Our annual Countdown to Purdue basketball is back! We will be profiling each player based on his jersey number with the corresponding days untilt he regular season starts on November 10th at Mackey Arena. The team is coming off of its record 23rd Big Ten championship and has an excellent chance of making it 24 Big Ten championships after this year.
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Countdown to Purdue Basketball
Your defending Big Ten Champions return four seniors and a wealth of talent. Let’s meet everyone.
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November 8, 2022
0 Days to Purdue Basketball: Mason Gillis
You know what this means?!?! Basketball starts today!
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November 7, 2022
(Less Than) 2 Days to Purdue Basketball: Fletcher Loyer
Can Loyer be the next great Purdue shooter?
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November 7, 2022
(Less Than) 3 Days to Purdue Basketball: Braden Smith
Could Smith live up to another #3 from Purdue?
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November 7, 2022
(Less Than) 4 Days to Purdue Basketball: Trey Kaufman-Renn
The redshirt freshman begins his Purdue journey this year.
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November 7, 2022
(Less Than) 5 Days to Purdue Basketball: Brandon Newman
Can this be a bounce back year for the Junior?
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October 17, 2021
23 Days to Purdue Basketball: #23 Jaden Ivey
The national spotlight shines on its brightest stars. Will Ivey dazzle?
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November 10, 2020
15 Days to Purdue Basketball: #15 Zach Edey
He’s Canadian, new to basketball, and 7’4" tall. He’s the next giant for big man U.
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October 13, 2018
24 Days to Purdue Basketball: Grady Eifert
One of two seniors this year, Eifert looks to build on an improbable jump in minutes his junior season.
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November 9, 2017
1 Day to Purdue Basketball: Aaron Wheeler
The freshman from Brewster Academy is an athletic wing that Purdue can definitely use.
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November 5, 2017
5 Days to Purdue Basketball: Eden Ewing
The JUCO transfer will look to fight for minutes in a crowded front-court.
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October 30, 2017
11 Days to Purdue Basketball: P.J. Thompson
His name is Big Shot from this moment forward.
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October 29, 2017
12 Days to Purdue Basketball: Vince Edwards
Now a senior, Edwards is looking to put it all together.
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October 27, 2017
14 Days to Purdue Basketball: Ryan Cline
The guard from Carmel looks to expand his game going into his Junior year.
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October 26, 2017
15 Days To Purdue Basketball: Tommy Luce
The Walk-On has grown quite the following.
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October 18, 2017
23 Days to Purdue Basketball: Jacquil Taylor
There’s still one lingering question for the big man.
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October 17, 2017
24 Days to Purdue Basketball: Grady Eifert
The walk-on from Fort Wayne could see a boost in playing time this season.
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October 10, 2017
31 Days To Purdue Basketball: Dakota Mathias
Dakota Mathias made the leap last year, now he’s ready for people to realize it.
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October 9, 2017
32 Days to Purdue Basketball: Matt Haarms
Is the redshirt freshman ready to make an impact? He might have to be.
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September 27, 2017
44 Days to Purdue Basketball: Isaac Haas
The Center Spotlight is finally all his.
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September 16, 2017
55 Days to Purdue Basketball: Sasha Stefanovic
That’s right! We get a basketball countdown today too!