Purdue basketball adds SEC road trip to 2024-25 non-conference schedule

INDIANAPOLIS — Purdue men’s basketball’s 2024-25 non-conference schedule now includes a southern trip to face another NCAA Tournament regular.

The team announced Monday it has finalized an agreement with Auburn for a two-game neutral-site series, including a Dec. 21, 2024, game in Birmingham, Alabama. Auburn will play in the Indy Classic at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Dec. 20, 2025.

The Birmingham game will be played at Legacy Arena, home of the NBA G League Birmingham Squadron.

Purdue men’s basketball will play Auburn in Birmingham, Alabama, on Dec. 21, 2024.

Auburn returns five players who started at least five games last season. That includes center Johni Broome, who averaged 16.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.2 blocks in a Third Team All-American season. Auburn went 27-8 and earned a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Auburn has  played in five of the last six NCAA Tournaments under Bruce Pearl, reaching the Final Four in 2019. Purdue is 2-1 against the Tigers all-time, including a 96-71 victory in the 2016 Cancun Classic.

Purdue’s 2024 non-conference schedule also includes Alabama, Marquette, Texas A&M and a Radey Children’s Invitational field which features BYU, N.C. State and Ole Miss.

This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Purdue basketball adds road trip to SEC’s Auburn to 2024-25 schedule

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Publish date : 2024-07-15 15:41:36

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