WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Jaden Ivey and Trevion Williams are two of 76 players that have been invited to attend the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago from May 16-22, it was announced late Tuesday night.
The pair are the first Boilermakers to be invited to the combine since Carsen Edwards in 2019. Just four teams (Arizona, Baylor, Duke, Gonzaga) had more players invited and Purdue and Ohio State are the only Big Ten teams with two players invited to the combine.
Both Boilermakers are projected to be selected in the upcoming NBA Draft on Thursday, June 23, in Brooklyn. Ivey is expected to be selected as Purdue's first lottery pick since Glenn Robinson with No. 1 in 1994, while mock drafts have Williams pegged in the 45-55 range in the second round.
Ivey became the fourth consensus All-American under head coach Matt Painter (JaJuan Johnson, Caleb Swaningan, Carsen Edwards) and is just the second underclassmen (freshman or sophomore; Swanigan) to be named a first-team All-American in any of the four major services in the last 92 years (John Wooden was consensus All-American as a sophomore in 1930).
He was named a first-team honoree by NABC and second-team mentions by the Sporting News, USBWA and Associated Press. A player is considered a consensus All-American if named to all four lists.
Purdue shooting guards (Edwards, Ivey) have been named consensus All-Americans in two of the last four seasons. Purdue is the only school in America with two shooting guards to be named consensus All-Americans in the last four seasons.
Ivey led the Boilermakers to a 29-8 record and a spot in the Sweet 16 for the fourth time in the last five tournaments, averaging 17.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game while also adding 33 steals and 20 blocked shots. He is one of just two players nationally (Duke's Paolo Banchero) with 600 points, 175 rebounds, 100 assists, 30 steals and 20 blocked shots.
He ended the year as one of just four Big Ten players in the last 30 years to have 600 points, 175 rebounds, 100 assists, 30 steals and 20 blocked shots, joining the ranks of Draymond Green, Frank Kaminsky and Evan Turner. He was the only underclassmen to reach those marks in the last 30 years.
He was named a finalist for the Jerry West Award and named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team after averaging 19.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game in Indianapolis in three games.
Ivey has played his best against ranked teams, averaging 19.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists in nine games. He was outstanding in a win over No. 18 North Carolina with 22 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, then added 10 points, seven rebounds and seven assists against No. 5 Villanova.
He then had one of the signature moments of the college basketball season in an 81-78 win over No. 16 Ohio State, hitting a fadeaway 25-footer as the clock expired for the buzzer-beating victory. Three games later, he tallied 26 points with six assists and four rebounds to finish a season sweep of Illinois. He also had 25 points with four assists in a big win over a Rutgers team that had won four straight games against nationally-ranked teams.
Williams had an outstanding career at Purdue, being the only player in Purdue history to score at least 1,400 points with 900 rebounds and 200 assists. He did so while starting fewer than 50 percent of his games, being just one of two power-conference players (Michigan State's Draymond Green) this century to accomplish that.
He finished his Purdue career with 1,410 points, 905 rebounds and 238 assists in just 2,464 minutes played. In the last 30 years, he is the only player to reach those marks in under 2,500 career minutes and just one player (Lipscomb's Ahsan Asadullah) reached those marks in under 3,100 career minutes. He finished 26th on the school's career scoring list and fourth on the career rebounds list. He was one of just three Purdue players to have three seasons of 230 or more rebounds (Joe Barry Carroll, Terry Dischinger).
He was named a third-team All-Big Ten selection this season after being a first-team honoree and honorable mention All-American as a junior. He averaged 12.0 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists, leading Purdue in assists with 112. He and Duke's Paolo Banchero were the only players nationally to have at least 425 points, 275 rebounds and 100 assists on the season.
Williams totaled eight double-doubles this season and 29 for his career, good for seventh on Purdue's career double-doubles list. He tallied at least 10 points in 24 games this season and in 66 for his career. Williams earned four Big Ten Player of the Week accolades, good for the fifth most in Purdue history.
The pair are the first Boilermakers to be invited to the combine since Carsen Edwards in 2019. Just four teams (Arizona, Baylor, Duke, Gonzaga) had more players invited and Purdue and Ohio State are the only Big Ten teams with two players invited to the combine.
Both Boilermakers are projected to be selected in the upcoming NBA Draft on Thursday, June 23, in Brooklyn. Ivey is expected to be selected as Purdue's first lottery pick since Glenn Robinson with No. 1 in 1994, while mock drafts have Williams pegged in the 45-55 range in the second round.
Ivey became the fourth consensus All-American under head coach Matt Painter (JaJuan Johnson, Caleb Swaningan, Carsen Edwards) and is just the second underclassmen (freshman or sophomore; Swanigan) to be named a first-team All-American in any of the four major services in the last 92 years (John Wooden was consensus All-American as a sophomore in 1930).
He was named a first-team honoree by NABC and second-team mentions by the Sporting News, USBWA and Associated Press. A player is considered a consensus All-American if named to all four lists.
Purdue shooting guards (Edwards, Ivey) have been named consensus All-Americans in two of the last four seasons. Purdue is the only school in America with two shooting guards to be named consensus All-Americans in the last four seasons.
Ivey led the Boilermakers to a 29-8 record and a spot in the Sweet 16 for the fourth time in the last five tournaments, averaging 17.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game while also adding 33 steals and 20 blocked shots. He is one of just two players nationally (Duke's Paolo Banchero) with 600 points, 175 rebounds, 100 assists, 30 steals and 20 blocked shots.
He ended the year as one of just four Big Ten players in the last 30 years to have 600 points, 175 rebounds, 100 assists, 30 steals and 20 blocked shots, joining the ranks of Draymond Green, Frank Kaminsky and Evan Turner. He was the only underclassmen to reach those marks in the last 30 years.
He was named a finalist for the Jerry West Award and named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team after averaging 19.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game in Indianapolis in three games.
Ivey has played his best against ranked teams, averaging 19.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists in nine games. He was outstanding in a win over No. 18 North Carolina with 22 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, then added 10 points, seven rebounds and seven assists against No. 5 Villanova.
He then had one of the signature moments of the college basketball season in an 81-78 win over No. 16 Ohio State, hitting a fadeaway 25-footer as the clock expired for the buzzer-beating victory. Three games later, he tallied 26 points with six assists and four rebounds to finish a season sweep of Illinois. He also had 25 points with four assists in a big win over a Rutgers team that had won four straight games against nationally-ranked teams.
Williams had an outstanding career at Purdue, being the only player in Purdue history to score at least 1,400 points with 900 rebounds and 200 assists. He did so while starting fewer than 50 percent of his games, being just one of two power-conference players (Michigan State's Draymond Green) this century to accomplish that.
He finished his Purdue career with 1,410 points, 905 rebounds and 238 assists in just 2,464 minutes played. In the last 30 years, he is the only player to reach those marks in under 2,500 career minutes and just one player (Lipscomb's Ahsan Asadullah) reached those marks in under 3,100 career minutes. He finished 26th on the school's career scoring list and fourth on the career rebounds list. He was one of just three Purdue players to have three seasons of 230 or more rebounds (Joe Barry Carroll, Terry Dischinger).
He was named a third-team All-Big Ten selection this season after being a first-team honoree and honorable mention All-American as a junior. He averaged 12.0 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists, leading Purdue in assists with 112. He and Duke's Paolo Banchero were the only players nationally to have at least 425 points, 275 rebounds and 100 assists on the season.
Williams totaled eight double-doubles this season and 29 for his career, good for seventh on Purdue's career double-doubles list. He tallied at least 10 points in 24 games this season and in 66 for his career. Williams earned four Big Ten Player of the Week accolades, good for the fifth most in Purdue history.