Last year was somewhat of a down year for Matt Painter’s Purdue team on the heels of three straight years reaching the No. 1 ...

2021: Caleb Furst, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian 2022: Braden Smith, Westfield 2023: Markus Burton, Penn 2024: Flory Bidunga, Kokomo 2025: Braylon Mullins, Greenfield-Central ...

Caleb Furst had a career-high 15 points, snapping a mark previously set in his third career game back in 2021. He also had a career-best four steals.

Gratitude was at the top of Furst’s mind after his final game in gold and black, a 62-60 loss to No. 1 seed Houston at Lucas Oil Stadium on Friday night. “I love all these guys,” he said.

Two weeks later, Furst had career-highs of 15 points and four steals to help the Boilermakers rally from a double-digit deficit at Washington. And Purdue’s defense was vastly improved, the ...

Purdue Boilermakers forward Caleb Furst (1) looks to pass Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, during the NCAA men’s basketball game against the Wisconsin Badgers at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind.

Four times in that stretch, Furst has grabbed multiple steals. He had four in an important road win over Washington on Jan. 15 and two more in a blowout victory over then-No. 21 Michigan.

Caleb Furst dunked and Kaufman-Renn followed with a basket. After Furst scored again, Camden Heidi made a 3-pointer to put the Boilermakers up 39-33 with 13:29 left to play.

Furst had another outstanding performance on Wednesday night, scoring 15 points, grabbing four rebounds, recording four steals and blocking a shot in No. 17 Purdue's 69-58 victory over Washington.