Purdue Boilermakers on Track for Big Ten Title Run Discover how the No. 2 Purdue Boilermakers are on track for a Big Ten championship run, relying on teamwork and star player Zach Edey. Top News · Feb 8, 2024
Purdue Proves Once Again It Isn’t a Zach Edey One-Man Show The Boilermakers flashed their depth behind the defending National Player of the Year against Illinois and showed why the Big Ten championship is theirs for the taking. Sports Illustrated · Jan 6, 2024
Purdue, Arizona Still Face Questions of March Letdowns After Big Game The Boilermakers handed the top-ranked Wildcats their first loss in a highly entertaining matchup. But the game won’t erase memories of NCAA tournament flops for either side. Sports Illustrated · Dec 17, 2023
Purdue’s Flaws Exposed in Upset Loss at Northwestern The Wildcats uncovered the Boilermakers’ vulnerabilities, providing a blueprint for how to beat Matt Painter’s team. Sports Illustrated · Dec 2, 2023
Purdue Men’s Basketball Is Ready for Redemption Led by big man Zach Edey, the Boilermakers once again have the talent to make a deep tournament run—but they’ll need to move past last March’s historic loss. Sports Illustrated · Nov 3, 2023
Men’s College Basketball’s Top 10 Offseason Story Lines Can John Calipari rebuild his reputation with the nation’s top recruiting class? Where will Hunter Dickinson end up? Sports Illustrated · Apr 18, 2023
Hail David, yes, but have a little sympathy for Goliath We all love upsets in the NCAA Tournament, but let’s show some compassion to Purdue big man Zach Edey. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 21, 2023
Purdue’s Latest Tourney Collapse Was an Incomprehensible Meltdown The Boilermakers’ disastrous loss to Fairleigh Dickinson is the worst of a trifecta of NCAA tournament catastrophes. Sports Illustrated · Mar 18, 2023
Big, bad Purdue to take on pesky Penn State for Big Ten championship on Sunday at UC March isn’t for complainers. It’s for winners. And the 10th-seeded Nittany Lions have earned the heck out of their shot at the title. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 12, 2023
Northwestern’s Chris Collins shares AP Big Ten Coach of the Year with Purdue’s Matt Painter Purdue’s Zach Edey named Player of the Year; Wildcats’ Boo Buie selected for first team All Big Ten. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 7, 2023
No. 5 Purdue staves off Illinois’ second-half rally The Boilermakers led by 24 early in the second half before the Illini rallied and eventually tied the game at 67 with 1:17 to go. Edey’s layup gave Purdue a 69-67 edge with 56 seconds left, and Illinois turned over the ball with 31 seconds left. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 6, 2023
New environment is more his speed, but can Jason Heyward make it as a Dodger? Being stashed on the Cubs’ injured list was “definitely difficult,” Heyward said, but it wasn’t the worst part of being with the North Siders in 2022. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 20, 2023
The Men’s Hoops Coach of the Year Race is Wide Open Here are our five leading candidates for the honor. Sports Illustrated · Feb 3, 2023
WATCH: What Purdue head coach Matt Painter said about Ohio State postgame In case you missed it, Purdue head coach had some noteworthy praise for Ohio State after his team won a tight one at the Schott Thursday night. #GoBucks USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 6, 2023
Sports Illustrated · Dec 20, 2022 Are These College Hoops Teams Contenders or Pretenders? The men’s top 10 are playing well right now, but not everyone has the same March ceiling.
Sports Illustrated · Nov 28, 2022 This Purdue Team May Be Better Than Last Season’s These Boilermakers aren’t as talented, but after dispatching Gonzaga and Duke, they look darn good.
Sports Illustrated · Nov 26, 2022 Phil Knight Tourneys Come Down to Compelling Championships Duke-Purdue and UConn–Iowa State will cap a marathon weekend in Portland, and all four have the chance to make a statmeent.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 31, 2022 Purdue’s Jaden Ivey Announces He is Declaring for 2022 NBA Draft The Boilermakers point guard is forgoing his final two collegiate years to go pro.
Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 22, 2022 NCAA Tournament: Big Ten title hopes down to Purdue, Michigan. One of these years … If the league is so great, what’s with the two-decades-long national-championship drought?
Sports Illustrated · Mar 15, 2022 Surely, This Is the Year Purdue Finally Breaks Through … Right? Purdue’s lineup bears little resemblance to what Boilermaker basketball was built upon, but maybe the dramatic change can snap decades of futility.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 9, 2022 Jaden Ivey Has Found His Next Gear, and Purdue Is Reaping the Benefits And Purdue, which has never quite had a player like the star, is reaping the benefits.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 30, 2022 WATCH: What Purdue head coach Matt Painter said about Ohio State after the game Hear what Purdue head coach Matt Painter said about Ohio State in his postgame comments. #GoBucks