#3 Purdue Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
Purdue Boilermakers
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #3
 
Conference Rank: #1 Big Ten
 
 
2022-23 Record: 29-6, 15-5
2022-23 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Matt Painter
Coach Record: 413-198 at Purdue, 438-203 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Brandon Newman, Guard, 6.0 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.1 apg
David Jenkins Jr., Guard, 3.9 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 0.8 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Zach Edey, Senior, Center, 22.3 ppg, 12.9 rpg, 1.5 apg
Fletcher Loyer, Sophomore, Guard, 11.0 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 2.4 apg
Braden Smith, Sophomore, Guard, 9.7 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 4.4 apg
Mason Gillis, Senior, Forward, 6.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 1.3 apg
Caleb Furst, Junior, Forward, 5.5 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 0.7 apg
Trey Kaufman-Renn, Sophomore, Forward, 4.5 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 0.7 apg
Ethan Morton, Senior, Guard, 3.8 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.4 apg
 
Key New Players:
Will Berg, Freshman, Center
Myles Colvin, Freshman, Guard
Josh Furst, Freshman, Forward
Camden Heide, Freshman, Forward
Lance Jones, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Southern Illinois
Jace Rayl, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.7 (149th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.7 (21, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.7 (103, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.6 (59, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.8 (236, 8)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.2 (281, 11)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.4 (68, 3)
Rebound Margin: 10.8 (1, 1)
Assists Per Game: 15.5 (32, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.1 (49, 9)