2025–26 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

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The 2025–26 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Matt Painter, who is in his 21st season with the Boilermakers. The Boilermakers played their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana as members of the Big Ten Conference.

ConferenceBig Ten Conference
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 6
Record30–9 (13–7 Big Ten)
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2025–26 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Big Ten tournament champions
Bahamas Championship champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 6
Record30–9 (13–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMackey Arena
Seasons
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2025–26 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Michigan19–1 .95037–3  .925
No. 14 Nebraska15–5 .75028–7  .800
No. 5 Illinois15–5 .75028–9  .757
No. 11 Michigan State15–5 .75027–8  .771
No. 25 Wisconsin14–6 .70024–11  .686
No. 6 Purdue †13–7 .65030–9  .769
UCLA13–7 .65024–12  .667
Ohio State12–8 .60021–13  .618
No. 15 Iowa10–10 .50024–13  .649
Indiana9–11 .45018–14  .563
Minnesota8–12 .40015–18  .455
USC7–13 .35018–14  .563
Washington7–13 .35016–17  .485
Rutgers6–14 .30014–20  .412
Northwestern5–15 .25015–19  .441
Oregon5–15 .25012–20  .375
Maryland4–16 .20012–21  .364
Penn State3–17 .15012–20  .375
† 2026 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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The Boilermakers were ranked No. 1 in the preseason AP and coaches polls, the first time the school had begun the season ranked in the top spot.[1]

Previous season

Purdue finished the 2024–25 season 24–12, 13–7 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place.[2] As the No. 6 seed In the Big Ten tournament, they defeated USC in the second round[3] before losing to Michigan in the quarterfinals.[4] They received an at–large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Midwest region. There they defeated High Point in the first round[5] and McNeese in the second round to reach the Sweet Sixteen for the eighth time in 16 seasons under Matt Painter.[6] In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to eventual national runner–up Houston.[7]

Offseason

Departures

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Purdue departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Caleb Furst1F6'10"230SeniorFort Wayne, INGraduated
Myles Colvin5G6'5"205SophomoreIndianapolis, INTransferred to Wake Forest[8]
Brian Waddell11F6'7"195RS JuniorCarmel, INTransferred to Bellarmine[9]
Josh Furst20F6'6"200SophomoreFort Wayne, INWalk-on; left team
Camden Heide23F6'7"205RS SophomoreWayzata, MNTransferred to Texas[10]
Will Berg44C7'2"260RS SophomoreStockholm, SwedenTransferred to Wichita State[11]
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Incoming transfers

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Purdue incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Liam Murphy5F6'7"225SeniorStaten Island, NYNorth Florida[12]
Oscar Cluff45C6'11"260SeniorSunshine Coast, QueenslandSouth Dakota State
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Recruiting classes

2025 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Antione West Jr.
G		 Toledo, OH Whitmer HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Nov 13, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   On3: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (82)
Omer Mayer
G		 Tel Aviv, Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Apr 16, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   On3: 4/5 stars   
Overall recruit ranking:    247Sports: 55    On3: 106
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Purdue 2025 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  • "2025 Purdue Boilermakers Recruiting Class". ESPN. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  • "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  • "2025–26 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team". 247Sports. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  • "2025–26 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team". On3. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
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2026 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Sinan Huan
C		 Beijing, China Georgetown Prep 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Nov 12, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   On3: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (82)
Luke Ertel
PG		 Fortville, IN Mount Vernon (Fortville) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Aug 27, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   On3: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (84)
Jacob Webber
SF		 Kearney, NE La Lumiere School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 2, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   On3: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (82)
Rivers Knight
PF		 Durham, NC La Lumiere School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 28, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   On3: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 3/5 stars   (78)
Overall recruit ranking:    Rivals: 16    247Sports: 4
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

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Preseason

Preseason Big Ten poll

Purdue was picked to win the conference in a preseason poll of basketball writers.[13] Braden Smith was chosen as the conference's preseason player of the year for the second consecutive year.[14] Trey Kaufman-Renn was also named to the All-Big Ten Preseason team.[13]

Preseason All-American

Braden Smith was named a unanimous AP preseason All-American[15] and the preseason player of the year by many different polls.[16][17]

Roster

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2025–26 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 C.J. Cox 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoMilton Academy Lexington, MA
G 1 Antione West Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrWhitmer HS Toledo, OH
G 2 Fletcher Loyer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrHomestead HS Fort Wayne, IN
G 3 Braden Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrWestfield HS Westfield, IN
F 4 Trey Kaufman-Renn 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrSilver Creek HS Sellersburg, IN
F 5 Liam Murphy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrSt. Peter's Boys HS Staten Island, NY
G 6 Aaron Fine 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS FrNoblesville HS Noblesville, IN
F 7 Sam King 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrColumbus North HS Columbus, IN
G 9 Jack Lusk 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrElkhorn North HS Elkhorn, NE
C 12 Daniel Jacobsen 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoBrewster Academy Chicago, IL
G 14 Jack Benter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS FrBrownstown Central HS Brownstown, IN
G 17 Omer Mayer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrMaccabi Tel Aviv B.C. Tel Aviv, Israel
G 24 Gicarri Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoGrayson HS Atlanta, GA
G 32 Jace Rayl 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrKokomo HS Kokomo, IN
F 34 Raleigh Burgess 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoSycamore HS Cincinnati, OH
C 45 Oscar Cluff 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)260 lb (118 kg) SrKawana Waters Sunshine Coast, AUS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Last update: May 8, 2025

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 24, 2025*
6:00 p.m., SECN		 No. 1 at No. 9 Kentucky L 65–78  −
  19 – Kaufman-Renn  5 – Tied  5 – Smith  Rupp Arena (19,906)
Lexington, KY
October 29, 2025*
7:00 p.m., B1G+		 No. 1 Indianapolis W 92–46  –
  20 – Harris  8 – Jacobsen  7 – Smith  Mackey Arena (14,876)
West Lafayette, IN
Regular season
November 4, 2025*
6:30 p.m., BTN		 No. 1 Evansville W 82–51  1–0
  30 – Loyer  10 – Cluff  11 – Smith  Mackey Arena (14,876)
West Lafayette, IN
November 7, 2025*
7:00 p.m., Peacock		 No. 1 Oakland W 87–77  2–0
  20 – Smith  9 – Cluff  9 – Smith  Mackey Arena (14,876)
West Lafayette, IN
November 13, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 2 at No. 8 Alabama W 87–80  3–0
  29 – Smith  15 – Kaufman-Renn  5 – Kaufman-Renn  Coleman Coliseum (13,474)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 16, 2025*
7:30 p.m., BTN		 No. 2 Akron W 97–79  4–0
  17 – Kaufman-Renn  15 – Kaufman-Renn  10 – Smith  Mackey Arena (14,876)
West Lafayette, IN
November 20, 2025*
6:00 p.m., CBSSN		 No. 1 vs. Memphis
Bahamas Championship semifinals		 W 80–71  5–0
  20 – Loyer  11 – Kaufman-Renn  11 – Smith  Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, The Bahamas
November 21, 2025*
9:30 p.m., CBSSN		 No. 1 vs. No. 15 Texas Tech
Bahamas Championship Game		 W 86–56  6–0
  15 – Cluff  15 – Cluff  7 – Smith  Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, The Bahamas
November 28, 2025*
12:00 p.m., BTN		 No. 1 Eastern Illinois W 109–62  7–0
  24 – Jacobsen  9 – Jacobsen  10 – Smith  Mackey Arena (14,876)
West Lafayette, IN
December 2, 2025
8:00 p.m., FS1		 No. 1 at Rutgers W 81–65  8−0
(1−0)		  19 – Kaufman-Renn  13 – Kaufman-Renn  8 – Smith  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
December 6, 2025*
12:00 p.m., CBS		 No. 1 No. 10 Iowa State L 58–81  8–1
  11 – Smith  9 – Kaufman-Renn  8 – Smith  Mackey Arena (14,876)
West Lafayette, IN
December 10, 2025
7:00 p.m., BTN		 No. 6 Minnesota W 85–57  9–1
(2–0)		  15 – Smith  11 – Cluff  12 – Smith  Mackey Arena (14,876)
West Lafayette, IN
December 13, 2025*
2:00 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN		 No. 6 Marquette W 79–59  10–1
  22 – Cluff  11 – Cluff  10 – Smith  Mackey Arena (14,876)
West Lafayette, IN
December 20, 2025*
6:30 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN		 No. 6 vs. No. 21 Auburn
Indy Classic		 W 88–60  11–1
  18 – Kaufman-Renn  7 – Cluff  14 – Smith  Gainbridge Fieldhouse (16,912)
Indianapolis, IN
December 29, 2025*
7:00 p.m., B1G+		 No. 5 Kent State W 101–60  12–1
  20 – Benter  12 – Kaufman-Renn  8 – Smith  Mackey Arena (14,876)
West Lafayette, IN
January 3, 2026
8:00 p.m., FOX		 No. 5 at Wisconsin W 89–73  13–1
(3–0)		  20 – Loyer  11 – Cluff  12 – Smith  Kohl Center (15,421)
Madison, WI
January 7, 2026
8:30 p.m., BTN		 No. 5 Washington W 81–73  14–1
(4–0)		  23 – Smith  14 – Kaufman-Renn  6 – Smith  Mackey Arena (14,876)
West Lafayette, IN
January 10, 2026
2:00 p.m., BTN		 No. 5 Penn State W 93–85  15–1
(5–0)		  26 – Smith  9 – Kaufman-Renn  14 – Smith  Mackey Arena (14,876)
West Lafayette, IN
January 14, 2026
6:30 p.m., BTN		 No. 5 Iowa W 79–72  16–1
(6–0)		  16 – Smith  9 – Jacobsen  8 – Smith  Mackey Arena (14,876)
West Lafayette, IN
January 17, 2026
6:00 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN		 No. 5 at USC W 69–64  17–1
(7–0)		  22 – Smith  7 – Benter  5 – Smith  Galen Center (8,629)
Los Angeles, CA
January 20, 2026
10:00 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN		 No. 4 at UCLA L 67–69  17–2
(7–1)		  16 – Cox  7 – Kaufman-Renn  5 – Kaufman-Renn  Pauley Pavilion (10,235)
Los Angeles, CA
January 24, 2026
3:00 p.m., FOX		 No. 4 No. 11 Illinois L 82–88  17–3
(7–2)		  27 – Smith  4 – Cluff  12 – Smith  Mackey Arena (14,876)
West Lafayette, IN
January 27, 2026
9:00 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN		 No. 12 at Indiana
Rivalry		 L 67–72  17–4
(7–3)		  23 – Kaufman-Renn  6 – Tied  5 – Smith  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
February 1, 2026
1:00 p.m., CBS		 No. 12 at Maryland W 93–63  18–4
(8–3)		  29 – Loyer  10 – Kaufman-Renn  6 – Smith  Xfinity Center (16,026)
College Park, MD
February 7, 2026
1:00 p.m., CBS		 No. 12 Oregon W 68–64  19–4
(9–3)		  18 – Loyer  8 – Kaufman-Renn  4 – Tied  Mackey Arena (14,876)
West Lafayette, IN
February 10, 2026
7:00 p.m., FS1		 No. 13 at No. 7 Nebraska W 80–77 OT 20–4
(10–3)		  18 – Loyer  19 – Kaufman-Renn  10 – Smith  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,185)
Lincoln, NE
February 14, 2026
5:00 p.m., FOX		 No. 13 at Iowa W 78–57  21–4
(11–3)		  14 – Tied  12 – Kaufman-Renn  12 – Smith  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998)
Iowa City, IA
February 17, 2026
6:30 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN		 No. 7 No. 1 Michigan L 80–91  21–5
(11–4)		  27 – Kaufman–Renn  12 – Kaufman–Renn  6 – Smith  Mackey Arena (14,876)
West Lafayette, IN
February 20, 2026
8:00 p.m., FOX		 No. 7 Indiana
Rivalry		 W 93–64  22–5
(12–4)		  20 – Kaufman–Renn  8 – Cluff  8 – Smith  Mackey Arena (14,876)
West Lafayette, IN
February 26, 2026
8:00 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN		 No. 8 No. 13 Michigan State L 74–76  22–6
(12–5)		  12 – Smith  6 – Kaufman–Renn  10 – Smith  Mackey Arena (14,876)
West Lafayette, IN
March 1, 2026
1:30 p.m., CBS		 No. 8 at Ohio State L 74–82  22–7
(12–6)		  20 – Smith  9 – Kaufman–Renn  7 – Smith  Value City Arena (15,524)
Columbus, OH
March 4, 2026
8:30 p.m., BTN		 No. 15 at Northwestern W 70–66  23–7
(13–6)		  27 – Cox  10 – Kaufman-Renn  9 – Smith  Welsh–Ryan Arena (7,039)
Evanston, IL
March 7, 2026
4:00 p.m., CBS		 No. 15 Wisconsin L 93–97  23–8
(13–7)		  23 – Loyer  8 – Cluff  9 – Smith  Mackey Arena (14,876)
West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten tournament
March 12, 2026
6:30 p.m., BTN		 (7) No. 18 vs. (15) Northwestern
Third round		 W 81–68  24–8
  19 – Tied  10 – Cluff  16 – Smith  United Center (16,861)
Chicago, IL
March 13, 2026
6:30 p.m., BTN		 (7) No. 18 vs. (2) No. 11 Nebraska
Quarterfinal		 W 74–58  25–8
  19 – Loyer  9 – Tied  10 – Smith  United Center (18,988)
Chicago, IL
March 14, 2026
3:30 p.m., CBS		 (7) No. 18 vs. (6) UCLA
Semifinal		 W 73–66  26–8
  17 – Cluff  14 – Cluff  9 – Smith  United Center (17,923)
Chicago, IL
March 15, 2026
3:30 p.m., CBS		 (7) No. 18 vs. (1) No. 3 Michigan
Championship		 W 80–72  27–8
  21 – Cluff  5 – Tied  11 – Smith  United Center (16,807)
Chicago, IL
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2026
7:35 p.m., truTV		 (2 W) No. 8 vs. (15 W) Queens
First round		 W 104–71  28–8
  26 – Smith  11 – Cluff  8 – Smith  Enterprise Center (17,726)
St. Louis, MO
March 22, 2026
12:10 p.m., CBS		 (2 W) No. 8 vs. (7 W) No. 25 Miami (FL)
Second round		 W 79–69  29–8
  24 – Loyer  9 – Kaufman-Renn  8 – Smith  Enterprise Center (16,348)
St. Louis, MO
March 26, 2026
7:10 p.m., CBS		 (2 W) No. 8 vs. (11 W) Texas
Sweet Sixteen		 W 79–77  30–8
  20 – Kaufman-Renn  8 – Tied  5 – Smith  SAP Center (15,341)
San Jose, CA
March 28, 2026
8:49 p.m., TBS/TruTV		 (2 W) No. 8 vs. (1 W) No. 2 Arizona
Elite Eight		 L 64–79  30–9
  14 – Cluff  10 – Cluff  7 – Smith  SAP Center (15,854)
San Jose, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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Rankings

See also: 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP1 (35)2 (36)1 (44)1 (46)1 (40)665555412121378151886
Coaches1 (18)1 (21)1 (20)1 (23)1 (21)6656554121212781418137
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