GnbManager@aol.com GOLD AND BLACK PUBLISHING SCHEDULE Express Issue Posting Date 25 Mon., March 16 26 Mon., March 23 27 Mon., March 30* 28 Mon., April 20* * Subject to change Honor Your 2014-15 Boilers at the Purdue Basketball Postseason Banquets Sponsored by 2015 Women's Basketball Postseason Dinner: Tuesday, March 31, 2015, 6:30 p.m. Purdue Memorial Union 2015 Men's Basketball Postseason Banquet: Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 6:30 p.m. Purdue Memorial Union Ticket applications available through Intercollegiate Athletics Ticket Office. Call 1-800-49-Sport or 1-765-494-3194