That's certainly how Smith's 2024-25 season felt. Even those with sky-high expectations for the junior guard walked away ...

Jan 2, 2023; West Lafayette, Indiana, USA; Purdue Boilermakers guard Braden Smith (3) looks for an open teammate around Rutgers Scarlet Knights guard Derek Simpson (0) during the second half at ...

It's clear, even to the Boilermakers, that they can win a national championship. "That's what it feels like on paper," Trey ...

"Braden Smith is the best point guard I've ever ... Dustin Schutte is the publisher of ''Purdue Boilermakers on SI.'' He has more than a decade of experience covering the Big Ten.

A national title game loss in 2024 and Sweet 16 heartbreak to the title runner-up in 2025 set the stage for Purdue in the ...

Entering the 2024-25 season, all of those involved with the Purdue basketball team knew they would have to lean heavily on Braden Smith to lead the Boilermakers back to March glory. After a ...

Purdue will once again have a national player of the year front-runner and the best returning guard in the sport as Braden Smith announced ... Winston (157). The Boilermakers' standout guard ...

Purdue Boilermakers guard Braden Smith (3).© Alex Martin/Journal and Courier / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Reflecting on his experience running camps, Smith told the IndyStar ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Purdue star guard Braden Smith's parents both played college basketball at Arkansas Tech, meeting for the first time in the training room. Ginny and Dustin Smith spent countless ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Purdue point guard Braden Smith is trying to get through the ... guys — after pulling and tugging and dragging the Boilermakers to within an eyelash of the Elite Eight.

but still managed to give the Boilermakers a tough challenge. With just under 12 seconds left in the contest, Purdue took the lead and held on to defeat Indiana. Junior Braden Smith has been a ...

(AP) — Braden Smith finished with 22 points, nine rebounds and six assists Monday night and Trey Kaufman-Renn added 17 points to lead No. 13 Purdue past Yale 92-84. The Boilermakers (3-0 ...