There is a great deal of excitement surrounding Matt Painter's 2025–2026 Purdue Boilermakers. After reaching the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16, many publications have
INDIANAPOLIS — Purdue's season came to an end in heartbreaking fashion on Friday night in the Sweet 16. Despite the disappointment, Fletcher Loyer's true character showed and proved why he's an ultimate teammate.
INDIANAPOLIS — Purdue's 2024-25 season came to a heartbreaking end on Friday night at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Boilermakers lost a 62-60 contest to top-seeded Houston, falling on a last-second bucket from Milos Uzan.
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Some quick hitters before tomorrow’s game. Welcome to the Fast Break where I throw together some thoughts on recent news or Purdue related things that I don’t think I can expand to a whole story so I give you a bunch of short pieces in one place.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — On Thursday afternoon, Purdue veterans Braden Smith, Trey Kaufman-Renn and Fletcher Loyer are hoping to start the journey for another long run in March Madness.
The No. 4-seed Purdue basketball is gearing up for the 2025 March Madness, but the Boilermakers could be a key player down when they play in the first round of the NCAA Tournament this coming Thursday.
Purdue coach Matt Painter provided a positive update on junior guard Fletcher Loyer on Sunday, as the Boilermakers prepare for the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
INDIANAPOLIS — Purdue junior guard Fletcher Loyer suffered an elbow injury in the second half of Friday night's game against Michigan in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Tournament.
Purdue basketball saw its guard tandem of Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer set a new school record with their nuclear game against Rutgers. The Boilermakers were projected to win this Big Ten clash handily; however, the 100-71 victory quelled any concerns that this group would not be a very dangerous team in March.
Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer each made a career-high seven 3-pointers while scoring 23 points apiece to lead No. 18 Purdue to a 100-71 trouncing of Rutgers in Big Ten play on Tuesday night at West Lafayette, Ind.
The halftime horn sounded and the fans at Assembly Hall were booing. After a Fletcher Loyer 3-pointer with less than 20 seconds left, No. 13 Purdue had taken a 37-25 advantage into the locker room.
Delivering perfect passes has become Braden Smith's thing at Purdue, in case you haven't noticed. But the junior guard outdid himself in Saturday's game between the seventh-ranked Boilermakers and No.
Purdue understands exactly what's at stake in Saturday's game against Wisconsin. No, a loss doesn't entirely eliminate the Boilermakers from a third straight Big Ten title, but it would make winning the league much more difficult.
When it comes to media chatter and awards lists, Purdue guard Fletcher Loyer kind of blocks it out. Sure, the junior still hears what's being said, but, quite frankly, he doesn't care about it.
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.
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.
Entering his junior season, Fletcher Loyer was asked to take on a bit of a different role with Purdue. No, his status as a starting guard didn't change coming into the 2024-25 season, but with veterans like Zach Edey, Mason Gillis, Ethan Morton and Lance Jones all gone, Loyer needed to step into a leadership role.
Trey Kaufman-Renn sank the go-ahead hook shot with 11.9 seconds as part of a 23-point effort to help No. 10 Purdue post an 81-76 victory over visiting Indiana.
A lot of hype always surrounds the annual matchups between Purdue and Indiana, but Boilermaker veterans Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer aren't getting too caught up in the rivalry hype.
When you look at the final stat sheet from No. 11 Purdue's 73-70 loss to Ohio State on Tuesday night, you might be quick to point to 3-point shooting as the biggest indicator of the outcome.
Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer are only midway through their junior seasons at Purdue, but the backcourt duo has already accomplished quite a bit in West Lafayette.
Fletcher Loyer scored 24 points on 8-for-10 shooting, including 4-for-6 from beyond the arc, to lead No. 20 Purdue to an 81-61 win over Minnesota in a Big Ten Conference matchup on Thursday night in Minneapolis.