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The Drum Beat Purdue Basketball By Shawn Martin ExcelHSports Purdue always presents significant challenges for opponents with a trio of “problems” to try and keep in check to have a chance to knock off one of the best teams in [More]

The Drum Beat Shawn Martin ExcelHSports The Purdue Women’s Basketball team came into Thursday night’s B1G matchup with Iowa riding a five-game winning streak – Purdue won seven games all of last season. That streak ended abruptly to the Hawkeyes, [More]

The Drumbeat Purdue Basketball Shawn Martin ExcelHSports   Purdue sophomore sensation Jaden Ivey and Wisconsin sophomore Johnny Davis were teammates last Summer (along with Purdue freshman Caleb Furst) on USA Basketball’s Under 19 team that won a Gold Medal at [More]

Crossroads Classic Shawn Martin ExcelHSports Columnist      The final edition of the popular annual Crossroads Classic basketball event in Indianapolis commenced Saturday afternoon December 18th in Gainbridge Fieldhouse pairing Purdue and Butler, followed by IU and Notre Dame in [More]

Ball State signs 16 on National Signing Day Cardinals inked players from seven different states in 2022 class MUNCIE, Ind. – Ball State has announced the addition of 16 future Cardinals in the class of 2022 on National Signing Day. “I’m [More]

Mallory, Sycamores ink 18 to the #ForestCrew22 #NSD22 early signing class   TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State head football coach Curt Mallory announced the early #ForestCrew22 signing class on Wednesday afternoon as the Sycamores welcomed 18 players to the Sycamores [More]

All posts are credit sourced to the Universities listed WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue football inked 19 players Wednesday, Dec. 15, during National Signing Day. It was the first of a three-day early signing period, and coach Jeff Brohm said [More]

Penn State to Face No. 21 Arkansas in Outback Bowl Credit Source: Penn State University Athletics Nittany Lions and Razorbacks will face off on New Year’s Day on ESPN2 at Noon UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State returns to the [More]

BOILERMAKERS FALL TO No. 18/20 OHIO STATE IN BIG TEN OPENER Purdue shot a season-low 29.6% in the loss. Credit Source: Purdue University Athletics WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women’s basketball team dropped its Big Ten Conference opener Sunday to [More]

Initial rankings were released July 19th, 2021 Rank    University                    Record   Previous 1.             Alabama                          [More]

Number One!, Number One!, Number One! by: Shawn Martin/Excel H Sports   The Drum Beat Purdue Basketball Shawn Martin Excel H Sports   NUMBER ONE! NUMBER ONE! NUMBER ONE!   That is what the raucous sell-out Mackey Arena crowd serenaded [More]

Illini Fall Late In Battle With No. 25 Florida State Credit Source: University of Illinois Athletics CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Fighting Illini women’s basketball team went toe-to-toe with the No. 25- ranked Florida State Seminoles on Thursday night at State Farm [More]

The Drum Beat Purdue Basketball Shawn Martin ExcelHSports   Purdue (6-2) beat Georgia Tech 53-52 in Women’s Basketball ACC/B1G Challenge on a Janae Terry, transfer from University of Illinois, runner in the lane as time expired in Mackey Arena on [More]

No. 22 Michigan State Beats Louisville, 73-64, in Big Ten/ACC Challenge Credit Source: Michigan State University Athletics East Lansing, Mich. – Junior forward Malik Hall (Aurora, Ill./Sunrise Christian Academy [Kan.]) scored 15 points to lead four players in double figures and No. [More]

Purdue Handles Seminoles 93 to 65 by: Steven Stremming On Tuesday night, in a packed to the rafters Mackey Arena, the second ranked Boilermakers faced another unbeaten team in Head Coach Leonard Hamilton’s Florida State Seminoles. While facing the game, [More]

Painter to be Inducted into Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame  Credit Source: Purdue University Athletics WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame has announced that Purdue head coach Matt Painter will be inducted into the Hall of [More]