Before Braden Smith became Purdue's all-time assists leader this year as a junior and his "Peaky Blinders" beard became the face of the post-Zach Edey Boilermakers, he grew up in the quintessential basketball childhood.

Purdue center Will Berg has entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal. He averaged 1.8 points and 1.3 rebounds per game for the Boilermakers.

A family legacy at Purdue is leaving the program, and it comes fewer than 12 hours after the Boilermakers' heartbreaking loss to Houston in the Sweet 16.

A top-40 recruit in 2024 class, Kanon Catchings signed with Purdue before asking for his release and landed at BYU looking for fast track to the NBA.

Purdue rallied from a 10-point deficit to tie Houston with 35 seconds left. The Cougars had the last laugh to end the Boilermakers' season.

The Cougars were tested and trailed at halftime, but rebounded in the second half with Milos Uzan's starring effort.

No. 1 seed Houston advanced to the Elite Eight on a perfectly executed last-second inbounds play that led to a game-winning layup by Milos Uzan on Friday night, as the Cougars outlasted No. 4 seed Purdue 62-60 in a thrilling cap to the Sweet 16.