Purdue guard Braden Smith and forward Trey Kaufman-Renn are among those with the best odds to win the Wooden National Player ...

On Tuesday, a resounding stamp on it came when Smith was named Big Ten Player of the Year. Smith averaged 16.3 points, a league-best 8.8 assists, 4.7 rebounds, 2.3 steals and shot nearly 40% from ...

WEST LAFAYETTE — Braden Smith continued to remind the Big Ten how good he is. Purdue basketball also gave Northwestern a reminder that its foundation is built on defense.. The Boilermakers ...

Braden Smith, Purdue's standout point guard going into his junior year, wasn't offered a scholarship by any program close to the Big Ten level. Zach Edey flew far under the radar of the "elite ...

Smith played every minute of Purdue’s three NCAA Tournament games, averaging 12.3 points. In his sophomore season, he helped lead the team to a 34-5 overall record and a 17-3 mark in Big Ten play.

And currently through 10 games: 48.1%, 49.3%, 45.5%. Last Saturday, Zach Edey was the story, but Braden Smith won Purdue the game. More: Zach Edey's two worlds crossed over for an afternoon in ...

Purdue's Braden Smith has made history all season but might've saved his best for last – this Sweet 16 loss to Houston. And "last" could be literal.

More: Braden Smith's career night passing propels Purdue basketball past Northwestern in OT The ties that bind the two drew another thread on Wednesday night when Smith helped lead second-ranked ...

Purdue Boilermakers guard Braden Smith (3). Matt Krohn-Imagn Images As Purdue highlighted, Smith was the winner of the Bob Cousy Award, given to the top point guard in the country.

Braden Smith has established himself as one of Purdue's best point guards. What do the others think? We asked 10 of Purdue's top PGs to assess Smith.

Smith has seen an increase in his minutes each year he's been at Purdue. As a freshman in 2022-23, he averaged 30.3 minutes per contest. Last season, he was playing an average of 34 minutes per game.

Ginny Smith said one Zoom call with Braden and the Purdue coaches was all it took to win him over. She forced him to sleep on it, but within a couple of days he was committed.