2023–24 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represents Purdue University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Matt Painter, who is in his 19th season with the Boilermakers. The Boilermakers play their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana as members of the Big Ten Conference.

2023–24 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Maui Invitational champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 3
Record	10–1 (1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Matt Painter (19th season)
Assistant coaches	Brandon Brantley (11th season) Terry Johnson (3rd season) Paul Lusk (3rd season)
Home arena	Mackey Arena
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Indiana	2	–	0		1.000			7	–	3		.700
No. 16 Illinois	1	–	0		1.000			8	–	2		.800
No. 25 Northwestern	1	–	0		1.000			8	–	2		.800
No. 23 Wisconsin	1	–	0		1.000			8	–	3		.727
No. 3 Purdue	1	–	1		.500			10	–	1		.909
Nebraska	1	–	1		.500			9	–	2		.818
Ohio State	1	–	1		.500			9	–	2		.818
Minnesota	1	–	1		.500			8	–	3		.727
Maryland	1	–	1		.500			6	–	4		.600
Michigan	1	–	1		.500			6	–	5		.545
Penn State	1	–	1		.500			5	–	6		.455
Rutgers	0	–	1		.000			7	–	3		.700
Iowa	0	–	2		.000			6	–	5		.545
Michigan State	0	–	2		.000			5	–	5		.500
† 2024 Big Ten tournament winner As of December 17, 2023 Rankings from AP Poll

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.^[1] With Michigan's loss to Illinois on March 2, Purdue clinched the outright regular season championship, its first outright championship since 2017.^[2] The championship marked the school's 25th, the most in Big Ten history.^[3] 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.^[4]

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, OH	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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    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

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kanon Catchings #5 SF	Brownsburg, IN	Brownsburg High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sep 2, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 87
Raleigh Burgess #16 C	Cincinnati, OH	Sycamore High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	May 1, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 6, 2023. "2024 Purdue Boilermakers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 6, 2023. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 6, 2023.

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 (W) 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 Matt Painter (Purdue) Assistant coach(es) Brandon Brantley (Purdue) Terry Johnson (Purdue Fort Wayne) Paul Lusk (Southern Illinois) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt 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		Jacksonville						Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
December 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN		Eastern Kentucky						Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
January 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., Peacock		at Maryland						Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
January 5, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1		Illinois						Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
January 9, 2024 9:00 p.m., Peacock		at Nebraska						Pinnacle Bank Arena  Lincoln, NE
January 13, 2024 2:15 p.m., BTN		Penn State						Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
January 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1		at Indiana Rivalry/Indiana National Guard Governor's Cup						Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., FS1		at Iowa						Carver–Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
January 23, 2024 9:00 p.m., Peacock		Michigan						Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
January 28, 2024 1:00 p.m., FOX		at Rutgers						Jersey Mike's Arena  Piscataway, NJ
January 31, 2024 6:30 p.m., BTN		Northwestern						Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
February 4, 2024 1:00 p.m., CBS		at Wisconsin						Kohl Center  Madison, WI
February 10, 2024 8:00 p.m., FOX		Indiana Rivalry/Indiana National Guard Governor's Cup						Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
February 15, 2024 8:30 p.m., BTN		Minnesota						Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
February 18, 2024 1:00 p.m., CBS		at Ohio State						Value City Arena  Columbus, OH
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1		Rutgers						Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
February 25, 2024 2:00 p.m., CBS		at Michigan						Crisler Center  Ann Arbor, MI
March 2, 2024 8:00 p.m., FOX		Michigan State						Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., Peacock		at Illinois						State Farm Center  Champaign, IL
March 10, 2024 12:30 p.m., FOX		Wisconsin						Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten tournament
March 13–17, 2024 TBA		vs. TBA						Target Center  Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[5]

Rankings

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	3 (3)	2 (7)	2 (5)	1 (60)	4	3														Not released
Coaches	2 (5)	2 (3)	2 (5)	1 (32)	4	4

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

References

1. Carmin, Mike (February 26, 2023). "Northwestern's loss gives Purdue basketball share of Big Ten championship". On3. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
2. Editorial Staff (March 3, 2023). "Purdue Wins Big Ten Regular Season Title Outright". 93.5 / 107.5 The Fan. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
3. jumboheroes (March 3, 2023). "Purdue Men's Basketball is the 2022-2023 Outright Big Ten Champion". Hammer and Rails. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
4. Boone, Kyle (March 18, 2023). "Fairleigh Dickinson upsets Purdue as second 16 seed to defeat 1 seed in men's NCAA Tournament history". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
5. "2023–24 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". purduesports.com. Retrieved July 6, 2023.