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2023–24 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
NCAA tournament Midwest Regional Champions
Maui Invitational champions
Big Ten regular season champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record34–5 (17–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMackey Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
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

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 was 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. The Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team drew an average home attendance of 14,876 in 16 games in 2023-24.[1]

With their win over Michigan State on March 2, 2024, Purdue clinched a share of their 26th Big Ten regular season championship.[2] Three days later, the Boilermakers clinched the Big Ten title outright for the second consecutive year with their victory over Illinois.[3] 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.[4] They defeated Grambling State and Utah State to break the school record of most wins in a season.[5] 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.

The season saw several new program records. In addition to most wins in a season, Purdue set school records in points (3,211), rebound margin (+11.2), assists (720), assist / turnover ratio (1.63), field goals made (1,109), free throws made (675), and free throws attempted (938).[6] Senior Zach Edey became the first Purdue player to win multiple Consensus National Player of the Year awards, and passed Purdue legends Joe Barry Carroll in rebounding (1,321) and Rick Mount in scoring (2,516) to become Purdue's all-time leader in both categories.[7][8] Sophomore Braden Smith additionally set a Purdue and Big Ten single-season record for assists (292).[9]

Previous season

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.[10] With Michigan's loss to Illinois on March 2, Purdue clinched the outright regular season championship, its first outright championship since 2017.[11] The championship marked the school's 25th, the most in Big Ten history.[12] 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.[13]

Offseason

Departures

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

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

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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

College recruiting information (2024)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Raleigh Burgess
#16 C
Cincinnati, OH Sycamore High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) May 1, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 75
CJ Cox
CG
Milton, MA Milton Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 1, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Daniel Jacobsen
C
Wolfeboro, NH Brewster Academy 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Nov 3, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:

Roster

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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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[14][15]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP3 (3)2 (7)2 (5)1 (60)431 (48)1 (46)1 (49)1 (54)2 (20)2 (17)2 (14)2 (16)2 (16)32 (4)3 (4)3 (4)32
Coaches2 (5)2 (3)2 (5)1 (32)441 (20)1 (24)1 (23)1 (21)2 (12)2 (8)2 (8)2 (7)2 (8)33 (4)3 (1)3 (2)32

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