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Purdue Boilermakers News / Hammer and Rails / March 29

Furst Leaves a Legacy of Winning Behind

Purdue’s lone senior reflects on the final chapter to his Purdue career The Purdue Boilermakers had just one senior on this years team in Caleb Furst. As strong of a start to a career as a true freshman has had at Purdue was fraught with uneven production and difficulty finding playing time during his sophomore and junior season behind Zach Edey.

College Basketball News / Field Level Media / March 8

Illinois chases down No. 18 Purdue with late 13-1 run

Kasparas Jakucionis drilled a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 39 seconds left to highlight a late nine-point run that lifted Illinois to an 88-80 Big Ten victory over No. 18 Purdue.

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College Basketball News / Purdue Boilermakers on SI / March 5

Caleb Furst's Purdue Career Defined by Success on the Basketball Court and Beyond

There was a little more excitement from the crowd when Caleb Furst's was name was called during the starting lineup introductions. Cheers were louder each time the senior forward collected a rebound.

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The Naismith College Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to the top men's and women's collegiate basketball players. It is named in honor of the inventor of basketball (in 1891), Dr. James Naismith.Can you name every men's college basketball player who has won the Naismith Award?

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Purdue Boilermakers News / Hammer and Rails / March 5

In an Era of Selfishness, Caleb Furst Shows Loyalty and Perseverance

The NIL & Transfer Portal Era of the NCAA shows a lot about who people are, and Caleb Furst may be one of a kind. In Caleb Furst’s Freshman and Sophomore years, the Mr.

College Basketball News / Purdue Boilermakers on SI / March 4

Everything Falls Purdue's Way, Boilers Boat Race Rutgers on Senior Day

Eighteen made three-pointers. A Caleb Furst alley-oop. A 21-5 run to start the second half. The second 100-point performance of the season. Hell, the fans received free French fries after a pair of missed free throws from Jamichael Davis.

Purdue Boilermakers News / Purdue Boilermakers on SI / March 4

Watch: Caleb Furst Gets Standing Ovation in Final Purdue Game at Mackey Arena

Caleb Furst ended his career at Mackey Arena on a high note. The senior forward helped led the Boilermakers to a 100-71 win over Rutgers on Tuesday night, which also served as Senior Night.

Purdue Boilermakers News / Purdue Boilermakers on SI / March 4

Matt Painter Talks Caleb Furst's Success at Purdue, Ability to Handle Adversity

On Tuesday night, Caleb Furst will step onto the floor at Mackey Arena for the final time in a Purdue uniform. The senior forward's journey in West Lafayette is coming to a conclusion, and it had plenty of twists and turns along the way.

College Basketball News / Purdue Boilermakers on SI / February 23

Matt Painter Provides Explanation on No-Call Between Anthony Leal, Caleb Furst

Emotions can sometimes get the best of competitors during a rivalry game. That appeared to be the case on Sunday, when Indiana's Anthony Leal appeared to kick Purdue's Caleb Furst below the belt while the two fought for a rebound.

College Basketball News / Purdue Boilermakers on SI / February 23

Fans Respond to No-Call on IU's Anthony Leal After Tangle with Purdue's Caleb Furst

Things got pretty spicy pretty early in Sunday afternoon's rivalry clash between Indiana and No. 13 Purdue. Early in the first half, a tangle up between Hoosiers guard Anthony Leal and Purdue forward Caleb Furst resulted in a potential ejection situation — though that wasn't the end result.

Purdue Boilermakers News / Hammer and Rails / February 13

By The Numbers: Looking Back at a Road Loss in Ann Arbor

I mean it was not a fun game to watch, 23 to 13 The total number of Purdue fouls compared to Michigan fouls Tuesday Night. Purdue saw both Caleb Furst and TKR foul out with a lot of time left on the clock in the 2nd half.

Purdue Boilermakers News / Purdue Boilermakers on SI / February 8

Caleb Furst Makes Program History With Purdue's Win Over USC

Caleb Furst has cemented his spot in the Purdue record books ... at least for now. On Friday night, the senior forward became the winningest player in program history after the seventh-ranked Boilermakers defeated USC 90-72 at Mackey Arena.

Purdue Boilermakers News / Purdue Boilermakers on SI / February 8

Fletcher Loyer Praises Caleb Furst's Mental Toughness Through Journey at Purdue

Around this last time last year, Caleb Furst's minutes were limited. A good player on a great team, it was difficult for the 6-foot-10 forward to get time on the court.

College Basketball News / Field Level Media / February 8

No. 7 Purdue's dominance in paint overwhelms USC

Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Braden Smith dished 13 assists and No. 7 Purdue nearly led wire-to-wire in a 90-72 rout of visiting Southern California on Friday in West Lafayette, Ind.

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Purdue Boilermakers News / Purdue Boilermakers on SI / February 6

Caleb Furst Becoming 'More Aggressive, Assertive' on Defensive End for Purdue

Thievery had never really been Caleb Furst's thing on a basketball court in his first three years at Purdue. Yet, this season, the senior forward has turned into West Lafayette's version of Robin Hood.

Purdue Boilermakers News / Purdue Boilermakers on SI / January 31

Caleb Furst Talks Final Home Game vs. Indiana, 'Finding Joy' with Purdue Basketball

Caleb Furst still has a lot of basketball remaining in his final season at Purdue, but Friday night does close at least one chapter for the senior forward.

Purdue Boilermakers News / Purdue Boilermakers on SI / January 24

Watch: Purdue's Caleb Furst Throws Down Alley-Oop From Braden Smith vs. Michigan

Purdue's offense was so exciting in the first half on Friday night that senior forward Caleb Furst wanted in on the action. Late in the opening half, Furst threw down a lob pass from Braden Smith for an easy alley-oop for the Boilermakers in Friday's game against Michigan.

Purdue Boilermakers News / Purdue Boilermakers on SI / January 16

Caleb Furst Credits Purdue Assistant Paul Lusk for Providing Extra Motivation

The play of junior guard Braden Smith has stolen most of the headlines in Purdue's recent six-game winning streak. The preseason Big Ten Player of the Year has played some of the best basketball of his career over the last three weeks, providing the Boilermakers with a major spark.

Purdue Boilermakers News / Hammer and Rails / January 16

Furst Bursts Out & Leads Boilers to Nice 69-58 Road Victory

Boilers overcome a 22 point first half and an 8 point deficit behind Furst’s career high Caleb Furst may have played the best of his career as a Boilermaker at the right time for a struggling team against the Washington Huskies to keep Purdue afloat in the first half.

Purdue Boilermakers News / Hammer and Rails / January 15

The Old Gold Show: Caleb Furst & CJ Cox Revitalize Purdue

Join us before tonight’s late night tipoff won’t you? Purdue basketball is on a five game win streak and Casey called it on the previous episode. Well, not exactly, because he said it would be a six game winning streak heading into the Oregon game and Purdue still has one game to go before they get there.

Purdue Boilermakers News / Hammer and Rails / January 14

Boiler Alert - Purdue Dominates Nebraska and Heads West

Plus, what did Caleb Furst unlock? Purdue basketball is on a bit of a winning streak. They’ve won their last five games, the last four being Big Ten games, but it’s more about the way they’ve won those games that is impressive.

Purdue Boilermakers News / Hammer and Rails / January 10

Hammer and Rails Reader Survey Results - Purdue’s 4th Most Important Player

Plus, an updated look at the predicted Big Ten finish. If it’s Friday that must mean it’s time for the reader survey results to come back. This week I focused on the basketball team with Big Ten play heating up and the search for a fourth player to step up well underway.

Purdue Boilermakers News / Big Ten Network / January 10