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Two Boilers Among Big Ten's Top-10 Scoring Leaders in 2024-25 Season
Purdue Boilermakers guard Braden Smith (3) reacts after scoring Alex Martin/Journal and Courier / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Two Boilers Among Big Ten's Top-10 Scoring Leaders in 2024-25 Season

Originally posted on Purdue Boilermakers on SI
By Dustin Schutte  |  Last updated Feb 14, 2025 5:36 PM ET

Purdue's top two scorers during the 2024-25 season are also among the top scorers in the Big Ten this year. It's just further evidence that Trey Kaufman-Renn and Braden Smith are among the best players in the conference.

On Friday, Big Ten Network revealed the list of the Big Ten's top-10 scorers as we enter another weekend of conference play. Kaufman-Renn currently ranks fifth in points per game average, while Smith rounds out the top-10.

Kaufman-Renn is Purdue's leading scorer this season, averaging 19.0 points per game. Smith is the second-best scorer for the Boilers, posting 16.4 points peg game.

Both Kaufman-Renn and Smith were named to the Naismith Trophy (best player in college basketball) Midseason Team on Friday.

Here's the rundown of the complete top-10 scoring leaders in the Big Ten as of Feb. 14:

  1. Dawson Garcia, Minnesota — 19.8 ppg
  2. Nick Martinelli, Northwestern — 19.7 ppg
  3. Brice Williams, Nebraska — 19.4 ppg
  4. Ace Bailey, Rutgers — 19.1 ppg
  5. Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue — 19.0 ppg
  6. Dylan Harper, Rutgers — 18.8 ppg
  7. John Tonje, Wisconsin — 18.6 ppg
  8. Bruce Thornton, Ohio State — 17.3 ppg
  9. Owen Freeman, Iowa (injured) — 16.7 ppg
  10. Braden Smith, Purdue — 16.4 ppg

This article first appeared on Purdue Boilermakers on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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