@BoilerBumRTKnee@SVPAnalytics Haha. Tough to see either playing the 4 and with both on the court at the same time I think the sacrifice offensively would be too significant.
@GoodmanHoops okay, winning a natty is a must, I get it. But how long does a blue blood stay blue blood if they haven't done anything in the last ~20 years?
And so it begins!
Men's Bracketology: 2026 NCAA Tournament https://t.co/BEgQFZm7hL. 🏀🏀 For all the talk about bad losses in March, Purdue has been remarkably consistent:
The Boilermakers have never been worse than a 5-seed since the 2015-16 season, have reached at least the second weekend in six of the nine tournaments over that span and, despite the ignominy of falling as a 1-seed in 2023, came back with another top seed in 2024 later to emerge as the best team in the country not named UConn.
The lottery picks are generally not ending up in West Lafayette. And Matt Painter's best player in recent history, Zach Edey, wasn't good enough to start as a freshman. But Painter has done a remarkable job in retention and player development.
Purdue is excelling as an old-school college basketball team in a new wave era -- its reward could be a preseason No. 1 ranking for 2025-26. Having been built largely from the ground up, the Boilermakers seem likely to hold the top spot of our forecasted bracket for the foreseeable future.
NEWS: Omer Mayer, a highly regarded international prospect from Israel, has committed to Purdue, he told ESPN.
Mayer is coming off a strong week at the Nike Hoop Summit, excelling in practices and dishing out 7 assists in 19 minutes vs USA.
STORY: https://t.co/Vy2iNKH74U
Braden Smith of @BoilerBall has recorded 150+ points, 80+ assists & 25+ steals in January 2025.
No other DI player (men's or women's) this century has reached those marks in a single calendar month.