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Braden Smith (basketball)

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Braden Smith
No. 3–Purdue Boilermakers
Position Point guard
League Big Ten Conference
Personal information
Born (2003-07-25) July 25, 2003 (age 22)
Russellville, Arkansas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school Westfield (Westfield, Indiana)
College Purdue (2022–present)
Career highlights

Braden Smith (born July 25, 2003) is an American college basketball player for the Purdue Boilermakers of the Big Ten Conference. He is the NCAA Division I men's basketball all-time career assist leader.

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Early life and high school career

Smith was born in Russellville, Arkansas, and moved with his family to Westfield, Indiana, at age four. [1] He attended Westfield High School and made the varsity basketball team as a freshman. Smith was named first-team All-Hoosier Crossroads Conference (HCC) after he averaged 18.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.7 assists, and 1.5 steals per game during his sophomore season. [2] As a junior, he averaged 22.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.4 assists, and 2.7 steals per game and was named high-honorable mention All-State in addition to repeating as a first team All-HCC selection. [3] Smith was named Indiana Mr. Basketball after averaging 18.3 points, six rebounds, six assists, and 1.9 steals while leading Westfield to their first sectional championship. [4] [5] He also missed several weeks due to a foot injury. [6]

Smith was rated a three-star recruit and committed to playing college basketball for Purdue over offers from Appalachian State, Belmont, Montana, North Texas, and Toledo. [7] At the time of his commitment Purdue was his only major-conference offer, but he had recently begun to receive interest from Indiana, Gonzaga, Xavier, Villanova, and Oregon. [8]

College career

Freshman season

Smith entered his freshman season at Purdue as a starter at guard. [9] [10] In his college debut in the season opener against Milwaukee, he scored seven points with four rebounds, four assists and set a freshman record with seven steals in an 84–57 win. [11] [12] Smith was named the Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week after scoring 20 points with three assists and two rebounds in a 75–70 win over Marquette. [13] He started all 35 of the Boilermakers' games and was named to the Big Ten Conference All-Freshman team after averaging 9.7 points, 4.4 assists, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.2 steals per game. [14] Purdue won the 2022–23 Big Ten Conference men's basketball regular season championship (the school's 25th) as well as the 2023 Big Ten men's basketball tournament. [15] [16]

No. 1-seeded Purdue lost to 23.5 point underdog No. 16-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson in its 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament first round game in Columbus, the biggest upset in tournament history. [17] The freshman backcourt of Smith and Fletcher Loyer had 10 turnovers. [18] The backcourt pair of Smith and Loyer each started a school freshman record 35 games and finished the season as Purdue's 2nd highest scoring freshman duo (Loyer 384/Smith 340, 724 total) behind Robbie Hummel and E'Twaun Moore (813, 2008). [19]

Sophomore season

Smith returned as the starting Point Guard in his sophomore season. On March 5, in a win against Illinois, Smith broke the Purdue single season assist record with his 208th assist. [20] The previous record, set by Bruce Parkinson, had stood since 1975.[ citation needed ] Purdue clinched a second consecutive Big Ten regular season Championship with a March 2 victory over Michigan State as Smith contributed 23 points and 9 rebounds. [21] On March 12, Smith was named First Team All-Big Ten. [22] By the end of the season Braden Smith led the nation in total assists and was named an Honorable Mention All-American.[ citation needed ] In the Sweet Sixteen vs Gonzaga, Braden Smith had 14 points and 15 assists in Purdue's victory. Smith's 15 assists were the most by one player in a tournament game in Purdue history as well as in Big Ten history (tied with Mike Smith).[ citation needed ] In the National Championship game, Smith broke the Big Ten single season assist record with his 292nd assist narrowly passing the previous record holder, Cassius Winston, by one assist.[ citation needed ]

Junior season

Smith was a consensus 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American. [23] [24] [25] [26]

Senior season

On his March 7 senior day against Wisconsin Smith and Fletcher Loyer tied the school record for games played by Dakota Mathias (141). [27] [28] After losing 4 of its 6 final regular season games, Purdue won 4 in 4 days to capture the 2026 Big Ten men's basketball tournament with a victory over Michigan on March 15. Smith contributed 14 points, 11 assists and 3 steals in the victory. [29] At the 2026 Big Ten men's basketball tournament, Smith established the Big Ten men's basketball tournament single-game (16), single tournament (46) and career (96) assists record. [30] On March 20, Smith broke the NCAA Division I men's basketball all-time career assist record, previously held for 33 years by Bobby Hurley, against the Queens Royals in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament. [31]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2022–23 Purdue 353530.3.438.376.8684.24.41.2.29.7
2023–24 Purdue 393934.0.441.431.7955.87.51.6.112.0
2024–25 Purdue 363637.0.428.381.8334.58.72.2.215.8
2025–26 Purdue 353534.3.446.365.8173.69.11.8.214.0

Personal life

Both of Smith's parents, Ginny and Dustin, played college basketball at Arkansas Tech University. [32] [33] Ginny Smith currently serves as the assistant athletic director and girls' basketball coach at Westfield High School. [3]

Smith is majoring in Organizational Leadership at Purdue University. [34]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hamilton, Brian (January 18, 2023). "Purdue's Braden Smith was the No. 196 freshman recruit. Now he's the Boilers' floor general". The Athletic . Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Catching up with Braden Smith, Javon Small and Jalen Clark". Indianapolis Star . July 14, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Purdue recruit Braden Smith leads Westfield boys, mom coaches girls". Indianapolis Star . December 28, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Purdue basketball: Indiana Mr. Basketball Braden Smith sits idle with big picture in mind". Journal & Courier . June 11, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  5. ↑ Neddenriep, Kyle (April 2, 2022). "Too small? It only fueled fire within Braden Smith, who is 2022 Indiana Mr. Basketball". Indianapolis Star . Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Westfield star, Purdue recruit Braden Smith to miss at least 3-4 weeks". Indianapolis Star . January 24, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  7. ↑ Carmin, Mike (April 29, 2021). "Purdue basketball recruiting: Westfield guard Braden Smith commits". Journal & Courier . Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Westfield High's Braden Smith commits to play at Purdue". Indianapolis Star . April 29, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  9. ↑ Fezler, D.J. (November 3, 2022). "Quiet Showing for Purdue Freshmen Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer Doesn't Paint Full Picture". SI.com . Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  10. ↑ Bartley, Casey (November 11, 2022). "Braden Smith: The Next Purdue Point Guard". Rivals.com . Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Milwaukee at Purdue: Braden Smith's debut impressive but not a surprise". Journal & Courier . November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Purdue beats Marquette as 2022 Mr. Basketball Braden Smith takes over". Indianapolis Star . November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  13. ↑ Fezler, D.J. (November 21, 2022). "Purdue guard Braden Smith scored 20 points in a 75-70 victory over Marquette last week inside Mackey Arena. His performance pushed the Boilermakers to 3-0 and earned him Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors". SI.com . Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  14. ↑ Sweeney, Kevin (November 2, 2023). "Purdue Men's Basketball Is Ready for Redemption". SI.com . Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Purdue Wins 2023 Big Ten Men's Basketball Championship". BigTen.org. March 12, 2023. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Purdue Clinches Share of Big Ten Men's Basketball Title". BigTen.org. February 26, 2023. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  17. ↑ Patterson, Chip (March 17, 2023). "Why 16-seed Fairleigh Dickinson over 1-seed Purdue is the biggest upset in NCAA Tournament history". CBS Sports . Archived from the original on March 18, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  18. ↑ Lopresti, Mike (March 17, 2023). "How FDU gave Purdue another New Jersey nightmare — and more March heartbreak". NCAA.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Purdue Boilermakers: 2022–23 Boilerball Game Notes: Game 35 // Fairleigh Dickinson Or Texas Southern // NCAA Tournament First Round // March 17, 2023" (PDF). Purdue Boilermakers. March 14, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 18, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  20. ↑ Rudolph, Justin (March 5, 2024). "Purdue guard Braden Smith sets program record for most assists in a season vs Illinois". on3. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  21. ↑ "Edey leads No. 2 Purdue past Michigan State 80-74 to clinch share of 2nd straight Big Ten title". ESPN. Associated Press. March 2, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
  22. ↑ "Big Ten Announces 2024 Men's Basketball Postseason Honors". Big Ten Conference . March 12, 2024. Archived from the original on March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  23. ↑ "Associated Press All-America Team". AP News. March 18, 2025.
  24. ↑ "USBWA unveils 2024-25 Men's All-America Team". United States Basketball Writers Association (Press release). March 19, 2025. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  25. ↑ "NABC Division I All-America Teams Announced". National Association of Basketball Coaches (Press release). March 19, 2025. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  26. ↑ DeCourcy, Mike (March 12, 2025). "The Sporting News 2024-25 College Basketball All-America Team". The Sporting News . Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  27. ↑ Schutte, Dustin (March 7, 2026). "Fletcher Loyer Makes Purdue History in Final Game at Mackey Arena". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  28. ↑ "Wisconsin Spoils #15 Purdue Senior Day, 97-93". Purdue Boilermakers. March 7, 2026. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  29. ↑ "Cluff and Kaufman-Renn power No. 18 Purdue past No. 3 Michigan 80-72 in Big Ten final". ESPN. Associated Press. March 15, 2026. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  30. ↑ Dochterman, Scott (March 15, 2026). "Braden Smith, Purdue cap brilliant run through Big Ten tourney with upset of Michigan". The Athletic . The New York Times . Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  31. ↑ "Purdue's Smith sets Division I career assists record in rout of Queens University in NCAA Tournament". ESPN. Associated Press. March 20, 2026. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  32. ↑ "IHSAA basketball: Westfield player excels despite small stature". Indianapolis Star . June 27, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  33. ↑ Ambrogi, Mark (May 26, 2021). "Smith making impact on Westfield High School basketball program". YouAreCurrent.com. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  34. ↑ "Braden Smith - Men's Basketball". Purdue Boilermakers. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
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