In a recent interview with the Field of 68, Purdue coach Matt Painter was asked about the status of All-American and Big Ten Player of the Year Braden Smith.

Braden Smith's junior season proved he wasn't just a statistical product of having Zach Edey as a teammate. Here's seven mind ...

Despite missing National Player of the Year Zach Edey, who previously took his talents to the NBA, Smith helped carry Purdue ...

That Smith ended up in West Lafayette, Ind., is a testament to the stability and consistency of a program that has had two ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Braden Smith almost found another way to make Purdue men's basketball history. The junior point guard was a rebound short of the second triple-double in Boilermaker history on ...

Braden Smith ended the 2024-25 season with 313 assists and has the potential to break college basketball's all-time record as a senior in the 2025-26 campaign. It felt like Braden Smith made ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Purdue point guard Braden Smith is trying to get through the handshake line, trying to get back to the locker room, to his team — his guys — after pulling and tugging and ...

Braden Smith has improved through all three of his seasons at Purdue. He looks like a legitimate NBA prospect as a junior and has a good chance of getting drafted if he declares this summer.

The other finalists are Auburn's Johni Broome, Duke's Cooper Flagg and Florida's Walter Clayton Jr. Smith averages 16 points, 8.5 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 2.2 steals heading into the NCAA ...

Braden Smith could become the Big Ten's all-time assists record-holder, and even challenge the NCAA mark. WEST LAFAYETTE — Braden Smith reached one of Purdue men’s basketball’s longest ...