2025–26 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
| 2025–26 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball | |
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Bahamas Championship champions | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 5 |
| AP | No. 5 |
| Record | 11–1 (2–0 Big Ten) |
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| Home arena | Mackey Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Nebraska | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 12 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Michigan | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Michigan State | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Purdue | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | – | 3 | .769 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 USC | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 12 | – | 1 | .923 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Iowa | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 10 | – | 3 | .769 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Illinois | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 Big Ten tournament winner As of December 23, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represents Purdue University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Matt Painter, who is in his 21st season with the Boilermakers. The Boilermakers play their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana as members of the Big Ten Conference.
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
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Caleb Furst | 1 | F | 6'10" | 230 | Senior | Fort Wayne, IN | Graduated |
| Myles Colvin | 5 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Sophomore | Indianapolis, IN | Transferred to Wake Forest[8] |
| Brian Waddell | 11 | F | 6'7" | 195 | RS Junior | Carmel, IN | Transferred to Bellarmine[9] |
| Josh Furst | 20 | F | 6'6" | 200 | Sophomore | Fort Wayne, IN | Walk-on; left team |
| Camden Heide | 23 | F | 6'7" | 205 | RS Sophomore | Wayzata, MN | Transferred to Texas[10] |
| Will Berg | 44 | C | 7'2" | 260 | RS Sophomore | Stockholm, Sweden | Transferred to Wichita State[11] |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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| Liam Murphy | 5 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Senior | Staten Island, NY | North Florida[12] |
| Oscar Cluff | 45 | C | 6'11" | 260 | Senior | Sunshine Coast, Queensland | South Dakota State |
Recruiting classes
2025 recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| 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: 247Sports: On3: ESPN: (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: 247Sports: On3: | ||||||
| Overall recruit ranking: 247Sports: 55 On3: 106 | ||||||
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2026 recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Sinan Huan C |
Beijing, China | Georgetown Prep | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Nov 12, 2025 | |
| Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: On3: ESPN: (82) | ||||||
| Luke Ertel PG |
Mount Vernon, IN | Mount Vernon High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Aug 27, 2024 | |
| Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: On3: ESPN: (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: 247Sports: On3: ESPN: (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: 247Sports: On3: ESPN: (78) | ||||||
| Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 16 247Sports: 4 | ||||||
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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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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| 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+ |
Kent State | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | |||||||||
| January 3, 2026 8:00 p.m., FOX |
at Wisconsin | Kohl Center Madison, WI | |||||||||
| January 7, 2026 8:30 p.m., BTN |
Washington | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | |||||||||
| January 10, 2026 2:00 p.m., BTN |
Penn State | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | |||||||||
| January 14, 2026 6:30 p.m., BTN |
Iowa | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | |||||||||
| January 17, 2026 6:00 p.m., Peacock |
at USC | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
| January 20, 2026 10:00 p.m., Peacock |
at UCLA | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
| January 24, 2026 3:00 p.m., FOX |
Illinois | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | |||||||||
| January 27, 2026 9:00 p.m., Peacock |
at Indiana Rivalry |
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN | |||||||||
| February 1, 2026 1:00 p.m., CBS |
at Maryland | Xfinity Center College Park, MD | |||||||||
| February 7, 2026 1:00 p.m., CBS |
Oregon | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | |||||||||
| February 10, 2026 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Nebraska | Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE | |||||||||
| February 14, 2026 5:00 p.m./8:00 p.m., FOX |
at Iowa | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA | |||||||||
| February 17, 2026 6:30 p.m., Peacock |
Michigan | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | |||||||||
| February 20, 2026 8:00 p.m., FOX |
Indiana Rivalry |
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | |||||||||
| February 26, 2026 8:00 p.m., Peacock |
Michigan State | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | |||||||||
| March 1, 2026 1:30 p.m., CBS |
at Ohio State | Value City Arena Columbus, OH | |||||||||
| March 4, 2026 8:30 p.m., BTN |
at Northwestern | Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL | |||||||||
| March 7, 2026 4:00 p.m., CBS |
at Wisconsin | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | |||||||||
| Big Ten tournament | |||||||||||
| March 2026 TBA |
vs. TBA 2026 Big Ten men's basketball tournament |
United Center Chicago, IL | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
Source[18]
Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | 1 (35) | 2 (36) | 1 (44) | 1 (46) | 1 (40) | 6 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Coaches | 1 (18) | 1 (21) | 1 (20) | 1 (23) | 1 (21) | 6 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||
References
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- ^ "Houston 62-60 Purdue (Mar 28, 2025) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
- ^ "Myles Colvin Joins the Deacs Ahead of 2025-26 Season".
- ^ "Former Purdue Forward Brian Waddell Announces Transfer Destination". April 24, 2025.
- ^ "Men's Basketball signs Camden Heide".
- ^ "Former Purdue Center Will Berg Announces Transfer Destination". April 19, 2025.
- ^ "Purdue lands North Florida transfer forward Liam Murphy". April 16, 2025.
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