Purdue coach Matt Painter had an epic quote comparing player development and the transfer portal to marriage, drawing a big laugh from the media.

After the regular season concluded for Purdue on Friday night, coach Matt Painter made his argument for Braden Smith as Big ...

With three assists Friday vs. UCLA, Braden Smith will become Purdue's all-time assists leader. He and Matt Painter needed ...

Braden Smith brushed preseason player of the year aside in October, saying he wantred the postseason honor. He got it, but ...

Braden Smith has a bright future at the next level, according to his coach Matt Painter after a near-triple-double outing ...

For the first time in Big Ten history, players from the same team have been named Big Ten Player of the Year three seasons in ...

After the game, Purdue coach Matt Painter was asked about Smith's chances of winning the Big Ten Player of the Year award, an honor that his former teammate, Zach Edey, won in back-to-back seasons.

Painter knew Smith — already one of the state’s best ... On a good day.” Pro Boilers: Zach Edey left Purdue as one kind of big man. With the Grizzlies, he's becoming another.

As Matt Painter said: "Caleb Furst is 22 ... Auburn’s Johni Broome — but there’s another word that will apply to Smith, as it ...

Pro Boilers: Zach ... Smith and Kaufman-Renn eventually their two-man game until one of them was open enough to shoot. How’d that work out for Purdue? Afterward, Purdue coach Matt Painter ...