Big Ten men’s basketball preview: Purdue Boilermakers

Andrew Nelles-USA TODAY Sports Head coach: Matt Painter (17th season)

2020-21 record: 18-10 (13-6)

Season finish: NCAA tournament round of 64

What comes back

Purdue is returning almost the entire roster that got them fourth place in the conference last season. The two main players the Boilermakers will lean on this season are senior forward Trevion Williams and sophomore guard Jaden Ivey. Williams averaged 15.5 points per game, 9.1 rebounds per game and 2.3 assists per game and Ivey averaged 11.1 points per game and 3.3 rebounds per game.

Williams will be one of the more versatile players in the conference and is a true triple double threat every time he steps on the floor. Jaden Ivey is a star…