Purdue basketball gets rival Indiana twice. How does rest of Big Ten schedule shake out?
On paper, the Boilermakers' 20-game league schedule for 2025-26 appears to be favorable.
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Purdue faces rival Indiana, as well as Iowa and Wisconsin twice each, once on the road and once at Mackey Arena.
Other Purdue Big Ten home games: Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Oregon, Penn State and Washington.
Other Purdue Big Ten road games: Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Rutgers, UCLA and USC.
Purdue's west coast trip, after traveling to Washington and Oregon last season, will be the double dip in Los Angeles, marking its first appearance at USC's Galen Center and its first game at Pauley Pavilion since 1999 when former Purdue coach Gene Keady faced former Boilermaker assistant Steve Lavin.
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The dates and times for Purdue's Big Ten contests will be finalized at a later date.
Purdue is expected to be one of the favorites to win the conference, returning Big Ten Player of the Year Braden Smith along with seniors Fletcher Loyer and Trey Kaufman-Renn, a first-team all-Big Ten selection in 2025.
Purdue also returns pivotal pieces Gicarri Harris and CJ Cox and gets center Daniel Jacobsen back from a fractured tibia suffered last season. The Boilermakers also add incoming freshmen Omer Mayer and Antione West to package with transfers Oscar Cluff and Liam Murphy.
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In addition to 20 Big Ten games, Purdue's schedule also includes a trip to the Bahamas for the Baha Mar on Nov. 20-21 (field not yet announced). Purdue's known other non-conference games include a trip to Alabama, Auburn in a neutral site game in Indianapolis and home contests with Iowa State, Kent State and Marquette.
Sam King covers sports for the Journal & Courier. Email him at sking@jconline.com and follow him on X and Instagram @samueltking.
Michigan Wolverines guard Tre Donaldson (3) defends Purdue Boilermakers forward Trey Kaufman-Renn (4) Friday, March 14, 2025, during the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
This article originally appeared on Lafayette Journal & Courier: Purdue basketball's Big Ten opponents announced
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