WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue and Connecticut men’s basketball programs have announced that the two squads will face off in an exhibition game next season on Oct. 27.
The site of the contest will be determined by Connecticut athletic department officials.
It will mark the first time the two teams have faced each other since the 2024 National Championship game in Glendale, Arizona, won by Connecticut.
Purdue is 0-3 in exhibition games against collegiate teams over the last three seasons, falling to No. 14 Arkansas in 2023, No. 15 Creighton in 2024, and No. 9 Kentucky in 2025. All three of the games have been on the road.
Over the last four years, the two teams are two of the four-winningest programs in the country with UConn ranking second (126 wins) and Purdue fourth (117 wins).
Both teams are ranked in the way-too-early top-25 polls with UConn residing in the top 10 and the Boilermakers in the top 20.
Site, television and ticket information will be announced at a later date.