At No. 2 are the Purdue Boilermakers, who are projected to return the conference's Player of the Year, Braden Smith. Smith averaged 15.8 points and 8.7 assists per game. Former Michigan State ...

Half of those are Purdue players. The latest coup for Matt Painter and his staff came Monday: Braden Smith, the star guard ...

Braden Smith set records during his sophomore season ... 125 rebounds and 60 steals in a season three times in Big Ten history. Magic Johnson did it for Michigan State in 1978-79. Smith did it twice ...

Braden Smith had a banner season for Purdue basketball ... Magic Johnson did it for Michigan State in 1978-79. Smith is the only player in college basketball history with at least 500 points ...

The first? Michigan State's Magic Johnson. This season Smith reached those numbers again. He’s done it twice. The rest of the Big Ten, forever, has done it once. Who can Braden Smith guard?

L.J. Cryer is a scorer. And Braden Smith made him disappear. Smith does this a lot. Last year he became the second player in Big Ten history with 450 points, 250 assists, 125 rebounds and 60 steals in ...

Braden Smith set records during his sophomore season ... Magic Johnson did it for Michigan State in 1978-79. Smith did it twice and is the only player in college basketball history with at ...