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Oscar Cluff Season 2025-26

#45
PositionCENTER
Weight255 lbs
Height6-11
YearSenior
HometownSunshine Coast, Australia
Previous SchoolSouth Dakota State

Career Stats (2026)

2025-26 / AS A SENIOR
• Cluff had an outstanding senior season, starting all 39 games and averaging 10.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 0.9 blocked shots per game.
• His 68.3 field goal percentage ranked second in school history, behind Stephen Scheffler’s 69.8 percent (1990).
• Recorded nine double-doubles and had 21 games of 10 more points.
• Tied a school record with 10 offensive rebounds in a win over No. 7 Nebraska and his 130 offensive rebounds were the ninth most in the country and the fourth most in Big Ten history behind Zach Edey (twice) and Jared Sullinger.
• Was 1-of-2 players nationally to average at least 10.0 PPG and 7.5 RPG and shoot at least 67.0 percent from the field (Navy’s Aidan Kehoe).
• Tied a school record for most points scored on 100 percent shooting efficiency, when he had 22 points in a win over Marquette on 9-of-9 field goals and 4-of-4 free throws. Also went 10-of-11 from the field for 23 points against Penn State.
• Named the MVP of the BahaMar Championship after averaging 13.0 points and 11.0 rebounds while shooting 9-of-11 from the field and 8-of-9 from the free throw line in wins over Memphis and Texas Tech.
• Named to the Big Ten Tournament team after averaging 17.3 points and 10.3 rebounds, including a 21-point performance in the title game vs. Michigan and a 17-point, 14-rebound showing vs. UCLA in the semifinals. Also recorded a double-double (14 points, 10 rebounds) in the Elite 8 game vs. Arizona.
• Had just five games all season where he shot under 50.0 percent from the field and over the last 10 games of the season, averaged 13.0 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and shot 63.5 percent from the field.

PRIOR TO PURDUE
• Committed to Purdue on April 4, and is was ranked as the No. 1 transfer in the country via the On3 rankings and is considered one of the top transfers in America from several other outlets.
• Cluff averaged 17.6 points, 12.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, while shooting 63.4 percent from the field and 77.8 percent from the free throw line for a South Dakota State team that posted a 20-12 record last season and finished the year ranked 136th in KenPom.
• He joins now-teammate Trey Kaufman-Renn as the lone players in America to average at least 17.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists while shooting at least 59.0 percent from the field a year ago.
• His season makes him one of just 10 players in NCAA history to average at least 17 points, 12 rebounds and two assists and shoot at least 60.0 percent from the field, joining Zach Edey, Blake Griffin, Andrew Bogut, Tim Duncan, Hank Gathers, Rick Raivio, Larry Smith, Cedric Maxwell and Bill Walton on the list. He is the only one in the group to shoot at least 77.0 percent from the free throw line.
• While not a high-volume, 3-point shooter, Cluff can step out and make the long ball, going 4-of-6 from deep this past season and is 5-of-7 for his career (one year at Washington State, one year at South Dakota State).
• He was named a first-team All-Summit League honoree and was a member of the Summit League All-Defensive team this past season.
• In 2023-24, he averaged 7.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists at Washington State, shooting 53.8 percent from the field.
• Cluff's best performance of last season came in a win over Denver, scoring 30 points with 19 rebounds and two assists on Jan. 2. He would score over 20 points 13 times, including a 21-point, 15-rebound performance in a loss at Alabama in late December. He recorded 22 double-doubles and narrowly missed out on triple-doubles against St. Thomas (Jan. 8) and South Dakota (Jan. 25).
• According to KenPom, he finished the year fifth in the country in offensive rebound percentage (17.2) and first in defensive rebound percentage (32.4). He was also 33rd in effective field goal percentage (62.6). He finished second in the country in rebounds per game (12.3) and eighth nationally in field goal percentage (.634).

PERSONAL
• Pursuing a master's degree in Sports Management.