Purdue began summer practice on Monday, but two key newcomers were not on campus. Transfer center Oscar Cluff is currently renewing his visa in Australia, and incoming freshman guard Omer Mayer is in Israel preparing to play for his home country's National Team in the FIBA U19 World Cup.
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.
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.
The big man from down under brings his talents to Purdue by way of Washington State and South Dakota State. How would we like to see him improve from previous stints?
Purdue didn't waste any time when it came to recruiting out of the transfer portal. Just a few days after losing their Sweet 16 game to Houston last Friday, the Boilermakers landed one of the top players in the transfer portal: 6-foot-11 center Oscar Cluff.
The addition of Oscar Cluff was a major sign for Purdue and put the rest of the country on notice with the Final For still to be played Heading into the second weekend of the NCAA Tourney, Matt Painter didn’t mince words about what his plan was going to look like once the off season hit.
Purdue found its missing piece through the transfer portal. On Monday night, former South Dakota State center Oscar Cluff announced his commitment to the Boilermakers, giving Matt Painter and his program a big boost early in the offseason.
It has been an active transfer portal season for Iowa State and head coach TJ Otzelberger. That includes both in terms of players coming and going. One, though, that the Cyclones were hoping to bring in will not be joining the program.
Just a day after taking a visit to Purdue, former South Dakota State big man Oscar Cluff has announced his commitment. The 6-foot-11 center announced his commitment to the Boilermakers with a social media post Monday night.
One of the top big men in the NCAA transfer portal is reportedly on a visit to Purdue. Per Sam Kayser of League Ready, South Dakota State's Oscar Cluff is currently visiting Purdue and also plans to head to Iowa State for a visit in the coming days.
While the college basketball transfer portal has been open for just a few days, one Big 12 has been moving fast to replace their losses from the 2024-25 season.
Aden Holloway established career highs of 26 points and eight three-pointers to help No. 5 Alabama roll to a 105-82 nonconference victory over South Dakota State on Sunday at Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Alabama yet again faces one of the nation’s better big men This isn’t just another tuneup for the Tide: alongside Arkansas State, McNeese, and several others, this is a quality low-major that will be in contention for the NCAA Tourney, and are coming off of three appearances in the last four seasons.
Oscar Cluff was the leading player in the big man battle. But it was Colorado’s Elijah Malone who had the last laugh. While it was senior guard Julian Hammond III who took over late for the Buffaloes, Malone was a steady interior force on both ends of the floor as CU topped South Dakota State 81-70 on Friday night at the CU Events Center.