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Two Boilers Among Big Ten's Top-10 Scoring Leaders in 2024-25 Season

Purdue's top two scorers this season, Trey Kaufman-Renn and Braden Smith, are among the top-10 scorers in the Big Ten, as well.
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Purdue Boilermakers guard Braden Smith (3) reacts after scoring
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Purdue's top two scorers during the 2024-25 season are also among the top scorers in the Big Ten this year. It's just further evidence that Trey Kaufman-Renn and Braden Smith are among the best players in the conference.

On Friday, Big Ten Network revealed the list of the Big Ten's top-10 scorers as we enter another weekend of conference play. Kaufman-Renn currently ranks fifth in points per game average, while Smith rounds out the top-10.

Kaufman-Renn is Purdue's leading scorer this season, averaging 19.0 points per game. Smith is the second-best scorer for the Boilers, posting 16.4 points peg game.

Both Kaufman-Renn and Smith were named to the Naismith Trophy (best player in college basketball) Midseason Team on Friday.

Here's the rundown of the complete top-10 scoring leaders in the Big Ten as of Feb. 14:

  1. Dawson Garcia, Minnesota — 19.8 ppg
  2. Nick Martinelli, Northwestern — 19.7 ppg
  3. Brice Williams, Nebraska — 19.4 ppg
  4. Ace Bailey, Rutgers — 19.1 ppg
  5. Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue — 19.0 ppg
  6. Dylan Harper, Rutgers — 18.8 ppg
  7. John Tonje, Wisconsin — 18.6 ppg
  8. Bruce Thornton, Ohio State — 17.3 ppg
  9. Owen Freeman, Iowa (injured) — 16.7 ppg
  10. Braden Smith, Purdue — 16.4 ppg

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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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