Before Purdue got bored and the game got ugly, we saw the best version of the Boilers vs. McNeese State. How good? Sweet 16 ...

C.J. Cox was Plan B, and Purdue coach Matt Painter was confused why Cox received hugs after a loss on an AAU circuit he won a ...

8.5 — Purdue guard Braden Smith is averaging 8.5 assists per game ... Kelvin Sampson, Houston: Sampson is a Hall of Fame coach who has found success at every stop. He got his start at Montana ...

Smith stayed with Purdue, of course, and wouldn’t you know ... and where Matt Painter was showing his Hall of Fame coaching ability. More on his credentials in a minute. First, what he did ...

al — came to Assembly Hall on the morning of Feb. 24 ... Withering defense, particularly on Purdue All-American point guard Braden Smith, floored the visitors. Smith finished with six turnovers and ...

Purdue guard Braden Smith is among five finalists for the 2025 ... The list of finalists was released by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Monday. Smith is having an outstanding ...

And a whole other Sunday at Assembly Hall, where the Boilermakers were dismantled ... his typically unstoppable array of post ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Naismith Basketball Memorial Hall of Fame has announced that Purdue point guard Braden Smith was named one of five finalists for the Bob Cousy Award, given annually to the ...

IU coaches – the one responsible for snub (Mike Woodson), and possible candidates in Purdue's path: Brad Brownell, Will Wade.