Sports Illustrated’s Men’s College Basketball Preseason Top 25: No. 5 Purdue

With Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman-Renn leading the charge, the Boilermakers enter the season as the ultimate title-or-bust ...
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Purdue Basketball’s Non-Conference Slate Sets the Bar for a Championship Run

Purdue’s 2025-26 non-conference schedule features Alabama, Memphis, Marquette, and Auburn, testing the Boilermakers early ...

Purdue basketball's No. 1 ranking doesn't matter to Matt Painter because 'we have real problems'

The Boilermakers exhibition loss brought more than a smile to Matt Painter's face. In fact, there was little panic that ...
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CRAWFORD | Kentucky's Pope on beating No. 1 Purdue, and purpose-driven basketball

Kentucky had 10 players play between 16 and 29 minutes. No one took more than 10 shots. Six players scored between 8 and 15 ...

Will Kentucky run a platoon this season with the deepest roster in college basketball?

There were a lot of positive takeaways for Kentucky fans in the dominant exhibition win over #1 Purdue, but one of the top ...

Matt Painter wanted more rebounding. How it impacts Purdue basketball's center rotation

The Boilermakers needed to improve their frontcourt, and Matt Painter did that during the offseason. Here's how he settled on ...

Purdue’s Matt Painter regrets not talking about an NCAA title last year. This season, it’s different

Matt Painter believes one of his mistakes last year was not talking about playing for the title enough.