The #15 ranked Purdue basketball team heads down I-65 for a quick road trip to battle #21 Notre Dame in the sixth annual Crossroads Classic tomorrow. It marks the first time in the six-year history of the event that all four teams (#18 Butler vs #9 Indiana is the other clash) enter as nationally-ranked squads.
Purdue basketball is looking for its first victory in the event, posting an 0-3 record against Butler and an 0-2 mark against Notre Dame thus far. However, we’re looking slightly back instead of forward as we figured a big event like this, as the year winds down, was the perfect time to recap our five most popular Purdue basketball stories of 2016.
All five stories are hyperlinked where highlighted, with the number of total page views marked for each one. Enjoy!
1. College Basketball Transfers List 2016 3,689
2. A.J Hammons a Mid First-Rounder Says Fran Fraschilla 1,721
3. #4 Villanova vs #15 Purdue Boilermakers Game Preview 1,315
4. Purdue-Villanova was More Entertaining than Most November College Basketball Games 979
5. Purdue Guard Play Impressive to Jay Bilas 656
The Sports Bank Most Popular Stories of 2016 Series:
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