2023–24 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

2023–24 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
2023–24 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
NCAA tournament Midwest Regional Champions; Maui Invitational champions; Big Ten regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	34–5 (17–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Matt Painter (19th season);
Assistant coaches	Brandon Brantley (11th season); Terry Johnson (3rd season); Paul Lusk (3rd season);
Home arena	Mackey Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Matt Painter, who was in his 19th season with the Boilermakers. The Boilermakers played their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana as members of the Big Ten Conference.

2023–24 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Purdue	17	–	3	.850	34	–	5	.872
No. 6 Illinois †	14	–	6	.700	29	–	9	.763
Nebraska	12	–	8	.600	23	–	11	.676
Northwestern	12	–	8	.600	22	–	12	.647
Wisconsin	11	–	9	.550	22	–	14	.611
Indiana	10	–	10	.500	19	–	14	.576
Iowa	10	–	10	.500	19	–	15	.559
Michigan State	10	–	10	.500	20	–	15	.571
Minnesota	9	–	11	.450	19	–	15	.559
Ohio State	9	–	11	.450	22	–	14	.611
Penn State	9	–	11	.450	16	–	17	.485
Maryland	7	–	13	.350	16	–	17	.485
Rutgers	7	–	13	.350	15	–	17	.469
Michigan	3	–	17	.150	8	–	24	.250

† 2024 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

With their win over Michigan State on March 2, 2024, Purdue clinched a share of their 26th Big Ten regular season championship.^[1] Three days later, the Boilermakers clinched the Big Ten title outright with their victory over Illinois.^[2] The team finished the season 34–5, 17–3 in Big Ten play. They defeated Michigan State in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament before losing to Wisconsin in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 seed in the Midwest region. It marked the second consecutive year as a No. 1 seed.^[3] They defeated Grambling State and Utah State to break the school record of most wins in a season.^[4] They defeated Gonzaga in the Sweet Sixteen and defeated Tennessee in the Elite Eight to return to the Final Four for the first time since 1980. In the Final Four, they defeated NC State to advance to the National Championship game where they lost to UConn.

Previous season edit

The Boilermakers finished the 2022–23 season 29–6, 15–5 in Big Ten play. With Northwestern's loss to Maryland on February 26, 2023, Purdue clinched a share of the Big Ten regular season championship.^[5] With Michigan's loss to Illinois on March 2, Purdue clinched the outright regular season championship, its first outright championship since 2017.^[6] The championship marked the school's 25th, the most in Big Ten history.^[7] In the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Rutgers, Ohio State, and Penn State to win the tournament championship, the school's second. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 seed in the East region. In the first round of the tournament they were upset by Farleigh Dickinson, becoming the second men's No. 1 seed to lose to a No. 16 seed ever, following Virginia's 2018 loss to UMBC.^[8]

Offseason edit

Departures edit

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Brandon Newman	5	G	6'5"	200	RS Junior	Valparaiso, IN	Transferred to Western Kentucky
David Jenkins Jr.	14	G	6'1"	200	Senior	Tacoma, WA	Graduated
Matt Frost	21	F	6'5"	200	Senior	Columbus, IN	Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers edit

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Lance Jones	55	G	6'1"	200	GS Senior	Evanston, IL	Southern Illinois

Recruiting classes edit

2023 recruiting class edit

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Myles Colvin SG	Indianapolis, IN	Heritage Christian School (IN)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 7, 2021
Myles Colvin SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: — 247Sports: 34 ESPN: —
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Purdue 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 6, 2023. "2023 Purdue Boilermakers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 6, 2023. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 6, 2023.

2024 recruiting class edit

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kanon Catchings #5 SF	Brownsburg, IN	Brownsburg High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sep 2, 2022
Kanon Catchings #5 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
Raleigh Burgess #16 C	Cincinnati, OH	Sycamore High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	May 1, 2022
Raleigh Burgess #16 C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Jack Benter SG	Brownstown, IN	Brownstown Central High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 14, 2022
Jack Benter SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
CJ Cox CG	Milton, MA	Milton Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Oct 1, 2023
CJ Cox CG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Daniel Jacobsen C	Wolfeboro, NH	Brewster Academy	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Nov 3, 2023
Daniel Jacobsen C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Gicarri Harris CG	Loganville, GA	Grayson High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Nov 15, 2023
Gicarri Harris CG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: — 247Sports: 10 ESPN: —
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Purdue 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 6, 2023. "2024 Purdue Boilermakers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 6, 2023. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 6, 2023.

Roster edit

2023–24 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Mason Gillis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Sr	New Castle HS	New Castle, IN
F	1	Caleb Furst	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Blackhawk Christian School	Fort Wayne, IN
G	2	Fletcher Loyer	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Homestead HS	Fort Wayne, IN
G	3	Braden Smith	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Westfield HS	Westfield, IN
F	4	Trey Kaufman-Renn	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS So	Silver Creek HS	Sellersburg, IN
G	5	Myles Colvin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Heritage Christian	Indianapolis, IN
F	11	Brian Waddell	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	Carmel HS	Carmel, IN
C	15	Zach Edey	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	300 lb (136 kg)	Sr	IMG Academy	Toronto, ON
F	20	Josh Furst (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Blackhawk Christian	Fort Wayne, IN
G	22	Chase Martin (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Tolton HS	Columbia, MO
F	23	Camden Heide	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Fr	Wasatch Academy	Wayzata, MN
F	24	Sam King	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Columbus North HS	Columbus, IN
G	25	Ethan Morton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Butler Area HS	Butler, PA
G	32	Jace Rayl (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Kokomo HS	Kokomo, IN
G	34	Carson Barrett (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Lafayette Central Catholic HS	Lafayette, IN
C	44	Will Berg	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	RS Fr	Riksbasketgymnasiet Luleå	Stockholm, Sweden
G	55	Lance Jones	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Southern Illinois	Evanston, IL

Head coach

Matt Painter (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results edit

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2023* 4:00 p.m., SECN	No. 3	at No. 14 Arkansas Charity exhibition	L 77–81 ^OT	−	15 – Tied	9 – Edey	4 – Smith	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN Plus	No. 3	Grace College	W 98–51	–	19 – Edey	9 – Edey	6 – Smith	Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 6:30 p.m., BTN	No. 3	Samford	W 98–45	1–0	16 – Edey	11 – Edey	7 – Smith	Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN
November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN Plus	No. 3	Morehead State	W 87–57	2–0	18 – Edey	8 – Tied	11 – Smith	Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN
November 13, 2023* 8:30 p.m., FS1	No. 2	Xavier Gavitt Tipoff Games	W 83–71	3–0	28 – Edey	11 – Edey	7 – Smith	Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN
November 20, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 2	vs. No. 11 Gonzaga Maui Invitational Quarterfinals	W 73–63	4–0	25 – Edey	14 – Edey	5 – Smith	Stan Sheriff Center (4,838) Honolulu, HI
November 21, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 2	vs. No. 7 Tennessee Maui Invitational Semifinals	W 71–67	5–0	27 – Loyer	10 – Edey	2 – Tied	Stan Sheriff Center (–) Honolulu, HI
November 22, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 2	vs. No. 4 Marquette Maui Invitational Championship	W 78–75	6–0	28 – Edey	15 – Edey	5 – Smith	Stan Sheriff Center (5,164) Honolulu, HI
November 28, 2023* 8:30 p.m., BTN	No. 1	Texas Southern	W 99–67	7–0	19 – Smith	9 – Smith	10 – Smith	Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN
December 1, 2023 9:00 p.m., BTN	No. 1	at Northwestern	L 88–92 ^OT	7–1 (0–1)	35 – Edey	14 – Edey	9 – Smith	Welsh–Ryan Arena (7,039) Evanston, IL
December 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., BTN	No. 4	Iowa	W 87–68	8–1 (1–1)	25 – Edey	12 – Edey	8 – Smith	Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN
December 9, 2023* 1:30 p.m., FOX	No. 4	vs. Alabama Basketball Hall of Fame Series Toronto	W 92–86	9–1	35 – Edey	7 – Edey	8 – Smith	Coca-Cola Coliseum (3,828) Toronto, ON
December 16, 2023* 4:30 p.m., Peacock	No. 3	vs. No. 1 Arizona Indy Classic	W 92–84	10–1	27 – Loyer	9 – Edey	5 – Edey	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (17,315) Indianapolis, IN
December 21, 2023* 6:30 p.m., BTN	No. 1	Jacksonville	W 100–57	11–1	18 – Edey	8 – Edey	6 – Smith	Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN
December 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN	No. 1	Eastern Kentucky	W 80–53	12–1	14 – Loyer	9 – Gillis	8 – Smith	Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN
January 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., Peacock	No. 1	at Maryland	W 67–53	13–1 (2–1)	23 – Edey	12 – Edey	6 – Smith	Xfinity Center (14,314) College Park, MD
January 5, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1	No. 1	No. 9 Illinois	W 83–78	14–1 (3–1)	23 – Kaufman-Renn	15 – Edey	6 – Smith	Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN
January 9, 2024 9:00 p.m., Peacock	No. 1	at Nebraska	L 72–88	14–2 (3–2)	16 – Gillis	7 – Edey	7 – Smith	Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,106) Lincoln, NE
January 13, 2024 2:15 p.m., BTN	No. 1	Penn State	W 95–78	15–2 (4–2)	30 – Edey	20 – Edey	11 – Smith	Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN
January 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., Peacock	No. 2	at Indiana Rivalry/Indiana National Guard Governor's Cup	W 87–66	16–2 (5–2)	33 – Edey	14 – Edey	9 – Smith	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., FS1	No. 2	at Iowa	W 84–70	17–2 (6–2)	30 – Edey	18 – Edey	9 – Smith	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,232) Iowa City, IA
January 23, 2024 9:00 p.m., Peacock	No. 2	Michigan	W 99–67	18–2 (7–2)	24 – Jones	10 – Edey	10 – Smith	Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN
January 28, 2024 1:00 p.m., FOX	No. 2	at Rutgers	W 68–60	19–2 (8–2)	26 – Edey	12 – Edey	8 – Jones	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ
January 31, 2024 6:30 p.m., BTN	No. 2	Northwestern	W 105–96 ^OT	20–2 (9–2)	30 – Edey	15 – Edey	16 – Smith	Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN
February 4, 2024 1:00 p.m., CBS	No. 2	at No. 6 Wisconsin	W 75–69	21–2 (10–2)	20 – Jones	13 – Edey	3 – Tied	Kohl Center (17,071) Madison, WI
February 10, 2024 8:00 p.m., FOX	No. 2	Indiana Rivalry/Indiana National Guard Governor's Cup	W 79–59	22–2 (11–2)	26 – Edey	13 – Edey	4 – Edey	Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN
February 15, 2024 8:30 p.m., BTN	No. 2	Minnesota	W 84–76	23–2 (12–2)	24 – Edey	15 – Edey	9 – Smith	Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN
February 18, 2024 1:00 p.m., CBS	No. 2	at Ohio State	L 69–73	23–3 (12–3)	22 – Edey	13 – Edey	7 – Smith	Value City Arena (18,353) Columbus, OH
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1	No. 3	Rutgers	W 96–68	24–3 (13–3)	25 – Edey	7 – Tied	5 – Tied	Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN
February 25, 2024 2:00 p.m., CBS	No. 3	at Michigan	W 84–76	25–3 (14–3)	35 – Edey	15 – Edey	11 – Smith	Crisler Center (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI
March 2, 2024 8:00 p.m., FOX	No. 2	Michigan State	W 80–74	26–3 (15–3)	32 – Edey	11 – Edey	4 – Gillis	Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN
March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., Peacock	No. 3	at No. 12 Illinois	W 77–71	27–3 (16–3)	28 – Edey	8 – Edey	6 – Smith	State Farm Center (15,554) Champaign, IL
March 10, 2024 12:30 p.m., FOX	No. 3	Wisconsin	W 78–70	28–3 (17–3)	25 – Edey	14 – Edey	10 – Smith	Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten tournament
March 15, 2024 12:00 p.m., BTN	(1) No. 3	vs. (8) Michigan State Quarterfinals	W 67–62	29–3	29 – Edey	12 – Edey	8 – Smith	Target Center (12,498) Minneapolis, MN
March 16, 2024 1:00 p.m., CBS	(1) No. 3	vs. (5) Wisconsin Semifinals	L 75–76 ^OT	29–4	28 – Edey	11 – Edey	10 – Smith	Target Center (14,138) Minneapolis, MN
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2024 7:25 p.m., TBS	(1 MW) No. 3	vs. (16 MW) Grambling State First Round	W 78–50	30–4	30 – Edey	21 – Edey	10 – Smith	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (–) Indianapolis, IN
March 24, 2024 2:40 p.m., CBS	(1 MW) No. 3	vs. (8 MW) No. 20 Utah State Second Round	W 106–67	31–4	23 – Edey	14 – Edey	6 – Tied	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (16,770) Indianapolis, IN
March 29, 2024* 7:39 p.m., TBS/TruTV	(1 MW) No. 3	vs. (5 MW) No. 18 Gonzaga Sweet Sixteen	W 80–68	32–4	27 – Edey	14 – Edey	15 – Smith	Little Caesars Arena (–) Detroit, MI
March 31, 2024* 2:20 p.m., CBS	(1 MW) No. 3	vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Tennessee Elite Eight	W 72–66	33–4	40 – Edey	16 – Edey	7 – Smith	Little Caesars Arena (18,577) Detroit, MI
April 6, 2024 6:09 p.m., TBS	(1 MW) No. 3	vs. (11 S) NC State Final Four	W 63–50	34–4	20 – Edey	12 – Edey	6 – Smith	State Farm Stadium (74,720) Glendale, AZ
April 8, 2024 9:20 p.m., TBS	(1 MW) No. 3	vs. (1 E) No. 1 UConn National Championship	L 60–75	34–5	37 – Edey	10 – Edey	8 – Smith	State Farm Stadium (74,423) Glendale, AZ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest region. S=South region. E=East region. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[9]^[10]

Rankings edit

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	3 (3)	2 (7)	2 (5)	1 (60)	4	3	1 (48)	1 (46)	1 (49)	1 (54)	2 (20)	2 (17)	2 (14)	2 (16)	2 (16)	3	2 (4)	3 (4)	3 (4)	3	2
Coaches	2 (5)	2 (3)	2 (5)	1 (32)	4	4	1 (20)	1 (24)	1 (23)	1 (21)	2 (12)	2 (8)	2 (8)	2 (7)	2 (8)	3	3 (4)	3 (1)	3 (2)	3	2

References edit

^ "Purdue Clinches Share of 2023-24 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Title". BigTen.org. March 2, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
^ Stein, Steve (March 6, 2024). "Purdue clinches outright Big Ten title". The Standard-Journal. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
^ Schofield, Mark (March 17, 2024). "NCAA men's bracket 2024: The full ranking seed list, from No. 1 to No. 68". SBNation.com. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
^ "The most wins in school history". March 24, 2024.
^ Carmin, Mike (February 26, 2023). "Northwestern's loss gives Purdue basketball share of Big Ten championship". On3. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
^ Editorial Staff (March 3, 2023). "Purdue Wins Big Ten Regular Season Title Outright". 93.5 / 107.5 The Fan. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^ jumboheroes (March 3, 2023). "Purdue Men's Basketball is the 2022-2023 Outright Big Ten Champion". Hammer and Rails. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^ Boone, Kyle (March 18, 2023). "Fairleigh Dickinson upsets Purdue as second 16 seed to defeat 1 seed in men's NCAA Tournament history". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
^ "2023–24 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". purduesports.com. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
^ "Purdue 105-96 Northwestern (Jan 31, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved February 1, 2024.

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[6] Editorial Staff (March 3, 2023). "Purdue Wins Big Ten Regular Season Title Outright". 93.5 / 107.5 The Fan. Retrieved March 3, 2023.

[7] umboheroes (March 3, 2023). "Purdue Men's Basketball is the 2022-2023 Outright Big Ten Champion". Hammer and Rails. Retrieved March 3, 2023.

[8] Boone, Kyle (March 18, 2023). "Fairleigh Dickinson upsets Purdue as second 16 seed to defeat 1 seed in men's NCAA Tournament history". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

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