A Look Back at Purdue Basketball: Fletcher Loyer

2025-2026 Season Stats:
39 Games (39 Starts)
548 points (14.1)
91 rebounds (2.3)
80 assists (2.1)
28 steals (.7)
2 blocks (.1)
39 turnovers (1.0)
45% FG% (166/369)
43.2% 3pt% (112/259)
87.4% FT% (104/119)
* Bold Indicates Career High

2025-2026 Season Awards / Honors:
1st in B1G 3pt%
3rd in B1G 3pt Attempts
3rd in B1G 3pt Made (13th NCAA)
149 Career Games Played (Purdue record)
309 Career 3pt Made (Purdue record)
One of four players in Big Ten history to score at least 1,800 points, dish out 300 assists, make 300 free throws and 300, 3-pointers in a four-year career (Shawn Respert, Talor Battle, Joe Crispin)
Julius Erving Award Watch List 
Baha Mar Championship All-Tournament Team
NABC Second-Team All-Great Lakes District

Season Retrospective:

When the final buzzer sounded on Fletcher Loyer’s senior campaign, it wasn’t just the end of a season. It was the conclusion of one of the most statistically consistent careers in the history of Purdue basketball. Entering his final year under Matt Painter, Loyer carried the burden of being a veteran leader for a squad navigating a transition from the Zach Edey era. He didn’t just meet those expectations, he shattered them by providing a masterclass in efficiency and perimeter shooting that rewrote the Boilermaker record books. From his record-setting streak of multiple three-pointers to his historical scoring benchmarks, Loyer’s 2025-26 season was a fitting curtain call for a player who has been become a staple in West Lafayette since he first stepped foot on campus.

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The tone for his senior season was set early in November during a non-conference matchup against Evansville. In a performance that set the tone for his season, Loyer dropped a career-high 30 points while torching the nets with seven three pointers made. It is a perfect example of the poised nature of his play and a harbinger of things to come, proving that when Loyer was aggressive, Purdue was nearly impossible to stop.

Perhaps the most critical moment of the regular…

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Publish date : 2026-04-16 03:15:00

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