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The Rady Children’s Invitational tips off first with a rematch of the 2023 Final Four between Purdue and NC State. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Purdue-NC State prediction and pick. Purdue is the No. 13 team in the country for the second time this season. At 5-1, the Boilermakers […]

As they look to rebound from their first loss of the year, Purdue (4-1) returns home on Saturday to face Marshall (3-1) in the Mackey Arena. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Purdue-Marshall prediction and pick. As the No. 6-ranked team in the country, Purdue’s loss to Marquette does not […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Purdue-Marquette prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Purdue-Marquette. The Marquette Golden Eagles answered the challenge last Friday night in a road game at Maryland. They were the better team down the stretch and showed why they should contend for the Big East […]

Alabama basketball’s championship aspirations were put to the test on Friday. Following a 87-78 upset loss to Purdue, Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats tipped his hat to the resilient Boilermaker squad, and how they’ve done just fine this season without last year’s star big man Zach Edey. In what was Alabama’s first loss of […]

Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats is opening up about his team’s struggles against Purdue. The Crimson Tide dropped a key non conference game to the Boilermakers Friday, and Oats is not happy with how his team guarded one particular player. “I didn’t know he was that good,” Oats said after the contest, per the Journal […]

Alabama hasn’t looked great in their first three games after a couple of challenging mid-major matchups, and it won’t get any easier when they face 13th-ranked Purdue. The Crimson Tide are second in the nation, but their 3-0 record has some wins where they won by single digits as massive favorites. It isn’t time to […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Yale-Purdue prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Yale-Purdue. The Monday slate in college basketball contains some prominent Midwestern teams. One is Marquette, and another is Purdue. The Boilermakers reached the national championship game of college basketball last season, something they had not […]

The Purdue basketball team and head coach Matt Painter need someone else to control the paint at center, following Sunday’s unfortunate injury news. Freshman center Daniel Jacobsen “will likely miss the remainder of the season” according to the school. Jacobsen suffered a fractured tibia. He sustained the injury on Friday against Northern Kentucky. Painter at […]

Purdue basketball entered the season top 15 in the nation and will face the No. 2 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide on Friday, Nov. 15. However, the Purdue Boilermakers are dealing with some unfortunate injury news with their freshman big man Daniel Jacobsen. “Purdue coach Matt Painter announced freshman Daniel Jacobsen has a right “lower-leg injury,” […]

The Northern Kentucky Norse (0-1) take on the No. 14 Purdue Boilermakers (1-0) Friday night. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Northern Kentucky-Purdue prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Northern Kentucky-Purdue College Basketball Odds, courtesy of FanDuel  College Basketball […]

The Memphis Grizzlies gamble on Zach Edey will get the boom-or-bust treatment all season. Either Edey will be on a Rookie of the Year pathway like Ja Morant predicts or will be declared a bust by the national media’s more reactive talking heads. That is unfortunate from a knowledgeable, entertaining yet informative basketball conversation perspective […]

A big concern heading into the 2024 NBA Draft was where Zach Edey would land. Scouts and avid spectators alike were wary that the Purdue basketball star might not pop off in the league due to his size and clunky frame. However, he started to prove him wrong in the NBA Summer League. Not a […]

In a surprising turn of events, Zach Edey, the towering star from Purdue, was drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies, and his reaction was nothing short of heartfelt. The 7’4″ center opened up about his unexpected selection and the long-standing interest Memphis had shown in him. “They were really the only team that believed in me and […]

The basketball world was shocked when the ninth pick of the 2024 NBA Draft came in. It was the Memphis Grizzlies who held the pick and they clearly needed a boost on all fronts. But, no one expected it to be the two-time National Player of the Year from Purdue basketball. The Zach Edey pick […]

The Memphis Grizzlies turned heads in the NBA Draft after selecting Zach Edey ninth overall. It’s a big moment for the Purdue basketball star as many believed he’d fall out of the top 10. Instead, he’ll be playing in Memphis and now has the potential of becoming the starting center for this team. Memphis welcomed […]

When the 2024 college football season gets going in August, college sports conferences are going to look completely different. Conference realignment is bringing big changes, and it gets talked about the most in the realm of college football. However, it is affecting all college sports, and Purdue basketball head coach Matt Painter is excited for […]

The Purdue basketball team lost their top commit in their 2024 recruiting class on Thursday as four-star Kanon Catchings was released from his National Letter of Intent. The Boilermakers still have five commits in the class and it is still ranked 16th in the country, but losing their top commit is unfortunate. Catchings is a […]

It was a massive disappointment for the Sacramento Kings to miss the playoffs this season. A year ago, they were the third seed in the West with a 48-34 record. They only won two fewer games this season, but dropped from third to ninth. Such is life in a loaded Western Conference. But, had the […]

Zach Edey, the towering center from Purdue University who has captivated the college basketball world with his commanding performances, has officially declared for the 2024 NBA Draft. Standing at 7-foot-4, Edey has been a dominant force in college basketball, recently earning the title of the consensus national player of the year. His decision to move […]

The Big Ten was well-represented when it came to national awards this year in men’s and women’s basketball. The Purdue Boilermakers dominated the Big Ten throughout the season, had a great run in the NCAA Tournament that saw them get to the championship game and they had the top player in the country in Zach […]

UConn basketball just won their second straight national title earlier this week by taking down Zach Edey and Purdue basketball. Edey had a big game as he finished with 37 points, but the Boilermakers still lost by 15 points, 75-60. It looks like an impressive performance from Edey, but Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green […]

One of the most beloved characters and stories of the 2023-24 college basketball season was the breakout of Indiana State center Robbie Avila. The Sycamores were unfortunately snubbed from the NCAA Tournament despite their best season since Larry Bird was donning their uniform. Avila was one of the primary catalysts behind their 32-7 season, which […]

Purdue is looking to dominate the Big Ten Conference and make deep runs in the NCAA Tournament for the foreseeable future. They have one of the top-ranked recruiting classes for 2024 and just gave everyone on their squad a taste of playing in the national championship game against UConn. Coach Matt Painter already has to […]

Zach Edey just finished up a dominant career with the Purdue basketball team and now he is set to take the next step in his career. He has been the most dominant player in college basketball as he is 7’4″, but his play style doesn’t translate well to the NBA. Because of this, he is […]

Former NBA player Rasheed Wallace was on the show “Gil’s Arena” with another retired league star Gilbert Arenas where the discussion was on Purdue basketball’s Zach Edey and how they see his game translating to the Association. Edey and the Boilermakers recently just lost to UConn in the national championship game as the Canadian-born player’s […]

Dan Hurley made history by becoming the eighth coach in college basketball history to guide a team to consecutive national championships. This milestone was achieved as UConn basketball secured a 75-60 victory over Zach Edey and the Purdue basketball team on Monday. Even in defeat, two-time national college Player of the Year Zach Edey had […]

The twin March Madness NCAA basketball championship games concluded over the weekend and Monday night, bringing with them plenty of star power, tight moments and compelling basketball. In the women’s March Madness finale on Sunday, Caitlin Clark and Iowa women’s basketball started off hot only to lose to South Carolina basketball. In the Monday night […]

With UConn basketball on the verge of defeating Purdue and winning its second consecutive national championship Monday, Huskies head coach Dan Hurley removed his starters and replaced them with the lesser-played members of his roster, which includes Andrew Hurley, his own son. Andrew is a senior walk-on who averages 1.5 minutes per game in his […]

Zach Edey did all that he could, but it wasn’t enough for Purdue basketball to beat UConn in the National Championship on Monday night, with the Huskies winning 75-60. Edey dropped 35 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as he went toe to toe with Donovan Clingan, a projected high pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. […]

Purdue basketball center Zach Edey is sharing a little bit of information about one of the most interesting moments that occurred during Monday’s national championship game. Edey was seen exchanging words with UConn coach Dan Hurley during one media timeout in the first half. When asked about it after the game, Edey didn’t share too […]

For the second straight year, UConn basketball sits atop the college basketball world after winning the NCAA championship on Monday with a 75-60 win over Purdue. But that should come as little surprise to those who listened to Huskies head coach Dan Hurley back in 2020. Following a 61-55 defeat against Villanova in January 2020, […]

Purdue basketball star Zach Edey came out gangbusters in Monday’s national title clash against UConn, keeping the Boilermakers in the game for one half with his dominance against fellow goliath Donovan Clingan. But Edey got no help as the Huskies choked the life out of yet another opponent in the second half en route to […]

Purdue basketball center Zach Edey has a message to all his critics, after his team’s loss in the national championship game Monday. Edey wants people to know that he gave everything he could to his team while a member of the Boilermakers. “You can say anything you want about my game, you can say anything […]

Matt Painter and the Purdue Boilermakers nearly had the title in the bag. Sure, the Boilermakers got decisively crushed by the UConn Huskies in Monday’s national championship game in Glendale, but considering what Purdue basketball went through in 2023, that 15-point deficit at the end of the game was much closer than what it really […]

For the first time since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was still in UCLA, the NCAA Tournament saw a back-to-back champion. Dan Hurley limited shooters and distributed the ball evenly for his stars. UConn may have let Zach Edey notch 37 points and 10 rebounds but they made sure no one else from Purdue got a hot hand. […]

Dan Hurley and the UConn Huskie have done it. UConn basketball just became the first team since the Florida Gators of the 2000s to win consecutive NCAA Tournament titles after the Huskies took down Zach Edey and the Purdue Boilermakers Monday night in Glendale, via a 75-60 score. It was a masterclass for the Huskies […]

It took Purdue 55 years to get back to the national title game. The core of Coach Matt Painter, Zach Edey, and Braden Smith steamrolled through the Big Ten Conference and the NCAA Tournament. They had the opportunity to get a for West Lafayette but a team from Storrs was giving their all. Coach Dan […]

The total solar eclipse that swept across Mexico, the United States and Canada has completed its journey over continental North America, and during the final game of March Madness between UConn basketball and Purdue basketball, Charles Barkley didn’t hold back on people that reveled in the celestial event. “Were y’all some of them losers standings […]

The highly anticipated matchup in the national championship game of the 2024 NCAA Tournament between the UConn Huskies and the Purdue Boilermakers, as expected, attracted a large crowd at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. In fact, nearly 75,000 people packed themselves inside the stadium to witness the colossal showdown of the two No. 1 […]