'Elite of the elite': Purdue basketball's Braden Smith driven by pursuit of perfection
Braden Smith is self-critical, and works relentlessly to gain any edge he can. He's a risk-taker, except when shots aren't ...
Braden Smith Passes Credit to Purdue Teammates During Record-Setting Season
Braden Smith has had a sensational career at Purdue. But he doesn't take all of the credit, saying a lot of his teammates ...
How Braden Smith became a different kind of center of attention for Purdue: ‘He makes us go’
Bruce Parkinson knows good point guard play when he sees it, and from the stands at Westfield High School in the suburbs of ...
Purdue Makes Braden Smith Announcement Amid NCAA Tournament
During his third season with the Boilermakers, Smith became the program's all-time assist leader. Including NCAA Tournament ...
What Purdue's Braden Smith, Trey Kaufman-Renn Said After Win Over High Point
Both Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman-Renn came up big in Purdue's win over High Point on Thursday, combining for 41 points to ...
Coach Matt Painter’s ability to adapt game plans has Purdue returning to Sweet 16
Coach Matt Painter has led Purdue to the Sweet 16 in six of the last eight NCAA Tournaments. He did it with a two-time ...
Purdue Guard Braden Smith Makes More NCAA History During Remarkable Junior Season
Braden Smith continues to be on a tear in the 2024-25 college basketball season. The junior guard made more NCAA history in ...
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'Elite of the elite': Purdue basketball's Braden Smith driven by pursuit of perfection
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — With the NCAA’s all-time assists record potentially in reach next season, Purdue basketball’s Braden Smith cannot casually toss them aside. “Oh yeah — terrible shot ...