According to Purdue's website, the university adopted the Boilermakers nickname in 1891: "Under accusations of recruiting athletes from boiler shops, the 'Boilermakers' name was adopted for Purdue ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. − Survive and advance, they say. That's a good summarization of Purdue basketball's NCAA Tournament opener. The Boilermakers (23-11) got everything they wanted and more from ...

PROVIDENCE – The secret to Purdue’s opening-round win over High Point wasn’t much of one. It’s hard not to notice Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman-Renn when they’re on the floor and in ...

A couple of other powerhouse programs were in line to compete for the title ahead of the Final Four, but fell short, including the Purdue Boilermakers. Purdue was recently defeated by the ...

In its way is Purdue basketball, a program that knows all too well what it's like to be on the wrong end of a March Madness upset. Last season's run to the NCAA title game was supposed to put ...

Facing thousands of lawsuits over its role in the deadly opioid crisis, Purdue declared bankruptcy in 2019. At the time, Purdue was debt-free and worth more than a billion dollars. But the company ...

Purdue was the runner-up in last year’s NCAA Tournament and the Boilermakers are again in contention to make another run with Big Ten Player of the Year Braden Smith. However, the Boilermakers ...

Purdue has its first player entering the transfer portal, a name many will recognize. It comes shortly after the Boilermakers lost to Houston in the Sweet 16. The transfer portal churns for ...

The Purdue Boilermakers had a solid NCAA Tournament run. They entered as the No. 4 seed in the Midwest Region and defeated No. 13 High Point in the first round and No. 12 McNeese in the second round.

Purdue basketball begins the 2025 NCAA Tournament as a No. 4 seed in the Midwest Regional, playing No. 13 High Point on Thursday, March 20, 2025. The Boilermakers (22-11), national runners-up last ...

When Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, declared bankruptcy in 2019, it had no debt and was worth more than a billion dollars. How is this possible? Well Purdue was facing trillions in claims ...

Purdue is planning to file a report with the Big Ten Conference after racist comments were allegedly made by Illinois fans toward the 13-year-old brother of Boilermakers star Trey Kaufman-Renn on ...