Nobody in Purdue's locker room is confused about the expectations for the 2025-26 college basketball season. With an incredibly skilled roster that is loaded with experience, the goal is to bring an NCAA championship trophy back to West Lafayette in early April.
Have you ever wanted to see a 7-foot-4 center shoot from behind the three-point line regularly? Purdue fans may get that with Daniel Jacobsen this season, according to senior forward and All-American Trey Kaufman-Renn.
In his first year as one of Purdue's primary scoring threats, Trey Kaufman-Renn lit up the college basketball world. The redshirt junior forward had one of the top scoring averages in the sport, and an analytical outlook for the 2025-26 season expects the Boilermaker star to do it again.
How many of the NBA players to record 10 or more double-doubles in the 2024-25 NBA seasons can you name in six minutes?
Trey Kaufman-Renn was one of the most improved players in college basketball during the 2024-25 season. He made a giant leap as a role player on Purdue's Final Four squad in the 2023-24 campaign to becoming the Boilermakers' leading scorer last year.
There's a strong chance that the Wooden Award is headed to West Lafayette for a third time in the last four years. Purdue guard Braden Smith is the odds-on favorite to win the prestigious award at the end of the 2025-26 college basketball season.
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.
Trey Kaufman-Renn took advantage of his opportunities last season. After sharing a court with Zach Edey in his first two seasons, the Sellersburg, Ind.
It's no secret that Purdue returns a large chunk of its offensive production from last season. With the top three scorers from last season all returning — Trey Kaufman-Renn, Braden Smith, and Fletcher Loyer — the Boilermakers have earned their spot as favorites to win the 2025-26 Big Ten title.
Late in Purdue's first summer practice on Monday, a low pass hit Daniel Jacobsen in the hands and rolled slowly to the halfcourt line. There was a fight for the basketball, with both the 7-foot-4 center and senior forward Trey Kaufman-Renn diving on the floor trying to gain possession.
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.
Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman-Renn led the Purdue Boilermakers all the way to the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA Tournament, only to see their season end on a last-second go-ahead basket.
Purdue's two biggest stars have received some major accolades from CBS Sports. This week, Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman-Renn were named to the network's All-American teams for the 2024-25 college basketball season.
Half of this year's Sweet 16 is set. Saturday was another day of mostly chalk in the 2025 men's NCAA Tournament, with one notable exception.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Trey Kaufman-Renn recorded 22 points and 15 rebounds to help Purdue punch its sixth Sweet 16 ticket in the last eight NCAA Tournaments with a 76-62 win over McNeese in second-round Midwest Region action on Saturday.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — When Purdue needed them most, the two brightest stars shined. Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds and Braden Smith finished with 20 points and six assists, leading the Boilermakers to a 75-63 win over High Point in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Trey Kaufman-Renn poured in 21 points, Braden Smith added 20 with six assists and fourth-seeded Purdue gritted out a 75-63 victory over No. 13 seed High Point in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday in Providence, R.I.
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 in the Midwest Region Purdue Boilermakers(22-11) will take on the No. 13 seed High Point Panthers(29-5) in the 1st round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
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.
After trailing 53-45 with 9:17 remaining in the game, No. 20 Michigan Wolverines went on a 30-20 run to end the game and knock off No. 7 Purdue, 75-73.
A newly expanded Big Ten Conference has presented the same old challenges for longtime coaches such as Fran McCaffery of Iowa. "I'd say in many ways it's as tough as it's ever been," McCaffery said.
The Purdue Boilermakers hadn't won a game against a ranked opponent since November 29, 2024. That all went away on Saturday as they went on the road to Eugene and knocked off No. 13 Oregon, 65-58.
The Boilermakers had trouble finishing, but they made their last possession count in a game with several momentum swings.
Trey Kaufman-Renn scored a career-best 26 points and collected eight rebounds to lead No. 13 Purdue to an 87-78 triumph over No. 2 Alabama.
Purdue coach Matt Painter has made the comment in the past that Trey Kaufman-Renn is "going to be an All-Big Ten player." Friday night, we saw exactly what the longtime leader of the Boilermakers was talking about.
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