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Purdue Freshman Center Confirms Plans to Return for 2025-26 Season

Daniel Jacobsen confirmed his plans to stay at Purdue for the 2025-26 season through the team's social media page on Tuesday. He missed most of his freshman season with a leg injury.
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Purdue Boilermakers center Daniel Jacobsen (12) practices
Purdue Boilermakers center Daniel Jacobsen (12) practices | Eric Canha-Imagn Images

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Purdue freshman Daniel Jacobsen is ready to get back to work in West Lafayette. The 7-foot-4 center announced on Instagram on Tuesday that he plans to return for the 2025-26 season.

Jacobsen almost the entirety of the 2024-25 season due to a leg injury. He was injured in Purdue's game against Northern Kentucky just one minute into the contest. It was the second game of the year.

By the end of the season, Jacobsen was warming up with the team and going through practice drills, but coach Matt Painter didn't want to unnecessarily burn the 7-footers redshirt year.

Jacobsen shined in his only game of the season, making an immediate impact for the Boilermakers in a 90-73 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to begin the season. The freshman scored 13 points, grabbed seven rebounds and blocked three shots in his first game at the college level.

With Jacobsen sidelined for the year, Purdue lacked true rim protection and struggled on the glass at times. Having the freshman back in the mix next season — along side incoming 6-foot-11 transfer Oscar Cluff and forward Trey Kaufman-Renn — should help the Boilermakers in those two areas significantly.

Purdue closed out the 2024-25 season with a 24-12 record and reached the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament.

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Dustin Schutte
DUSTIN SCHUTTE

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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