WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – One of the first pieces of Purdue's 2024-25 men's basketball schedule was revealed today as the Indy Sports Corporation announced that Purdue will face Texas A&M in the third annual Indy Classic at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
The game will be played Dec. 14, at a time and television network to be announced at a later date.
This marks the third rendition of the Indy Classic as Purdue defeated Davidson 69-60 in the 2022 event, then the No. 3-ranked Boilermakers toppled No. 1-ranked Arizona 92-84 in last year's event.
This will mark the fifth meeting all-time between the two schools with Purdue holding a 3-1 advantage. The last meeting came in the 2010 NCAA Tournament second-round game, where Purdue defeated the Aggies 63-61 in overtime on a late Chris Kramer lay-up.
The other meetings came in Dec. 2001 (Texas A&M, 71-64), March 1982 (Purdue, 86-68) and Dec. 1941 (Purdue, 55-31).
The Aggies are coming a 21-15 season with a berth in the NCAA Tournament second round, falling in overtime to top-seeded Houston in the round of 32. Texas A&M was 15-13 entering the month of March, but won five straight games including a trip to the SEC Tournament semifinals and then posted a 98-83 win over Nebraska in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Meanwhile, the Boilermakers are coming off a spot in the National Championship game and a 34-5 record. Three starters are scheduled to return in addition to three other players that played at least 31 games this past season. Head coach Matt Painter also welcomes a six-member recruiting class that is ranked in the top 10 nationally.
The other piece of the schedule that has been announced is the Boilermakers' appearance in the Rady Children's Hospital Invitational that features Arkansas, Notre Dame and BYU. Two of the four teams in that tournament will be breaking in new head coaches (Arkansas – John Calipari; BYU – TBA).
The game will be played Dec. 14, at a time and television network to be announced at a later date.
This marks the third rendition of the Indy Classic as Purdue defeated Davidson 69-60 in the 2022 event, then the No. 3-ranked Boilermakers toppled No. 1-ranked Arizona 92-84 in last year's event.
This will mark the fifth meeting all-time between the two schools with Purdue holding a 3-1 advantage. The last meeting came in the 2010 NCAA Tournament second-round game, where Purdue defeated the Aggies 63-61 in overtime on a late Chris Kramer lay-up.
The other meetings came in Dec. 2001 (Texas A&M, 71-64), March 1982 (Purdue, 86-68) and Dec. 1941 (Purdue, 55-31).
The Aggies are coming a 21-15 season with a berth in the NCAA Tournament second round, falling in overtime to top-seeded Houston in the round of 32. Texas A&M was 15-13 entering the month of March, but won five straight games including a trip to the SEC Tournament semifinals and then posted a 98-83 win over Nebraska in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Meanwhile, the Boilermakers are coming off a spot in the National Championship game and a 34-5 record. Three starters are scheduled to return in addition to three other players that played at least 31 games this past season. Head coach Matt Painter also welcomes a six-member recruiting class that is ranked in the top 10 nationally.
The other piece of the schedule that has been announced is the Boilermakers' appearance in the Rady Children's Hospital Invitational that features Arkansas, Notre Dame and BYU. Two of the four teams in that tournament will be breaking in new head coaches (Arkansas – John Calipari; BYU – TBA).