Purdue basketball coach Matt Painter wouldn’t want Smith, Loyer, Kaufman-Renn back

Purdue basketball will have a new look in the 2026-27 season: NCAA career assists leader Braden Smith, Boilers career 3-pointers leader Fletcher Loyer and big man Trey Kaufman-Renn are gone after becoming the recruiting class with the most wins in program history.

However, given the recent rounds of NCAA rules changes, lawsuits and injunctions, any or all of them could seek more eligibility. Would coach Matt Painter take him back?

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He says no.

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

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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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E’Twaun Moore drains a 3-point shot over Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger in 2011. More scored 2,136 points from 2007-11.

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Dave Schellhase drives to the basket against South Dakota in a mid-1960s game at Lambert Fieldhouse. Schellhase scored 2,074 points between 1963-66.

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Todd Mitchell, left, and Troy Lewis celebrate a Purdue victory. Lewis scored 2,038 points between 1984-88.

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