Purdue basketball fans in Fort Wayne will have a short drive to catch an early glimpse of the 2026-27 purdue">Boilermakers.
Purdue will play at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum on Oct. 22 in an exhibition game against the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons.
It’s the third exhibition contest for the Boilermakers, who’ll play their lone home exhibition game against Ball State on Oct. 18. Purdue plays Connecticut at a yet to be determined site on Oct. 27.
Fort Wayne has been a Purdue recruiting hot bed in recent years, most recently with Fletcher Loyer and, before that, players such as Caleb Furst, Grady Eifert, Caleb Swanigan and Rapheal Davis who all helped the Boilermakers to prominence in the past decade.
Purdue Fort Wayne went 17-15 last season, but lost its top returning player when Corey Hadnot transferred to Houston. The three exhibition games give Purdue several chances to see a new look roster that, despite returning 10 players, lost four starters from an Elite Eight team.
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Times and TV TBA
Oct. 18: BALL STATE (exhibition)
Oct. 22: at Purdue Fort Wayne (exhibition)
Oct. 27: at Connecticut (exhibition)
Nov. 2: vs. Gonzaga in Las Vegas
Nov. 6: vs. Valparaiso
Nov. 9: vs. Illinois State
Nov. 13: vs. Ohio
Nov. 17: vs. Lipscomb
Nov. 20: vs. Oakland
Nov. 24: vs. DePaul in Fort Myers Tip-Off
Nov. 26: vs. Oklahoma in Fort Myers Tip-Off
Dec. 5: at Iowa State
Dec. 11: vs. Tennessee
Dec. 19: vs. TBA in Indy Classic at Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Dec. 21: vs. Cal Baptist
Sam King covers sports for the Journal & Courier. Email him at sking@jconline.com and follow him on X and Instagram @samueltking.
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