The Boilermakers have battled foul trouble throughout the year, but this reserve center had played just 30 minutes in the ...

Zach Edey won consecutive Naismith Trophies for National Player of the Year. His Purdue teammate Braden Smith is among four ...

Purdue junior guard Braden Smith is one of four players considered a finalist for the 2025 Naismith National Player of the ...

Will Berg was Purdue's 7-footer in waiting, but going into the NCAA Tournament he'd played 30 minutes in the last 23 games.

Consensus first-team All-American Braden Smith is now a finalist for one of college basketball's biggest honors.

ESPN went through and ranked the remaining Sweet 16 teams in the NCAA Tournament. Purdue was listed near the bottom of the group.

Rookie center Zach Edey was not in the starting lineup ... off the bench because that's how his college career started at Purdue. The early signs in the Intuit Dome showed he was right.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — This was not the role Will Berg thought he'd have for Purdue basketball. With Zach Edey playing for the Memphis Grizzlies, Berg expected to be the Boilermakers' next 7-foot force.