Purdue basketball has the monkey on his back. Fresh out of a trip to the national championship gameTHE Boilermakers are the favorites once again to win the Big Tenmarking only the third outright three-peat in conference history.
Their season begins Monday night against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at Mackey Arena. Here’s what you need to know before the season opens:
Purdue basketball season prediction, schedule analysis
Purdue could face four preseason top 25 teams in non-conference play and a handful more in pursuit of Big Ten history. Nathan Baird wonders how the Boilermakers will fare this season and if a three-peat Big Ten is in the cards.
Check out the 2024-25 Purdue Basketball roster
Nathan Baird breaks down the scholarship members of the 2024-25 Purdue men’s basketball roster, player by player evaluating their roles for the upcoming season.
Purdue Boilermakers basketball roster 2024-25
|
Number |
Name |
Pos. |
Year |
Height |
Hometown |
|
0 |
CJ Cox |
G |
The p. |
6-3 |
Lexington, Massachusetts. |
|
1 |
Caleb Furst |
F |
Sr. |
6-10 |
Fort Wayne, Indiana. |
|
2 |
Fletcher Rent |
G |
Jr. |
6-5 |
Fort Wayne, Indiana. |
|
3 |
Brad Smith |
G |
Jr. |
6-0 |
Westfield |
|
4 |
Trey Kaufman-Renn |
F |
Jr. |
6-9 |
Sellersburg, Indiana. |
|
5 |
Myles Colvin |
G |
SO. |
6-5 |
Indianapolis, Indiana. |
|
6 |
Aaron Good |
G |
The p. |
6-2 |
Noblesville, Indiana. |
|
7 |
Sam King |
F |
Jr. |
6-9 |
Columbus, Indiana. |
|
9 |
Jack Lusk |
G |
SO. |
6-4 |
Elkhorn, Neb. |
|
11 |
Brian Waddell |
F |
Jr. |
6-7 |
Carmel, Indiana. |
|
12 |
Daniel Jacobsen |
C |
The p. |
7-4 |
Chicago, IL. |
|
14 |
Jack Benter |
G |
The p. |
6-5 |
Brownstown, Indiana. |
|
20 |
Josh Furst |
F |
SO. |
6-6 |
Fort Wayne, Indiana. |
|
23 |
Camden Heide |
F |
SO. |
6-7 |
Wayzata, Minnesota. |
|
24 |
Gicarri Harris |
G |
The p. |
6-3 |
Atlanta, Georgia. |
|
32 |
Jace Rayl |
G |
SO. |
5-11 |
Kokomo, Indiana. |
|
34 |
Raleigh Burgess |
F |
The p. |
6-11 |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
|
44 |
Will Berg |
C |
SO. |
7-2 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Purdue basketball’s best and worst case scenarios
This Purdue team opens the season with a mindset unique to the past 40 years of program history. Nathan Baird presents the best and worst case scenarios for the Boilermakers.
Out of Zach Edey’s shadow, Trey Kaufman-Renn is Purdue’s new leader
“I waited so long for this.” Trey Kaufman-Renn had a redshirt season upon arriving at Purdue and spent two seasons in the shadow of Zach Edey. Now his time has come.
Braden Smith is the Big Ten preseason player of the year
The Boilermakers point guard, recently voted preseason Big Ten Player of the Year, wants the chip to stay on his shoulder in the face of success. “That’s not my goal.”
What we learned from the Purdue vs. GVSU exhibition
▶ Purdue concluded the non-drama half of its exhibition schedule with a 99-41 victory on Grand Valley State Wednesday night. Here’s how insider Nathan Baird rated each boilermaker’s performance. Click here to learn more. And here are Nathan’s overreactions.
What we learned from the Purdue vs. Creighton exhibition
▶ The Boilermakers thought they knew where they needed to “fix things,” and now they know for sure after the 93-87 loss at Creighton. Click here to learn more.
Where does Purdue basketball rank in the Top 25 polls?
The Boilermakers register at n°13 of USA TODAY Coaches Poll and No. 14 in the AP Poll.
Big Ten coaches expect Matt Painter to figure it out
Despite Zach Edey’s force-of-nature departure to the NBA, the Big Ten still sees the Boilermakers as the championship standard.
Purdue Basketball Schedule 2024-25: Schedules, TV Schedules
|
Date |
Opponent |
Time |
TV |
|
November 4 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
6 p.m. |
BTN |
|
November 8 |
Northern Kentucky |
7 p.m. |
B1G+ |
|
November 11 |
Yale |
8 p.m. |
BTN |
|
November 15 |
Alabama |
7 p.m. |
Peacock |
|
November 19 |
@Marquette |
9 p.m. |
FS1 |
|
November 23 |
Marshal |
Noon |
B1G+ |
|
November 28 |
NC State (in San Diego) |
3 p.m. |
FS1 |
|
November 29 |
BYU/Ole Miss (at San Diego) |
To be determined |
Fox |
|
December 5 |
@Penn State |
6:30 p.m. |
FS1 |
|
December 8 |
Maryland |
Noon |
BTN |
|
December 14 |
Texas A&M (Indy) |
Noon |
CBS |
|
December 21 |
@Auburn (Birmingham) |
4:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
|
December 29 |
Toledo |
6 p.m. |
BTN |
|
January 2 |
@Minnesota |
8 p.m. |
FS1 |
|
January 5 |
Northwest |
2 p.m. |
BTN |
|
January 9 |
@Rutgers |
6 p.m. |
FS1 |
|
January 12 |
Nebraska |
Noon |
BTN |
|
January 15 |
@Washington |
9:30 p.m. |
BTN |
|
January 18 |
@Oregon |
3 p.m. |
NBC/Peacock |
|
January 21 |
Ohio State |
7:30 p.m. |
Peacock |
|
January 24 |
Michigan |
8 p.m. |
Fox |
|
January 31 |
Indiana |
8 p.m. |
Fox |
|
February 4 |
@Iowa |
7 p.m. |
Peacock |
|
February 7 |
U.S.C. |
7 p.m. |
FS1 |
|
February 11 |
@Michigan |
7 p.m. |
Peacock |
|
February 15 |
Wisconsin |
1 p.m. |
CBS |
|
February 18 |
@Michigan State |
7 p.m. |
Peacock |
|
February 23 |
@Indiana |
1:30 p.m. |
CBS |
|
February 28 |
UCLA |
8 p.m. |
Fox |
|
March 4 |
Rutgers |
7 p.m. |
Peacock |
|
March 7 |
@Illinois |
8 p.m. |
Fox |
|
March 12-16 |
B1G Tournament (Indy) |
To be determined |
To be determined |
How many times is Purdue basketball on Peacock this season?
The Boilermakers is on the streaming service seven times this season.
This article was originally published on the Indianapolis Star: Purdue basketball season preview, rankings, predictions, roster, schedule
