2025–26 season2West region · No. 8 overall · Automatic bid
Purdue
Boilermakers · Big Ten
- Record entering
- 27–8
- AP No. 8 entering
- Tournament
- 3–1
- Reached the Elite Eight
- Hero rating
- +17.0
- No. 9 in Division I before the tournament
- Head coach
- Matt Painter
- Home
- West Lafayette, IN
- 61 mi from Indianapolis
- National titles
- 0
- Still chasing the first
2026 tournament run
Reached the Elite Eight
| Round | Opponent | Result | Margin | Spread | O/U | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round of 64 | QUEQueens15 | W104–69 | +35 | -25.5 | 159.5Over | Cover |
| Round of 32 | MIAMiami (FL)7 | W79–69 | +10 | -7.75 | 146.5Over | Cover |
| Sweet 16Mar 26 | TEXTexas11 | W79–77 | +2 | -8 | 146.5Over | Miss |
| Elite EightMar 28 | ARIArizona1 | L64–79 | -15 | +5.5 | 152.5Under | Miss |
Spread is this team's consensus closing line (median across sportsbooks); negative means favored.
Statistical profile
Percentiles compare this team with all 365 Division I teams. 100th is best in every row, including defense, where lower raw numbers are better. Season totals include tournament games.
Efficiency
Scoring & shooting
Possessions
Defense & roster
Strengths and weaknesses
Flagged automatically when a stat sits in the top or bottom 15% of all 365 Division I teams.
- StrengthElite offenseOffensive efficiency: 132.9100th
- StrengthContinuity: veterans of the programProgram experience: 2.83 yrs99th
- StrengthBattle-tested scheduleStrength of schedule: +17.399th
- StrengthElite three-point shootingThree-point %: 38.3%96th
- StrengthProtects the ballTurnover rate: 14.0%94th
- StrengthGrinds the pace downPace: 64.39th
- StrengthElite defenseDefensive efficiency: 100.090th
Roster
Season per-game stats for every player who appeared.
- Leading scorer
- Braden Smith
- 14.3 ppg
- Tallest
- Daniel Jacobsen
- 7′4″
- Best at the line
- Fletcher Loyer
- 87.4%
- Longest in program
- Trey Kaufman-Renn
- 5 seasons
| Player | WT | Yrs | GP | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3Braden SmithGuard · Westfield, IN | 6′0″ | 170 | 4 | 39 | 34.5 | 14.3 | 3.5 | 8.8 | 36.2 | 82.5 | 24.0 |
| 2Fletcher LoyerGuard · Fort Wayne, IN | 6′5″ | 180 | 4 | 39 | 29.3 | 14.1 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 43.2 | 87.4 | 21.2 |
| 9Trey Kaufman-RennForward · Sellersburg, IN | 6′9″ | 240 | 5 | 37 | 28.2 | 14.2 | 8.3 | 2.6 | 15.4 | 63.6 | 24.8 |
| 45Oscar CluffCenter · Sunshine Coast, QLD | 6′11″ | 255 | 1 | 39 | 24.7 | 10.6 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 69.9 | 17.8 |
| 0C.J. CoxGuard · Lexington, MA | 6′3″ | 205 | 2 | 39 | 24.4 | 8.5 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 37.3 | 84.2 | 15.9 |
| 24Gicarri HarrisGuard · Atlanta, GA | 6′3″ | 215 | 2 | 39 | 15.9 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 35.5 | 86.1 | 14.5 |
| 14Jack BenterGuard · Brownstown, IN | 6′6″ | 215 | 2 | 38 | 14.7 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 40.9 | 60.9 | 14.0 |
| 17Omer MayerGuard · Tel Aviv, Israel | 6′4″ | 215 | 1 | 39 | 14.3 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 35.5 | 65.2 | 22.5 |
| 12Daniel JacobsenCenter · Chicago, IL | 7′4″ | 250 | 2 | 39 | 12.9 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 37.5 | 62.7 | 19.1 |
| 5Liam MurphyForward · Staten Island, NY | 6′8″ | 225 | 1 | 12 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 34.8 | 0.0 | 16.1 |
| 3Aaron FineGuard · Noblesville, IN | 6′2″ | 200 | 2 | 9 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 30.2 |
| 32Jace RaylGuard · Kokomo, IN | 5′11″ | 180 | 3 | 8 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 |
| 9Jack LuskGuard · Elkhorn, NE | 6′4″ | 205 | 2 | 9 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 |
| 34Raleigh BurgessForward · Cincinnati, OH | 6′11″ | 245 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7Sam KingForward · Columbus, IN | 6′9″ | 230 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1Antione West JrGuard · Toledo, OH | 6′3″ | 200 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Yrs = seasons with this program (transfers count from their arrival). Headshots appear once rights-cleared images are available.
Season schedule
Every game with consensus closing lines (median across sportsbooks) and against-the-spread results.
ATS overall
17–22
ATS as favorite
14–20
ATS as underdog
3–2
ATS neutral court
5–5
ATS vs. tournament teams
9–12
ATS vs. ranked teams
7–6
Over / under
21–17–1
| Date | Opponent | Result | Spread | Total | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | vsEVAEvansville | W82–51 | -33.5 | 150.5 | Miss | Under |
| Nov 7 | vsOAKOakland | W87–77 | -31.75 | 159.75 | Miss | Over |
| Nov 13 | @ALA#18Alabama4 | W87–80 | +3.25 | 173 | Cover | Under |
| Nov 16 | vsAKRAkron12 | W97–79 | -18.75 | 163.5 | Miss | Over |
| Nov 20 | NMEMMemphis | W80–71 | -14.25 | 156 | Miss | Under |
| Nov 21 | NTTU#20Texas Tech5 | W86–56 | -3 | 153.75 | Cover | Under |
| Nov 28 | vsE IEastern Illinois | W109–62 | -40.25 | 141.5 | Cover | Over |
| Dec 2 | @RUTRutgers | W81–65 | -13.5 | 146 | Cover | Push |
| Dec 6 | vsISU#6Iowa State2 | L58–81 | -4.5 | 155 | Miss | Under |
| Dec 10 | vsMINMinnesota | W85–57 | -20.25 | 142.5 | Cover | Under |
| Dec 13 | vsMARMarquette | W79–59 | -16.5 | 154.25 | Cover | Under |
| Dec 20 | vsAUBAuburn | W88–60 | -7.5 | 152.5 | Cover | Under |
| Dec 29 | vsKENKent State | W101–60 | -23.5 | 155.25 | Cover | Over |
| Jan 3 | @WIS#19Wisconsin5 | W89–73 | -5.5 | 153.25 | Cover | Over |
| Jan 7 | vsWASWashington | W81–73 | -16.5 | 151.75 | Miss | Over |
| Jan 10 | vsPENPenn State | W93–85 | -22.75 | 152.25 | Miss | Over |
| Jan 14 | vsIOWAIowa9 | W79–72 | -10.5 | 145.25 | Miss | Over |
| Jan 17 | @USCUSC | W69–64 | -9.25 | 155.5 | Miss | Under |
| Jan 20 | @UCLAUCLA7 | L67–69 | -5.75 | 146.75 | Miss | Under |
| Jan 24 | vsILL#13Illinois3 | L82–88 | -6.5 | 153.5 | Miss | Over |
| Jan 27 | @INDIndiana | L67–72 | -4.5 | 150.75 | Miss | Under |
| Feb 1 | @MARMaryland | W93–63 | -15 | 148.5 | Cover | Over |
| Feb 7 | vsOREOregon | W68–64 | -18.5 | 144.75 | Miss | Under |
| Feb 10 | @NEB#15Nebraska4 | W80–77OT | +2.25 | 146.75 | Cover | Over |
| Feb 14 | @IOWAIowa9 | W78–57 | -1.5 | 141.75 | Cover | Under |
| Feb 17 | vsMIC#3Michigan1 | L80–91 | +2.5 | 156.5 | Miss | Over |
| Feb 20 | vsINDIndiana | W93–64 | -12 | 149.75 | Cover | Over |
| Feb 26 | vsMSU#11Michigan State3 | L74–76 | -6.5 | 143.5 | Miss | Over |
| Mar 1 | @OSUOhio State8 | L74–82 | -6.25 | 150 | Miss | Over |
| Mar 4 | @NORNorthwestern | W70–66 | -11.5 | 145.5 | Miss | Under |
| Mar 7 | vsWIS#19Wisconsin5 | L93–97 | -9.25 | 154.5 | Miss | Over |
| Mar 12 | NNORNorthwestern | W81–68 | -13.75 | 139.5 | Miss | Over |
| Mar 13 | NNEB#15Nebraska4 | W74–58 | -4.5 | 145.5 | Cover | Under |
| Mar 14 | NUCLAUCLA7 | W73–66 | -7.5 | 144 | Miss | Under |
| Mar 15 | NMIC#3Michigan1 | W80–72 | +4.75 | 149.25 | Cover | Over |
| Mar 26NCAA | NTEXTexas11 | W79–77 | -8 | 146.5 | Miss | Over |
| Mar 28NCAA | NARI#2Arizona1 | L64–79 | +5.5 | 152.5 | Miss | Under |
| —NCAA | NQUEQueens15 | W104–69 | -25.5 | 159.5 | Cover | Over |
| —NCAA | NMIA#25Miami (FL)7 | W79–69 | -7.75 | 146.5 | Cover | Over |