# 2024–25 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represents Purdue University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Matt Painter, who is in his 20th season with the Boilermakers. The Boilermakers play their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana as members of the Big Ten Conference.

## Previous season

With their win over Michigan State on March 2, 2024, Purdue clinched a share of their 26th Big Ten regular season championship. Three days later, the Boilermakers clinched the Big Ten title outright for the second consecutive year with their victory over Illinois. 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. They defeated Grambling State and Utah State to break the school record of most wins in a season. 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, their first since 1969, where they lost to No. 1 overall seed UConn.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Mason Gillis | 0 | F | 6'6" | 225 | Senior | New Castle, IN | Transferred to Duke |
| Zach Edey | 15 | C | 7'4" | 300 | Senior | Toronto, ON | Declared for the 2024 NBA draft; selected 9th overall pick by the Memphis Grizzlies |
| Chase Martin | 22 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Senior | Coumbia, MO | Walk-on; graduated; Transferred to Missouri State |
| Ethan Morton | 25 | G | 6'7" | 215 | Senior | Butler, PA | Transferred to Colorado State |
| Carson Barrett | 34 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Senior | Lafayette, IN | Walk-on; graduated |
| Lance Jones | 55 | G | 6'1" | 200 | GS Senior | Evanston, IL | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Jack Lusk | 9 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Sophomore | Elkhorn, NE | Millikin |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Daniel Jacobsen C | Wolfeboro, NH | Brewster Academy | 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Nov 3, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Gicarri Harris CG | Loganville, GA | Grayson High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Nov 15, 2023 |
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| Raleigh Burgess C | Cincinnati, OH | Sycamore High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | May 1, 2023 |
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| CJ Cox CG | Milton, MA | Milton Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Oct 1, 2023 |
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| Jack Benter SG | Brownstown, IN | Brownstown Central High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jul 14, 2022 |
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 22 247Sports: 18 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 15, 2024. "2024 Purdue Boilermakers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 15, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 15, 2024. ||||||

#### 2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Antione West, Jr. SG | Toledo, OH | Whitmer High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| 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 2025 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2025 Purdue Boilermakers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 26, 2024* 8:00 p.m., NPM | No. 14 | at No. 15 Creighton United Way of the Midlands Tornado Disaster Relief Fund | L 87–93 | − | 31 – Smith | 8 – Kaufman-Renn | 5 – Loyer | CHI Health Center Omaha (15,947) Omaha, NE |
| October 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 14 | Grand Valley State | W 99–41 | − | 15 – Tied | 10 – Kaufman-Renn | 5 – Smith | Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., BTN | No. 14 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 90–73 | 1–0 | 21 – Loyer | 9 – Kaufman-Renn | 15 – Smith | Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN |
| November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 14 | Northern Kentucky | W 72–50 | 2–0 | 16 – Loyer | 5 – Kaufman-Renn | 7 – Smith | Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN |
| November 11, 2024* 8:00 p.m., BTN | No. 13 | Yale | W 92–84 | 3–0 | 22 – Smith | 9 – Smith | 6 – Smith | Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN |
| November 15, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Peacock | No. 13 | No. 2 Alabama | W 87–78 | 4–0 | 26 – Kaufman-Renn | 8 – Kaufman-Renn | 10 – Smith | Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN |
| November 19, 2024* 9:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 6 | at No. 15 Marquette | L 58–76 | 4–1 | 16 – Kaufman-Renn | 8 – Kaufman-Renn | 9 – Smith | Fiserv Forum (16,801) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 23, 2024* 12:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 6 | Marshall | W 80–45 | 5–1 | 18 – Kaufman-Renn | 5 – Burgess | 9 – Smith | Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN |
| November 28, 2024* 3:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 13 | vs. NC State Rady Children's Invitational Semifinal | W 71–61 | 6–1 | 22 – Kaufman-Renn | 8 – Kaufman-Renn | 6 – Smith | LionTree Arena (4,000) San Diego, CA |
| November 29, 2024* 6:00 p.m., FOX | No. 13 | vs. No. 23 Ole Miss Rady Children's Invitational Championship Game | W 80–78 | 7–1 | 25 – Kaufman-Renn | 13 – Kaufman-Renn | 11 – Smith | LionTree Arena (4,000) San Diego, CA |
| December 5, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1 | No. 8 | at Penn State | L 70–81 | 7–2 (0–1) | 15 – Tied | 4 – Tied | 5 – Smith | Bryce Jordan Center (8,802) State College, PA |
| December 8, 2024 12:00 p.m., BTN | No. 8 | Maryland | W 83–78 | 8–2 (1–1) | 24 – Smith | 8 – Kaufmann-Renn | 10 – Smith | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| December 14, 2024* 12:00 p.m., CBS | No. 11 | vs. No. 17 Texas A&M Indy Classic | L 66–70 | 8–3 | 15 – Smith | 6 – Smith | 6 – Smith | Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| December 21, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN | No. 16 | vs. No. 2 Auburn Battle in Birmingham | L 69–87 | 8–4 | 16 – Cox | 8 – Kaufmann-Renn | 6 – Smith | Legacy Arena (15,355) Birmingham, AL |
| December 29, 2024* 6:00 p.m., BTN | No. 21 | Toledo | W 83–64 | 9–4 | 34 – Smith | 6 – Kaufmann-Renn | 12 – Smith | Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 2, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 20 | at Minnesota | W 81–61 | 10–4 (2–1) | 24 – Loyer | 6 – Tied | 10 – Smith | Williams Arena (9,754) Minneapolis, MN |
| January 5, 2025 2:00 p.m., BTN | No. 20 | Northwestern | W 79–61 | 11–4 (3–1) | 22 – Smith | 8 – Cox | 7 – Smith | Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 9, 2025 6:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 20 | at Rutgers | W 68–50 | 12–4 (4–1) | 16 – Tied | 7 – C. Furst | 14 – Smith | Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ |
| January 12, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN | No. 20 | Nebraska | W 104–68 | 13–4 (5–1) | 23 – Cox | 6 – Kaufman-Renn | 14 – Smith | Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 15, 2025 9:30 p.m., BTN | No. 17 | at Washington | W 69–58 | 14–4 (6–1) | 19 – Kaufman-Renn | 6 – Tied | 5 – Smith | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,789) Seattle, WA |
| January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m., NBC | No. 17 | at No. 13 Oregon | W 65–58 | 15–4 (7–1) | 23 – Kaufman-Renn | 11 – Kaufman-Renn | 7 – Smith | Matthew Knight Arena (12,364) Eugene, OR |
| January 21, 2025 7:30 p.m., Peacock | No. 11 | Ohio State | L 70–73 | 15–5 (7–2) | 26 – Kaufman-Renn | 7 – Kaufman-Renn | 8 – Smith | Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 24, 2025 8:00 p.m., FOX | No. 11 | No. 21 Michigan | W 91–64 | 16–5 (8–2) | 24 – Smith | 7 – Smith | 10 – Smith | Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 31, 2025 8:00 p.m., FOX | No. 10 | Indiana Rivalry/Indiana National Guard Governor's Cup | W 81–76 | 17–5 (9–2) | 24 – Smith | 5 – Heide | 7 – Smith | Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock | No. 7 | at Iowa | W 90–81 | 18–5 (10–2) | 31 – Smith | 9 – C. Furst | 4 – Tied | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,445) Iowa City, IA |
| February 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 7 | USC | W 90–72 | 19–5 (11–2) | 24 – Kaufman-Renn | 10 – Tied | 13 – Smith | Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock | No. 7 | at No. 20 Michigan | L 73–75 | 19–6 (11–3) | 24 – Smith | 7 – Tied | 5 – Smith | Crisler Center (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI |
| February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m., CBS | No. 7 | No. 16 Wisconsin | L 84–94 | 19–7 (11–4) | 30 – Kaufman-Renn | 6 – Cox | 12 – Smith | Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock | No. 13 | at No. 14 Michigan State | L 66–75 | 19–8 (11–5) | 24 – Kaufman-Renn | 5 – Tied | 8 – Smith | Breslin Student Events Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| February 23, 2025 1:30 p.m., CBS | No. 13 | at Indiana Rivalry/Indiana National Guard Governor's Cup | L 58–73 | 19–9 (11–6) | 20 – Loyer | 6 – Cox | 5 – Smith | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| February 28, 2025 8:00 p.m., FOX | No. 20 | UCLA | W 76–66 | 20–9 (12–6) | 29 – Kaufman-Renn | 9 – Heide | 8 – Smith | Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN |
| March 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock | No. 18 | Rutgers | W 100–71 | 21–9 (13–6) | 23 – Tied | 9 – C. Furst | 9 – Smith | Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN |
| March 7, 2025 8:00 p.m., FOX | No. 18 | at Illinois | L 80–88 | 21–10 (13–7) | 29 – Kaufman-Renn | 9 – Smith | 12 – Smith | State Farm Center (15,544) Champaign, IL |
| Big Ten tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2025 9:00 p.m., BTN | (6) No. 20 | vs. (14) USC Second Round | W 76–71 | 22–10 | 30 – Kaufman-Renn | 11 – Heide | 9 – Smith | Gainbridge Fieldhouse (13,411) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 14, 2025 9:00 p.m., CBS | (6) No. 20 | vs. (3) No. 22 Michigan Quarterfinals | L 68–86 | 22–11 | 24 – Kaufman-Renn | 9 – Kaufman-Renn | 6 – Smith | Gainbridge Fieldhouse (13,951) Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 20, 2025* 12:40 p.m., TruTV | (4 MW) No. 22 | vs. (13 MW) High Point First Round | | | | | | Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Source

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | 14 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 22 | |
| Coaches | 13 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | |