No. 2 Purdue basketball vs. Samford: What you should know about the season opener
No. 2 Purdue men's basketball (USA TODAY) opens the 2023-24 season against Samford.
The Boilermakers' story entering the season is well-known. They have excelled in recent regular seasons but have found trouble in the NCAA tournament. Purdue became the second No. 1 seed to lose to a No. 16 last season when falling to Fairleigh Dickinson in the first round.
The vast majority of the Purdue roster returns, including 7-4 center and 2022-23 National Player of the Year Zach Edey. Also back are regular rotation players Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer, Mason Gillis, Caleb Furst, Trey Kaufman-Renn and Ethan Morton. Fans want to know how newcomers Lance Jones (transfer), Cam Heide (redshirt freshman), Will Berg (redshirt freshman) and Myles Colvin (freshman) blend in. Coach Matt Painter is entering his 19th season.
The Bulldogs from Homewood, Alabama, are coming off a 21-11 season in which they finished tied for the Southern Conference regular-season championship. Starters Jermaine Marshall (6-6, 13.3 ppg, 6.5 rpg) and A.J. Staton-McCray (6-5, 8.2 ppg, 4.1 rpg) are back for coach Bucky McMillan.
Purdue basketball start time
6:30 p.m. ET Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana.
What channel is Purdue basketball on?
TV: BTN
Radio: Purdue Sports Network (96.5 FM in Lafayette, 1260 AM in Indianapolis)
Streaming: SiriusXM Channels 195 and 957, the Varsity Network, ESPN+, Fubo, Paramount+, Sling
Purdue vs. Samford odds
via BetMGM
Favorite: Purdue by 19.5 points
Over/under: 144.5 total points
Samford is ready for opening tip against Zach Edey
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Purdue basketball schedule
Day, date | location, opponent | time, TV/result |
Oct. 28, Saturday | at Arkansas (exhibition) | |
Nov. 1, Wednesday | vs. Grace (exhibition) | |
Nov. 6, Monday | vs. Samford | 6:30 p.m., BTN |
Nov. 10, Friday | vs. Morehead State | 7 p.m., B1G+ app |
Nov. 13, Monday | vs. Xavier | 8:30 p.m., FS1 |
Nov. 20, Monday | vs. Gonzaga in Hawaii | 5 p.m., ESPN2 |
Nov. 21, Tuesday | vs. Tennessee or Syracuse in Hawaii | 2:30 or 8 p.m., TBA |
Nov. 22, Wednesday | vs. TBA in Hawaii | TBA, TBA |
Nov. 28, Tuesday | vs. Texas Southern | 8:30 p.m., BTN |
Dec. 1, Friday | at Northwestern | 9 p.m., BTN |
Dec. 4, Monday | vs. Iowa | 7 p.m., BTN |
Dec. 9, Saturday | vs. Alabama in Toronto | 1:30 p.m., Fox |
Dec. 16, Saturday | vs. Arizona in Indianapolis | 4:30 p.m., Peacock |
Dec. 21, Thursday | vs. Jacksonville | 6:30 p.m., BTN |
Dec. 29, Friday | vs. Eastern Kentucky | 5 or 7 p.m., BTN |
Jan. 2, Tuesday | at Maryland | 7 p.m., Peacock |
Jan. 5, Friday | vs. Illinois | 8:30 p.m., FS1 |
Jan. 9, Tuesday | at Nebraska | 9 p.m., Peacock |
Jan. 13, Saturday | vs. Penn State | 2:15 p.m., BTN |
Jan. 16, Tuesday | at Indiana | 7 p.m., Peacock |
Jan. 20, Saturday | at Iowa | 2 p.m., FS1 |
Jan. 23, Tuesday | vs. Michigan | 9 p.m., Peacock |
Jan. 28, Sunday | at Rutgers | 1 p.m., Fox |
Jan. 31, Wednesday | vs. Northwestern | 6:30 p.m., BTN |
Feb. 4, Sunday | at Wisconsin | 1 p.m., CBS |
Feb. 10, Saturday | vs. Indiana | 8 p.m., Fox |
Feb. 15, Thursday | vs. Minnesota | 8:30 p.m., BTN |
Feb. 18, Sunday | at Ohio State | 1 p.m., CBS |
Feb. 22, Thursday | vs. Rutgers | 7 p.m., FS1 |
Feb. 25, Sunday | at Michigan | 2 p.m., CBS |
March 2, Saturday | vs. Michigan State | 8 p.m., Fox |
March 5, Tuesday | at Illinois | 7 p.m., Peacock |
March 10, Sunday, | vs. Wisconsin, | 12:30 p.m., Fox |
March 13-17 | Big Ten tournament in Minneapolis |
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