That's what junior Braden Smith offers Purdue basketball, according former Indiana coach Tom Crean, who joined 107.5 The Fan on Thursday morning. Smith reminds Crean of a former Hoosier he coached ...

No. 15 Purdue at No. 14 Oregon, 3 p.m., Saturday; TV: NBC SEATTLE – Braden Smith emerged from the Purdue basketball locker room at Washington’s Alaska Airlines Arena and walked directly into a ...

WEST LAFAYETTE — Braden Smith continued to remind the Big Ten how good he is. Purdue basketball also gave Northwestern a reminder that its foundation is built on defense. The Boilermakers ...

WEST LAFAYETTE − Braden Smith has spent three seasons racking up accolades during his Purdue basketball career. Now the junior point guard has another. Big Ten Player of the Week. Smith earned ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Braden Smith had 22 points and seven assists to lead No. 20 Purdue to a 79-61 rout of Northwestern on Sunday. Smith, who scored 17 of his points in the first half ...

There's a level of determination, a level of awareness and basketball IQ that's enormous," Crean said of Smith. "But there's a level of skill that continues to increase, and he keeps adding to his ...

When junior guard Braden Smith is in attack mode ... His ability to shoot the basketball and pass the basketball is very unique." Smith's all-around brilliance is why Purdue has designs on ...

Braden Smith has added another major accomplishment to his impressive career at Purdue. On Sunday, the junior guard surpassed Brian Walker on the program's all-time assist leaderboard and now is ...