More Than 20 NBA Scouts Attending No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 13 Purdue
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — More than 20 NBA scouts are expected to be on hand at Mackey Arena on Friday night, when No. 2 Alabama takes on No. 13 Purdue.
Per the school's game notes on PurdueSports.com, a total of 23 scouts representing 21 different NBA teams will be in attendance for Friday night's contest. It is thought to be the most NBA scouts to attend a game at Mackey Arena in 30 years.
A number of talented players will hit the floor in Friday's top-15 matchup between the Boilermakers and Crimson Tide. A few names to keep an eye on in the contest include:
- Mark Sears, Alabama
- Braden Smith, Purdue
- Fletcher Loyer, Purdue
- Latrell Wrightsell Jr., Alabama
- Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue
- Grant Nelson, Alabama
- Cliff Omoruyi, Alabama
- Myles Colvin, Purdue
- Labaron Philon, Alabama
- Derrion Reid, Alabama
- Gicarri Harris, Purdue
Tipoff between Purdue and Alabama is set for 7 p.m. ET on Friday. The game will air on Peacock.
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Dustin Schutte is the publisher of Purdue Boilermakers on SI and has spent more than a decade working in sports journalism. His career began in 2013, when he covered Big Ten football. He remained in that role for eight years before working at On SI to cover the Boilermakers. Dustin graduated from Manchester University in Indiana in 2010, where he played for the men's tennis team.
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