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Braden Smith's Current, Former Teammates Respond to Announcement of Return to Purdue
Current and former teammates of Braden Smith reacted to the news on Monday that he will be returning to Purdue for the ...
Braden Smith Announces Return to Purdue for 2025-26 Season
Braden Smith is running it back. The Purdue guard announced via social media on Monday that he will return to West Lafayette ...
Purdue basketball's Braden Smith to return for senior year: 'There's still more to prove'
In an Instagram post, Smith said he is "running it back one last time" with the Boilermakers. The Westfield grad, last season ...
Big Ten Sends Message to Purdue's Braden Smith After Major Career Decision
The Purdue Boilermakers were led by All-American guard Braden Smith this past season, as the program made another run in the ...
Braden Smith Will Return to Purdue for Senior Season, Made 2025 MCBB All-American Team
The 2025-26 outlook for the Purdue men's basketball team got a lot better Monday. That is because guard Braden Smith revealed he will return for his senior season after leading the Boilermakers during ...
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Colts’ Braden Smith contemplated ‘putting a bullet through my brain’ during harrowing pursuit of perfection in faith-based OCD battle
Braden Smith has been fighting demons well beyond the football field. The Colts right tackle revealed that his obsessive compulsive disorder, combined with religious scrupulosity, forced him to ...
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Purdue's Braden Smith Makes Major Announcement After NCAA Tournament
Braden Smith and the Purdue Boilermakers made some noise in the NCAA Tournament during his All-American season. Smith led Purdue to the Sweet 16, defeating High Point and McNeese State.
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Braden Smith dealt with severe OCD in 2024
In December, the Colts placed right tackle Braden Smith on the non-football illness list. There was no mention of the nature of the illness. Smith has now gone public with his condition. Joel A.
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Doyel: Braden Smith gave Houston problems. It honored the Purdue basketball star's greatness
Houston's game plan Friday night was a gamble: Gang up on Purdue point guard Braden Smith and hope to keep him from winning this Sweet 16 game. Houston very nearly lost that bet. Smith ...
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What Braden Smith's decision to return to Purdue means for the Boilermakers
Purdue will once again have a national player of the year front-runner and the best returning guard in the sport as Braden Smith announced that he will be back for his senior season. The winner ...
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Colts OT Braden Smith reveals battle with OCD, which included contemplating suicide
In the second half of last season, the Indianapolis Colts placed veteran offensive tackle Braden Smith on the reserve/non-football illness list due to what was described as a personal matter.
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Purdue basketball's Braden Smith to return for senior year: 'There's still more to prove'
Braden Smith averagd 15.8 points, 8.7 assists and 2.2 steals for Purdue's Sweet 16 team. Smith was voted Big Ten Player of the Year and won the Bob Cousy Award as the nation's top point guard.