2024–25 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

2024–25 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
2024–25 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Matt Painter (20th season);
Assistant coaches	Brandon Brantley (12th season); Terry Johnson (4th season); Paul Lusk (4th season);
Home arena	Mackey Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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	–
Purdue	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	–

† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represents Purdue University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Matt Painter, who is in his 20th season with the Boilermakers. The Boilermakers play their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

With their win over Michigan State on March 2, 2024, Purdue clinched a share of their 26th Big Ten regular season championship.^[1] Three days later, the Boilermakers clinched the Big Ten title outright for the second consecutive year with their victory over Illinois.^[2] The team finished the season 34–5, 17–3 in Big Ten play. They defeated Michigan State in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament before losing to Wisconsin in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 seed in the Midwest region. It marked the second consecutive year as a No. 1 seed.^[3] They defeated Grambling State and Utah State to break the school record of most wins in a season.^[4] They defeated Gonzaga in the Sweet Sixteen and defeated Tennessee in the Elite Eight to return to the Final Four for the first time since 1980. In the Final Four, they defeated NC State to advance to the National Championship game, their first since 1969, where they lost to No. 1 overall seed UConn.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Mason Gillis	0	F	6'6"	225	Senior	New Castle, IN	Transferred to Duke
Zach Edey	15	C	7'4"	300	Senior	Toronto, ON	Declared for the 2024 NBA draft; selected 9th overall pick by the Memphis Grizzlies
Chase Martin	22	G	6'2"	180	Senior	Coumbia, MO	Walk-on; graduated
Ethan Morton	25	G	6'7"	215	Senior	Butler, PA	Transferred to Colorado State
Carson Barrett	34	G	6'5"	210	Senior	Lafayette, IN	Walk-on; graduated
Lance Jones	55	G	6'1"	200	GS Senior	Evanston, IL	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Jack Lusk	9	G	6'4"	195	Sophomore	Elkhorn, NE	Millikin

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Daniel Jacobsen C	Wolfeboro, NH	Brewster Academy	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Nov 3, 2023
Daniel Jacobsen C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports:
Gicarri Harris CG	Loganville, GA	Grayson High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Nov 15, 2023
Gicarri Harris CG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports:
Raleigh Burgess C	Cincinnati, OH	Sycamore High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	May 1, 2023
Raleigh Burgess C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports:
CJ Cox CG	Milton, MA	Milton Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Oct 1, 2023
CJ Cox CG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports:
Jack Benter SG	Brownstown, IN	Brownstown Central High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 14, 2022
Jack Benter SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 22 247Sports: 18 ESPN: —
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 15, 2024. "2024 Purdue Boilermakers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 15, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 15, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 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)	Fr	Milton Academy	Lexington, MA
F	1	Caleb Furst	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Blackhawk Christian School	Fort Wayne, IN
G	2	Fletcher Loyer	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Homestead HS	Fort Wayne, IN
G	3	Braden Smith	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Westfield HS	Westfield, IN
F	4	Trey Kaufman-Renn	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Jr	Silver Creek HS	Sellersburg, IN
G	5	Myles Colvin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Heritage Christian	Indianapolis, IN
G	6	Aaron Fine (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Noblesville HS	Noblesville, IN
F	7	Sam King	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Columbus North HS	Columbus, IN
G	9	Jack Lusk	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Elkhorn North HS	Elkhorn, NE
F	11	Brian Waddell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Carmel HS	Carmel, IN
C	12	Daniel Jacobsen	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Brewster Academy	Chicago, IL
G	14	Jack Benter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Brownstown Central HS	Brownstown, IN
F	20	Josh Furst (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Blackhawk Christian	Fort Wayne, IN
F	23	Camden Heide	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Wasatch Academy	Wayzata, MN
G	24	Gicarri Harris	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Grayson HS	Atlanta, GA
G	32	Jace Rayl (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Kokomo HS	Kokomo, IN
F	34	Raleigh Burgess	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Sycamore HS	Cincinnati, OH
C	44	Will Berg	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	RS So	Riksbasketgymnasiet Luleå	Stockholm, Sweden

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 30, 2024*	Grand Valley State	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
Regular season
November 4, 2024*	Texas A&M Corpus Christi	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
November 8, 2024*	Northern Kentucky	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
November 11, 2024*	Yale	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
November 15, 2024*	Alabama	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
November 19, 2024*	at Marquette	Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
November 23, 2024*	Marshall	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
November 28, 2024*	vs. TBA Rady Children's Invitational Semifinal	LionTree Arena San Diego, CA
November 29, 2024*	vs. TBA Rady Children's Invitational	LionTree Arena San Diego, CA
December 14, 2024*	vs. Texas A&M Indy Classic	Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
December 21, 2024*	vs. Auburn	Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL
December 29, 2024*	Toledo	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
	Indiana Rivalry/Indiana National Guard Governor's Cup	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
	Michigan	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
	Rutgers	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
	Maryland	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
	Nebraska	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
	Northwestern	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
	Ohio State	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
	UCLA	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
	USC	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
	Wisconsin	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
	at Indiana Rivalry/Indiana National Guard Governor's Cup	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
	at Michigan	Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
	at Rutgers	Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
	at Illinois	State Farm Center Champaign, IL
	at Iowa	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
	at Minnesota	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
	at Michigan State	Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, MI
	at Oregon	Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
	at Penn State	Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA
	at Washington	Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[5]

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

^ "Purdue Clinches Share of 2023-24 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Title". BigTen.org. March 2, 2024. Archived from the original on March 3, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
^ Stein, Steve (March 6, 2024). "Purdue clinches outright Big Ten title". The Standard-Journal. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
^ Schofield, Mark (March 17, 2024). "NCAA men's bracket 2024: The full ranking seed list, from No. 1 to No. 68". SBNation.com. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
^ "The most wins in school history". March 24, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". purduesports.com. Retrieved July 15, 2024.

[1] "Purdue Clinches Share of 2023-24 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Title". BigTen.org. March 2, 2024. Archived from the original on March 3, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.

[2] Stein, Steve (March 6, 2024). "Purdue clinches outright Big Ten title". The Standard-Journal. Retrieved March 6, 2024.

[3] Schofield, Mark (March 17, 2024). "NCAA men's bracket 2024: The full ranking seed list, from No. 1 to No. 68". SBNation.com. Retrieved March 18, 2024.

[4] "The most wins in school history". March 24, 2024.

[5] "2024–25 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". purduesports.com. Retrieved July 15, 2024.

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Rivalries	Indiana
Culture & lore	Crossroads Classic Boilermaker Special Purdue Pete "Hail Purdue!" 2023 Fairleigh Dickinson upset
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics