#2 Purdue Men's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

 
Purdue Boilermakers

2025-2026 Overall Rank: #2
 
Conference Rank: #1 Big Ten
 
 
2024-25 Record: 24-12, 13-7
2024-25 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Matt Painter
Coach Record: 471-215 at Purdue, 496-220 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Myles Colvin, Guard, 5.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.5 apg
Camden Heide, Forward, 4.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 0.4 apg
Caleb Furst, Forward, 4.1 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 0.4 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Trey Kaufman-Renn, Senior, Forward, 20.1 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 2.2 apg
Braden Smith, Senior, Guard, 15.8 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 8.7 apg
Fletcher Loyer, Senior, Forward, 13.8 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 1.8 apg
Daniel Jacobsen, Sophomore, Center, 6.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg (2 games)
CJ Cox, Sophomore, Guard, 6.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 0.7 apg
Gicarri Harris, Sophomore, Guard, 3.8 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 0.8 apg
Raleigh Burgess, Sophomore, Center, 1.9 ppg, 1.3 rpg
 
Key New Players:
Oscar Cluff, Senior, Center, Transfer from South Dakota State
Omer Mayer, Freshman, Guard
Liam Murphy, Senior, Forward, Transfer from North Florida
Antione West, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 77.3 (84th in nation, 9th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 70.4 (124, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 48.6 (16, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 45.2 (256, 14)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.3 (116, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 38.2 (16, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.2 (132, 11)
Rebound Margin: 2.1 (130, 7)
Assists Per Game: 15.9 (41, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.4 (54, 5)