With the start of college basketball season slated for late November, we’ll be taking a long look at the conference at large as well as Indiana’s roster over the next month. Today, we preview Purdue.
Purdue’s five-season run as a top tier Big Ten finisher ended last winter as the Boilermakers managed just a 16-15 mark overall and a 9-11 record in league play.
The Boilermakers still finished in the top 25 of the final KenPom ratings, but it was clearly an up-and-down, frustrating season in West Lafayette.
Some dropoff was expected following the departure of Carsen Edwards to the NBA, but Nojel Eastern’s disappointing junior campaign and a lack of playmakers on the perimeter was a major problem for Matt Painter.