Big East coach hints at scheduling series with Purdue basketball. What we know

Purdue men’s basketball has another upper-tier nonconference series in the works,

Villanova coach Kevin Willard said on the “Inside College Basketball Now” podcast the Wildcats are working on scheduling a home-and-home series with the Boilermakers to begin in 2027. IndyStar confirmed the programs have discussed scheduling each other.

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Willard did not specify whether Villanova’s home game would be played on campus at Finneran Pavilion, or in downtown Philadelphia at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Purdue has looked for semi-neutral return agreements as part of the Indy Classic, including a recent series against Auburn.

Purdue is already scheduled to play Tennessee in Knoxville on Dec. 11, 2027. It traditionally plays two or three power conference or high-major opponents in addition to two or three games in a multi-team event around Thanksgiving. This coming season, for instance, it plays Gonzaga on a neutral court, at Iowa State to conclude a home-and-home agreement, and at home against the Volunteers to begin one.

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(From left): Joe Barry Carroll, Zach Edey, Braden Smith of Purdue basketball

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Purdue center Zach Edey (15) in 2022. Edey scored 2,516 points from 2020-24.

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Rick Mount scored 2,323 points between 1967-70.

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Joe Barry Carroll scores against Duke in the regional finals of the 1980 NCAA tournament at Lexington, Ky. Carroll scored 2,175 points from 1976-80.

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