- December 23, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue basketball has earned an 11-1 record through its first 12 games of the season. The team reached the No. 1 ranking in the nation for the first time in program history only to fall to Rutgers on the road.
The Boilermakers have traveled to Connecticut, then to Brooklyn before returning to Indiana just in the last two weeks of play. And after cruising to a 79-59 win over Incarnate Word on Monday at Mackey Arena, Purdue gets a well-deserved break for the holidays.
However, “when we get back, it’s business,” sophomore guard Jaden Ivey said.
With just one nonconference game left before Big Ten play, the team understands where it needs to improve when it returns to West Lafayette. Purdue is on a four-day break and will have three practices before playing a home matchup with Nicholls State on Dec. 29.
But the players won’t just sit around on the couch. They’ll be in the gym, putting up shots and following their individual…
