2025–26 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

2025–26 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
2025–26 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Head coach	Matt Painter (21st season);
Assistant coaches	Brandon Brantley (13th season); Terry Johnson (5th season); Paul Lusk (5th season);
Home arena	Mackey Arena

2025–26 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Indiana	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Iowa	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Maryland	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Michigan	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Michigan State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Minnesota	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Nebraska	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northwestern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ohio State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oregon	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Penn State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rutgers	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UCLA	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
USC	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2026 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 28, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team will represent 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 will play their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

Purdue finished the 2024–25 season 24–12, 13-7 in Big Ten play, good for a three-way tie for 4th place between UCLA and Wisconsin. They participated in the Rady Children's Invitational, where they defeated Ole Miss 80–78 in the championship game. In the Big Ten tournament, they defeated USC in the first round, before falling to Michigan in the quarterfinals. As an at–large bid to the NCAA tournament, they were the 4–seed in the Midwest region. They defeated High Point in the first round and McNeese in the second round before falling to eventual national runner–up Houston in the Sweet Sixteen.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
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^[1]
Jack Lusk	9	G	6'4"	195	Sophomore	Elkhorn, NE	Walk–on; left team
Brian Waddell	11	F	6'7"	195	RS Junior	Carmel, IN	Transferred to Bellarmine^[2]
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^[3]
Jace Rayl	32	G	5'11"	175	Sophomore	Kokomo, IN	Walk–on; left team
Will Berg	44	C	7'2"	260	RS Sophomore	Stockholm, Sweden	Transferred to Wichita State^[4]

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Oscar Cluff	45	C	6'11"	260	Senior	Sunshine Coast, Australia	South Dakota State
Liam Murphy	5	F	6'7"	225	Senior	Staten Island, NY	North Florida^[5]

Recruiting classes

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Antione West Jr. G	Toledo, OH	Whitmer HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Nov 13, 2024
Antione West Jr. G	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: 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
Omer Mayer G	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (N/A)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Purdue 2025 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved May 8, 2025. "2025 Purdue Boilermakers Recruiting Class". ESPN. Retrieved May 8, 2025. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved May 8, 2025. "2025–26 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team". 247Sports. Retrieved May 8, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	C.J. Cox	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Milton Academy	Lexington, MA
G	1	Antione West Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Whitmer HS	Toledo, OH
G	2	Fletcher Loyer	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Homestead HS	Fort Wayne, IN
G	3	Braden Smith	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Westfield HS	Westfield, IN
F	4	Trey Kaufman-Renn	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Silver Creek HS	Sellersburg, IN
F	5	Liam Murphy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	St. Peter's Boys HS	Staten Island, NY
G	6	Aaron Fine	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	Noblesville HS	Noblesville, IN
F	7	Sam King	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Columbus North HS	Columbus, IN
C	12	Daniel Jacobsen	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Brewster Academy	Chicago, IL
G	14	Jack Benter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	Brownstown Central HS	Brownstown, IN
G	17	Omer Mayer	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.	Tel Aviv, Israel
G	24	Gicarri Harris	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Grayson HS	Atlanta, GA
F	34	Raleigh Burgess	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Sycamore HS	Cincinnati, OH
C	45	Oscar Cluff	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Sr	Kawana Waters	Sunshine Coast, AUS

Head coach

Matt Painter (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 24, 2025* TBA	at Kentucky	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
October 29, 2025* TBA	Indianapolis	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
Regular season
November 4, 2025* TBA	Evansville	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
November 7, 2025* TBA	Oakland	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
November 13, 2025* TBA	at Alabama	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
November 16, 2025* TBA	Akron	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
November 20, 2025* TBA	vs. Memphis Bahamas Championship	Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, The Bahamas
November 21, 2025* TBA	vs. TBA Bahamas Championship	Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, The Bahamas
November 28, 2025* TBA	Eastern Illinois	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
December 6, 2025* TBA	Iowa State	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
December 13, 2025* TBA	Marquette	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
December 20, 2025* TBA	vs. Auburn Indy Classic	Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
December 29, 2025* TBA	Kent State	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[6]

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

References

^ "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.
^ "2025–26 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". purduesports.com. Retrieved May 8, 2025.

[1] "Myles Colvin Joins the Deacs Ahead of 2025-26 Season".

[2] "Former Purdue Forward Brian Waddell Announces Transfer Destination". April 24, 2025.

[3] "Men's Basketball signs Camden Heide".

[4] "Former Purdue Center Will Berg Announces Transfer Destination". April 19, 2025.

[5] "Purdue lands North Florida transfer forward Liam Murphy". April 16, 2025.

[6] "2025–26 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". purduesports.com. Retrieved May 8, 2025.

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