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    Purdue basketball season preview, rankings, prediction, roster, schedule

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    Purdue basketball has the monkey off its back. Fresh from a trip to the national championship game, the Boilermakers are once again the favorites to win the Big Ten, marking just the third three-peat in conference history.

    Their season tipoff begins Monday night against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at Mackey Arena. Here’s what you need to know before the start of the season:

    Purdue basketball season prediction, schedule analysis

    Purdue could play four preseason top-25 teams in non-conference games and a handful more to continue its Big Ten history. Nathan Baird takes a look at how the Boilermakers will fare this season and whether a Big Ten three-peat is in sight.

    ▶ Click here to read more.

    Meet the 2024-25 Purdue basketball roster

    Nathan Baird breaks down the scholarship players on the 2024-25 Purdue men’s basketball squad and, player by player, evaluates their roles for the upcoming season.

    ▶ Click here to read more.

    Purdue Boilermakers 2024-25 Basketball Roster

    number name Pos. Year Height Hometown
    0 CJ Cox G Ms. 6-3 Lexington, Mass.
    1 Caleb Prince F Sr. 6-10 Fort Wayne, Indiana
    2 Fletcher Loyer G Jr. 6-5 Fort Wayne, Indiana
    3 Braden Smith G Jr. 6-0 Westfield
    4 Trey Kaufman Renn F Jr. 6-9 Sellersburg, Indiana
    5 Myles Colvin G So. 6-5 Indianapolis, Ind.
    6 Aaron Fein G Ms. 6-2 Noblesville, Indiana.
    7 Sam King F Jr. 6-9 Columbus, Ind.
    9 Jack Lusk G So. 6-4 Elkhorn, Neb.
    11 Brian Waddell F Jr. 6-7 Carmel, Ind.
    12 Daniel Jacobsen C Ms. 7-4 Chicago, Illinois.
    14 Jack Benter G Ms. 6-5 Brownstown, Indiana
    20 Josh Furst F So. 6-6 Fort Wayne, Indiana
    23 Camden Heath F So. 6-7 Wayzata, Minn.
    24 Gicarri Harris G Ms. 6-3 Atlanta, Georgia.
    32 Jace Rayl G So. 5-11 Kokomo, Ind.
    34 Raleigh Burgess F Ms. 6-11 Cincinnati, Ohio
    44 Will Berg C So. 7-2 Stockholm, Sweden

    Purdue Basketball Best Worst Case Scenario

    This Purdue team opens the season with a mindset that is unique in program history over the last 40 years. Nathan Baird provides the best and worst case scenarios for the Boilermakers.

    ▶ Click here to read more.

    Trey Kaufman-Renn steps out of Zach Edey’s shadow and is the new Purdue frontman

    “I’ve been waiting for this for so long.” Trey Kaufman-Renn took a redshirt season when he arrived at Purdue and spent two seasons in Zach Edey’s shadow. Now his time has come.

    ▶ Click here to read more.

    Braden Smith is the Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year

    The Boilermakers point guard, who was recently named preseason Big Ten Player of the Year, wants that chip to stay on his shoulder even in the face of success. “That’s not my goal.”

    ▶ Click here to read more.

    What we learned from the Purdue vs. GVSU exhibition

    ▶ Purdue concluded the non-dramatic half of its exhibition schedule with a 99-41 victory over Grand Valley State on Wednesday night. Here’s how insider Nathan Baird rated each boilermaker’s performance. Click here to read more. And here are Nathan’s overreactions.

    What we learned from Purdue’s exhibition against Creighton

    ▶ The Boilermakers thought they knew where they needed to “fix something,” and now they know for sure after the 93-87 loss at Creighton. Click here to read more.

    Where does Purdue basketball rank in the top 25 polls?

    The Boilermakers are ranked No. 13 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll and No. 14 in the AP Poll.

    Big Ten coaches expect Matt Painter to figure it out

    Despite the departure of force of nature Zach Edey to the NBA, the Big Ten still sees the Boilermakers as a championship standard.

    ▶ Click here to read more.

    Purdue Basketball 2024-25 Schedule: Times, TV Guides

    Date Opponent Time TV
    November 4th Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 6 p.m BTN
    November 8th Northern Kentucky 7 p.m B1G+
    November 11th Yale 8 p.m BTN
    November 15th Alabama 7 p.m peacock
    November 19th @Marquette 9 p.m FS1
    November 23rd Marshall Midday B1G+
    November 28th NC State (in San Diego) 3 p.m FS1
    November 29th BYU/Ole Miss (at San Diego) Still open fox
    Dec 5th @PennState 6:30 p.m FS1
    Dec 8th Maryland Midday BTN
    Dec 14 Texas A&M (Indy) Midday CBS
    December 21st @Auburn (Birmingham) 4:30 p.m ESPN
    Dec 29 Toledo 6 p.m BTN
    January 2nd @Minnesota 8 p.m FS1
    January 5th Northwest 14 o’clock BTN
    January 9th @Rutgers 6 p.m FS1
    January 12th Nebraska Midday BTN
    January 15th @Washington 9:30 p.m BTN
    January 18th @Oregon 3 p.m NBC/Peacock
    January 21st Ohio State 7:30 p.m peacock
    January 24th Michigan 8 p.m fox
    January 31st Indiana 8 p.m fox
    February 4th @Iowa 7 p.m peacock
    February 7th USC 7 p.m FS1
    February 11th @Michigan 7 p.m peacock
    February 15th Wisconsin 1 p.m CBS
    February 18th @Michigan State 7 p.m peacock
    February 23rd @Indiana 1:30 p.m CBS
    February 28th UCLA 8 p.m fox
    March 4th Rutgers 7 p.m peacock
    March 7th @Illinois 8 p.m fox
    12th-16th March B1G Tournament (Indy) Still open Still open

    How often does Purdue play Peacock basketball this season?

    The Boilermakers can be seen seven times this season on the streaming service.

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