Replacing the 7-foot-4 Edey might be impossible, but Painter also must fill holes left by Mason Gillis, Lance Jones and Ethan Morton.
Purdue coach Matt Painter finally ended the school's 24-year Final Four drought before losing in the national championship and bidding adieu to two-time national player of the year Zach Edey . Starting guards Braden Smith and Flecther Loyer are back, as is starting forward Trey Kaufman-Renn, and the two-time defending Big Ten champs are again the league favorite with No. 14 preseason ranking. Their style could shift to small ball, depending on the expected emergence of guard Myles Colvin.
Facts and figuresPurdue was the last team to win three outright Big Ten regular-season crowns, from 1994-96. ... The Boilermakers have won a league-best 59 Big Ten games since 2020-21. ... The Feb. 28 matchup against UCLA will pit the late John Wooden's alma mater against the school he led to 10 national championships. ... Painter also has 7-2 center Will Berg and a set of brothers, Josh and Caleb Furst, on the roster.
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