SIU transfer Jones commits to Purdue
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WANE) - Purdue men's basketball landed their first transfer portal addition of the offseason on Saturday. Southern Illinois guard Lance Jones announced on social media he has...
View ArticlePurdue's Zach Edey to enter NBA Draft, keep college eligibility
Purdue’s Zach Edey will test the NBA waters. The 7’4” center from Canada plans to enter the NBA Draft while maintaining his college eligibility. Edey, the consensus national player of year, will have...
View ArticleXavier Johnson gets additional year of eligibility, will return for Hoosiers
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Xavier Johnson is back. The NCAA approved a medical hardship waiver for IU’s senior point guard, giving him an additional year of eligibility. Johnson broke his foot against Kansas...
View ArticleZach Edey discusses decision to return to Boilermakers
WEST LAFAYETTE - The Purdue basketball team was back on the practice floor on Wednesday night ahead of the team's trip to Europe in August. National Player of the Year Zach Edey was part of the...
View ArticleNBA Draft: IU's Hood-Schifino, Jackson-Davis headed out west
A pair of Indiana University standouts will head out west. Western Conference teams landed both Jalen Hood-Schifino and Trayce Jackson-Davis. Hood-Schifino went 17th overall to the Los Angeles Lakers...
View ArticleHoosiers developing in summer practice
BLOOMINGTON - Indiana basketball has enjoyed seeing one of their own have some early professional success in the NBA Summer League, but Trayce Jackson-Davis' production at the next level also shines a...
View ArticleButler tops Eastern Michigan 94-55 in season opener
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jahmyl Telfort scored 18 points as Butler beat Eastern Michigan 94-55 in its season opener on Monday night. Telfort was 6 of 10 shooting and 5 of 6 from the free throw line for the...
View ArticleWare gets double-double in IU debut as Hoosiers top FGCU 69-63
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Trey Galloway scored 16 points, Kel’el Ware had 13 points and 12 rebounds in his Indiana debut, and the Hoosiers beat Florida Gulf Coast 69-63 on Tuesday night in a season...
View ArticleZach Edey dominates inside as No. 3 Purdue rolls to 87-57 win over Morehead...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Zach Edey started fast again Friday night. Then the reigning national player of the year enjoyed watching his teammates put away the victory. Edey finished with 18 points...
View ArticleWalker scores 21, leads No. 18 Michigan State to a 74-54 win over Butler
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Tyson Walker scored 21 points, including 16 in the first half, and A.J. Hoggard added 14 on Friday night to lead No. 18 Michigan State to a 74-54 victory over Butler in the...
View ArticleZach Edey leads No. 2 Purdue past No. 11 Gonzaga in Honolulu
HONOLULU (AP) — Zach Edey had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and No. 2 Purdue rallied past No. 11 Gonzaga 73-63 in an early marquee matchup at the Maui Invitational on Monday. The Boilermakers (4-0)...
View ArticleIndiana closes on a 13-2 run to beat Louisville 74-66 for 3rd place at the...
NEW YORK (AP) — Xavier Johnson had 14 points, Malik Reneau scored 10 of his 12 points in the second half and Indiana closed on a 13-2 run to beat Louisville 74-66 on Monday in the third-place game of...
View ArticleLoyer scores 27, Purdue pulls away late to beat Tennessee 71-67 in Maui...
HONOLULU (AP) — Fletcher Loyer scored 27 points, Zach Edey had a double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds and No. 2 Purdue escaped with a 71-67 win over No. 7 Tennessee in the Maui Invitational...
View ArticleBrooks hits 5 from long range, scores a career-high 26 points as Butler beats...
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Pierre Brooks scored a career-high 26 points, Jahmyl Telfort added 18 and Butler cruised to an 88-78 victory over Penn State on Friday in the ESPN Events Invitational. Penn...
View ArticlePierre Brooks, defense lead Butler past Boise State
INDIANAPOLIS - Pierre Brooks scored 20 of his game-high 25 points in the second half as Butler beat Boise State 70-56 to win two of three games in the ESPN Events Invitational and finish in fifth...
View ArticlePurdue back at No. 1 in AP Top 25 after winning Maui Invitational
Purdue is back atop The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll, right where it spent so much of last season. The Boilermakers ascended to No. 1 on Monday after an impressive run through...
View ArticleNo. 1 Purdue routs Texas Southern 99-67
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue coach Matt Painter understood Braden Smith was chasing history Tuesday night. He just wasn’t going to let it happen by running up the stats. For the second time this...
View ArticleZach Edey powers No. 4 Purdue past Iowa, 87-68
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Zach Edey was dominant, but Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said the rest of Purdue’s team deserves credit too. Edey scored 25 points and had 12 rebounds as No. 4 Purdue bounced...
View ArticleWare's late bucket, defensive play help IU get Big Ten road win at Michigan
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Kel'el Ware scored the tie-breaking basket with 55.8 seconds to play and forced a turnover with 2.2 seconds left and Indiana pulled out a 78-75 win over Michigan on Tuesday...
View ArticleThomas' 18 help Butler defeat Buffalo 72-59
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jalen Thomas scored 18 points as Butler beat Buffalo 72-59 on Tuesday night. Thomas added 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs (7-2). Jahmyl Telfort scored 18 points and added nine...
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