Purdue is No. 1 with a bullet -- but early-season wins have Arizona, Illinois, Duke and Louisville in great spots

First, I wanted to know who was the best newcomer for Purdue basketball. I included the asterisk because I included Daniel Jacobsen in the newcomers list since he was coming back from just one game and one minute last season prior to the broken leg.

Purdue received signatures from three players on the first day of the Early Signing Period. Here's what the 2026 class looks like for the Boilermakers.

The top-10 matchup will air on ESPN2 at 7 p.m. ET tonight, with Purdue looking to extend their 7-3 all-time series lead against Alabama. Here's how to watch for free.

The 8th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide are set to welcome the No. 2 Purdue Boilermakers for a top-10 showdown Thursday night in Tuscaloosa.

Junior Guard Aden Holloway dropped 21 points and made five shots from beyond the arc, but it was not enough, as the No. 8 Alabama Crimson Tide fell to No. 2 Purdue, 87-80 on Thursday. The loss marks the first of the season for the Tide and comes less than a

The No. 2 Purdue Boilermakers face the No. 8 Alabama Crimson Tide on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025 at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Matt Painter and Purdue landed a commitment from Sinan Huan, a 4-star center in the class of 2026 out of Georgetown Preparatory School in Windermere, Florida, over Big Ten rivals Illinois and Ohio State, with the three making up Huan’s finalists. He was playing Big Ten basketball one way or another.