Purdue basketball is entering its 21st season under coach “Matt Painter”, coming off an Elite Eight season that saw the departure of longtime starters, according to “The Indianapolis Star”.
C.J. Cox and Daniel Jacobsen return to the squad for the new campaign.
Contributors Omer Mayer, Gicarri Harris, Raleigh Burgess and Jack Benter are also back on the roster.
Caden Pierce enters the program as “Purdue’s only transfer”.
The Boilermakers meet Gonzaga, “Iowa State” and Tennessee in nonconference action.
They also play archrival “Indiana” twice late in the “Big Ten” season.
The team opened its season with a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Series game against the Gonzaga Bulldogs at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.