Updates on Purdue Basketball's Four Players Who Transferred Out
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Following the 2024-25 college basketball season, four players from Purdue's roster decided to enter the NCAA transfer portal: Camden Heide, Myles Colvin, Brian Waddell, and Will Berg. All four found landing spots following their decision to leave West Lafayette.
How are those four former Boilermakers performing with their new teams? Here are some statistical updates on the ex-Purdue players.
Camden Heide, Texas (junior)
Heide has earned a job in the starting rotation for Texas in his first season, starting in nine of the Longhorns' 13 games. He had a 20-point, five-rebound performance earlier this season against Rider. Heide also scored 11 points in a win over North Carolina State during the ACC-SEC Challenge. Heide has struggled in recent weeks, being held scoreless in two of his last four games (vs. UConn and vs. Mississippi State).
- Points — 6.2 ppg
- Rebounds — 2.5 rpg
- Assists — 0.8 apg
- Steals — 0.5 spg
- Blocks — 0.2 bpg
- FG% — 55.8% (29-of-52)
- 3-pt FG% — 51.4% (19-of-37)
- FT% — 66.7% (4-of-6)
- Minutes — 18.8 mpg
Myles Colvin, Wake Forest (junior)
Colvin was on a tear in a four-game stretch from Dec. 14 through Dec. 31, averaging 19.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game during that window. He's only started in six games for the Demon Deacons, but continues to play starters' minutes. Most recently, Colvin had seven points, eight rebounds, and three steals in Wake Forest's 81-78 win over Virginia Tech.
- Points — 13.3 ppg
- Rebounds — 4.7 rpg
- Assists — 1.1 apg
- Steals — 1.5 spg
- Blocks — 0.3 bpg
- FG% — 44.7% (67-of-150)
- 3-pt FG% — 37.7% (28-of-75)
- FT% — 80.4% (37-of-46)
- Minutes — 26.2 mpg
Brian Waddell, Bellarmine (senior)
Waddell has carved out a starting role for himself at the mid-major level and is performing extremely well. He ranks second in both scoring and rebounding for Bellarmine through the first two months of the college basketball season. He has scored in double figures in 12 of Bellarmine's 14 games this year, which included a 25-point performance against Murray State.
- Points — 15.6 ppg
- Rebounds — 4.2 rpg
- Assists — 1.7 apg
- Steals — 0.9 spg
- Blocks — 0.2 bpg
- FG% — 64.1% (82-of-128)
- 3-pt FG% — 44.0% (11-of-25)
- FT% — 79.6% (43-of-54)
- Minutes — 30.5 mpg
Will Berg, Wichita State (junior)
Berg has played well in recent weeks for Wichita State, recording double-doubles in two of his last three games. He had 10 points, 11 rebounds, and two blocks in a 104-100 double-overtime loss to Charlotte most recently. On Dec. 21, he scored 14 points and collected 12 boards in a blowout victory over Eastern Kentucky.
- Points — 8.9 ppg
- Rebounds — 8.4 rpg
- Assists — 0.6 apg
- Steals — 0.3 spg
- Blocks — 1.3 bpg
- FG% — 52.4% (43-of-82)
- 3-pt FG% — 0.0% (0-of-2)
- FT% — 68.4% (39-of-57)
- Minutes — 21.4 mpg
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