Purdue junior guard is one of 10 semifinalists for the Naismith National Player of the Year. He was recently named the 2025 Big Ten Player of the Year.

Here are player grades from Purdue’s third consecutive loss: (*denotes Man of the Match) Braden Smith: 6/10 Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Ended up on the ...

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Purdue’s Braden Smith was named the Big Ten player of the year and Michigan State’s Tom Izzo coach of the ...

Braden Smith of Purdue was named the Big Ten player of year on Tuesday, Michigan State’s Tom Izzo the coach of the year and Wisconsin’s John Tonje the newcomer of the ...

Braden Smith was named the 2025 Big Ten Player of the Year, marking the third straight year a Purdue player has won the award ...

Without Zach Edey, would Braden Smith fall ... Joining Smith on the All-Big Ten First Team is teammate Trey Kaufman-Renn, who had a breakout season. Both were selected first-team by both coaches and ...

Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 29 points and Braden Smith added 23 to help No. 20 Purdue beat UCLA 76-66 on Friday night and end a four-game losing streak. Kaufman-Renn shot 11 for 15 from the field and ...

Stephen A. Smith opened First Take with a six-minute, uninterrupted rant to fire back at LeBron James for criticizing the NBA media. As NBA media seems desperate to crown Anthony Edwards as the ...

Smith, though, isn't really focused on individual achievements and accolades. At least not at the moment. The junior guard will enter Friday's game against UCLA with 688 career assists.

Braden Smith enters Purdue's game vs ... “Everything bothers him," assistant coach P.J. Thompson said. “What the media says. What people tweet. What I say. “I'll say something in film.