Freshman guard Jacob Webber is not playing tonight due to what a team spokesperson described as a hip issue. Webber is in attendance but on the bench.
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It is not yet known how long Webber might be out. The talented shooter did not play in either of the Boilermakers‘ first two games.
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Purdue basketball season begins today with game vs Gonzaga in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 02: Antione West Jr. #1 of the Purdue Boilermakers is fouled by Isiah Harwell #1 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the first half of a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Series game at T-Mobile Arena on November 02, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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Purdue basketball season begins today with game vs Gonzaga in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 02: Antione West Jr. #1 of the Purdue Boilermakers is fouled by Isiah Harwell #1 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the first half of a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Series game at T-Mobile Arena on November 02, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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Purdue basketball season begins today with game vs Gonzaga in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 02: Braden Huff #34 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs and Antione West Jr. #1 and Enzo Shahrvin #18 of the Purdue Boilermakers vie for a loose ball in the first half of a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Series game at T-Mobile Arena on November 02, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Purdue basketball season begins today with game vs Gonzaga in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 02: Head coach Matt Painter of the Purdue Boilermakers reacts in the first half of a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Series game against the Gonzaga Bulldogs at T-Mobile Arena on November 02, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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Purdue basketball season begins today with game vs Gonzaga in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 02: Daniel Jacobsen #12 of the Purdue Boilermakers dunks against the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the first half of a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Series game at T-Mobile Arena on November 02, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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Purdue basketball season begins today with game vs Gonzaga in Las Vegas
DETROIT, MICHIGAN – MARCH 29: Ben Gregg #33 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs competes for the ball against Zach Edey #15 and Braden Smith #3 of the Purdue Boilermakers in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Little Caesars Arena on March 29, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)
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Purdue basketball season begins today with game vs Gonzaga in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 02: Davis Fogle #4 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs looks to pass against Omer Mayer #17 of the Purdue Boilermakers in the first half of a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Series game at T-Mobile Arena on November 02, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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Purdue basketball season begins today with game vs Gonzaga in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 02: Massamba Diop #35 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs gestures after hitting a 3-pointer against the Purdue Boilermakers in the first half of a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Series game at T-Mobile Arena on November 02, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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Luke Ertel is the only freshman to play thus far this season. Both Rivers Knight and Sinan Huan are spending the year on a glorified version of what would have been considered a redshirt season before the NCAA’s age-based five-year eligibility model.
Webber may eventually earn more fringe rotation minutes than those two. Purdue, though, has a glut of talent at the spot, with Antione West Jr., C.J. Cox, Gicarri Harris and Jack Benter all seeing action at shooting guard and/or the 3.
