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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Purdue Boilermakers might not be playing in this weekend’s Final Four, but that isn’t stopping them from still bringing in one of the nation’s top awards. Boilers junior Braden Smith was ...

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.

(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 ...

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 ...

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 ...