Throughout the offseason, Purdue Boilermakers on SI will highlight members of the 2025-26 Purdue men's basketball roster as part of a "Welcome Back/Welcome Aboard" series.
The 4th year forward comes to Purdue by way of Columbia and North Florida and should give Purdue some nice depth. On this edition of offseason homework, we take a look at transfer forward, Liam Murphy.
As soon as Purdue's 2024-25 season concluded in late March, Matt Painter and his staff knew they had to get to work. Within just a few days after a heartbreaking 62-60 loss to Houston in the Sweet 16, the Boilermakers landed a commitment from 6-foot-11 transfer center Oscar Cluff.
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Purdue has landed its second commitment from the transfer portal during the offseason. Former Columbia and North Florida forward Liam Murphy is the newest member of the Boilermakers' roster for the 2025-26 season.