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Purdue · 2026-27 preview

Purdue basketball preview 2026-27: roster, transfers and schedule

Purdue returns 42% of last season's minutes, and adds the No. 7 recruiting class.

Last season it ranked No. 8 in adjusted net rating (No. 2 on offense, No. 37 on defense). The biggest loss is Braden Smith, 14.3 points a game, gone to the NBA draft at No. 38. The schedule has 32 games, ten against last season's adjusted top 25.

42%
of last season's minutes return
0
transfers in, 0 out
No. 7
recruiting class, 5 freshmen
No. 8
adjusted net rating, 2025-26

2026-27 roster

Pos
Ht
Big Ten previewsMinutes back
Michigan36%Illinois57%Michigan State60%Nebraska40%Iowa56%
PPG
RPG
APG
MPG
Hometown
0
C.J. Cox
Back
G
6-3
8.5
2.8
1.3
24.4
Lexington, MA
24
Gicarri Harris
Back
G
6-3
4.6
1.6
0.8
15.8
Atlanta, GA
14
Jack Benter
Back
G
6-6
4.4
2.6
0.8
14.7
Brownstown, IN
17
Omer Mayer
Back
G
6-4
5.5
1.1
1.2
14.3
Tel Aviv, ISR
12
Daniel Jacobsen
Back
C
7-4
5.5
3.0
0.3
12.9
Chicago, IL
5
Liam Murphy
Back
F
6-8
2.3
0.9
0.3
7.3
Staten Island, NY
32
Jace Rayl
Back
G
5-11
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
Kokomo, IN
9
Jack Lusk
Back
G
6-4
0.0
0.3
0.0
2.0
Elkhorn, NE
1
Antione West Jr
New
G
6-3
Toledo, OH
34
Raleigh Burgess
New
F
6-11
Cincinnati, OH
7
Sam King
New
F
6-9
Columbus, IN

PPG to MPG are last season’s numbers, wherever he played: a transfer’s line is from his old school. Freshmen have none yet.

Who left

Where
PPG
MPG
Braden SmithNBA draft, No. 38, Bulls
NBA draft, No. 38, Bulls
14.3
34.5
Fletcher LoyerGraduated or left
Graduated or left
14.1
29.3
Trey Kaufman-RennNBA draft, No. 59, Timberwolves
NBA draft, No. 59, Timberwolves
14.2
28.2
Oscar CluffGraduated or left
Graduated or left
10.6
24.7

The players who left played 58% of last season’s minutes. Also gone, under 5 minutes a game: Aaron Fine.

Adjusted net rating, last three seasons

2023-24
+30.7 No. 3
2024-25
+24.3 No. 14
2025-26
+32.8 No. 8

Points per 100 possessions better than an average Division I team. Last season: offense 132.9 (No. 2), defense 100.0 (No. 37).

2026-27 schedule

November to January
Rank
Nov 2
vs Gonzaga neutral
9
Nov 6
vs Valparaiso
163
Nov 9
vs Illinois State
89
Nov 13
vs Ohio
222
Nov 17
vs Lipscomb
203
Nov 20
vs Oakland
166
Nov 24
vs DePaul neutral
101
Nov 26
vs Oklahoma neutral
45
Dec 1
vs Iowa
21
Dec 6
at Iowa State
7
Dec 8
at Wisconsin
25
Dec 11
vs Tennessee
14
Dec 19
vs Colorado neutral
84
Dec 21
vs California Baptist
106
Dec 30
vs USC
82
Jan 2
vs Rutgers
139
January to March
Rank
Jan 5
at Illinois
4
Jan 8
at Michigan
1
Jan 12
vs Ohio State
27
Jan 17
at Minnesota
77

Rank is each opponent’s adjusted net rank last season; gold marks a top-25 opponent. 32 games, 20 in the Big Ten. Tip times are set closer to each game.

Questions

Who is back for Purdue in 2026-27?

8 players who played for Purdue last season: C.J. Cox, Gicarri Harris, Jack Benter, Omer Mayer, Daniel Jacobsen, Liam Murphy, Jace Rayl, Jack Lusk. They played 42% of its minutes.

Who did Purdue add for 2026-27?

No transfers or ranked freshmen yet.

Purdue schedule, scores and newsAll 358 teams, sortableTransfer portal tracker
Jan 20
at Penn State
137
Jan 23
vs Maryland
131
Jan 26
vs Nebraska
13
Jan 30
at Michigan State
11
Feb 3
at Rutgers
139
Feb 6
vs Northwestern
60
Feb 12
vs Illinois
4
Feb 16
at Indiana
36
Feb 21
vs UCLA
31
Feb 24
at Oregon
99
Feb 27
at Washington
52
Mar 5
vs Indiana
36