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

"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.

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

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 ...

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 ...

The Purdue Boilermakers courted one of the best players in the country this season, with guard Braden Smith leading the way. Smith is currently a Naismith Player of the Year finalist alongside ...

Braden Smith has been the leader of the Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball program for the past several years. Smith is fresh off his third college basketball season, having led Purdue to the ...

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 ...

Braden Smith and the Purdue Boilermakers made some noise in the NCAA Tournament during his All-American season. Smith led Purdue to the Sweet 16, defeating High Point and McNeese State.

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.

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 ...

Braden Smith has been the quiet cornerstone of the Purdue Boilermakers for the past several years and the NCAA Tournament has helped him shine brighter. Purdue beat High Point, 75-63 ...