WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The highly-anticipated 124th season of Purdue Basketball gets unofficially underway Thursday night, as UIndy visits Mackey Arena for an exhibition contest, the final tuneup for the Boilermakers. Purdue opens the regular season next Tuesday by hosting Bellarmine.
Purdue is 26-0 under Matt Painter in exhibition games, having won the 26 games by an average of 25.8 points per game. Purdue has won nine straight exhibition games by at least 19 points.
The contest will be streamed online by B1G+ with David Weiderhaft and Meghan McKeown on the call. On the radio waves, Rob Blackman and Bobby Riddell will be courtside (Wes Scott producing) on the 22-station Purdue Radio Network as well as online on the Varsity Sports Network. Live stats will be provided on PurdueStats.com and updates will be provided on Purdue's official Twitter account (@BoilerBall).
THE NOTES TO KNOW
1) Purdue begins the season in search of its 25th Big Ten Championship, having won two of the last five regular-season titles (2017, 2019). The Boilermakers are the all-time leader in Big Ten regular-season championships, two ahead of rival Indiana (22).
2) The Boilermakers return all five starters, and almost 95 percent of their scoring from a year ago. Purdue returns 90.9 minutes played from a year ago, the second-highest total in major-conference basketball (behind Butler). The Boilermakers return 218 career starts.
3) Purdue will have 10 players on its roster that have yet to play a game in front of crowds, either at home or on the road.
4) Purdue's preseason AP ranking of No. 7 matches the highest preseason rank of the Painter era (2009-10; 7th).
5) Purdue returnees have scored a combined 3,526 points at Purdue, appearing in 489 career games among them.
6) Trevion Williams and Jaden Ivey have been named preseason All-Americans by almost every publication. Purdue has had an All-American in five of the last six years (A.J. Hammons - HM in 2016; Caleb Swanigan - 1st team in 2017; Carsen Edwards - 2nd team in 2018; Edwards - 2nd team in 2019; Williams - HM in 2021).
7) Purdue has finished in the top four of the Big Ten standings in 10 of the last 14 seasons under Coach Painter.
8) Matt Painter needs two wins in Big Ten play to tie Jud Heathcote for seventh on the Big Ten's all-time wins list (182).
9) Purdue has won 991 Big Ten games in school history, needing nine league wins to become the first school with 1,000 Big Ten victories.
10) Purdue enters the season with 24 consecutive sellouts, not including the exhibition games. It has announced 10 sellouts already this year.
Purdue is 26-0 under Matt Painter in exhibition games, having won the 26 games by an average of 25.8 points per game. Purdue has won nine straight exhibition games by at least 19 points.
The contest will be streamed online by B1G+ with David Weiderhaft and Meghan McKeown on the call. On the radio waves, Rob Blackman and Bobby Riddell will be courtside (Wes Scott producing) on the 22-station Purdue Radio Network as well as online on the Varsity Sports Network. Live stats will be provided on PurdueStats.com and updates will be provided on Purdue's official Twitter account (@BoilerBall).
THE NOTES TO KNOW
1) Purdue begins the season in search of its 25th Big Ten Championship, having won two of the last five regular-season titles (2017, 2019). The Boilermakers are the all-time leader in Big Ten regular-season championships, two ahead of rival Indiana (22).
2) The Boilermakers return all five starters, and almost 95 percent of their scoring from a year ago. Purdue returns 90.9 minutes played from a year ago, the second-highest total in major-conference basketball (behind Butler). The Boilermakers return 218 career starts.
3) Purdue will have 10 players on its roster that have yet to play a game in front of crowds, either at home or on the road.
4) Purdue's preseason AP ranking of No. 7 matches the highest preseason rank of the Painter era (2009-10; 7th).
5) Purdue returnees have scored a combined 3,526 points at Purdue, appearing in 489 career games among them.
6) Trevion Williams and Jaden Ivey have been named preseason All-Americans by almost every publication. Purdue has had an All-American in five of the last six years (A.J. Hammons - HM in 2016; Caleb Swanigan - 1st team in 2017; Carsen Edwards - 2nd team in 2018; Edwards - 2nd team in 2019; Williams - HM in 2021).
7) Purdue has finished in the top four of the Big Ten standings in 10 of the last 14 seasons under Coach Painter.
8) Matt Painter needs two wins in Big Ten play to tie Jud Heathcote for seventh on the Big Ten's all-time wins list (182).
9) Purdue has won 991 Big Ten games in school history, needing nine league wins to become the first school with 1,000 Big Ten victories.
10) Purdue enters the season with 24 consecutive sellouts, not including the exhibition games. It has announced 10 sellouts already this year.