INDIANAPOLIS -- Purdue star guard Braden Smith's parents both played college basketball at Arkansas Tech, meeting for the first time in the training room. Ginny and Dustin Smith spent countless ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Purdue point guard Braden Smith is trying to get through the handshake line, trying to get back to the locker room, to his team — his guys — after pulling and tugging and ...

Braden Smith dished out his 300th assist of the season in Friday's Sweet 16 game against Houston, becoming just the fourth player in college basketball history to do. INDIANAPOLIS — Braden Smith ...

Houston's game plan Friday night was to gang up on Purdue point guard Braden Smith and keep him from winning this Sweet 16 game – and Houston very nearly lost that bet. Smith, who has compiled ...

Braden Smith ended the 2024-25 season with 313 assists and has the potential to break college basketball's all-time record as a senior in the 2025-26 campaign. It felt like Braden Smith made ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Braden Smith grew up in a basketball family. His parents both played in college and went on to coach ...

After securing double-digit wins in each of the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, Braden Smith and No. 4 seed Purdue Boilermakers faced their toughest challenge yet. On Friday night, Smith ...

Purdue Boilermakers guard Braden Smith (3) reacts after the game against the Houston Cougars during a Midwest Regional semifinal of the 2025 NCAA tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium. Photo: Imagn ...

Houston coach Kelvin Sampson seemed rested and ready to talk about anything. Nobody asked, but he made a point to mention Purdue's Braden Smith. Braden Smith, as he so often does, controlled ...