Where Former Purdue Basketball Players Have Committed for the 2026-27 Season
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When the 2026-27 college basketball season tips off, there will be four former Purdue basketball players who will be suiting up elsewhere. Myles Colvin, Camden Heide and Will Berg left the program following the 2024-25 season, and Aaron Fine entered the transfer portal after this past year.
Heide and Colvin both entered the transfer portal again, while Fine entered for the first time after spending two years in West Lafayette. Berg is the only player who is remaining with his previous school.
So, where are those four former Boilermakers playing next season?
Myles Colvin — Cincinnati (from Wake Forest)
The rising senior entered the transfer portal following one season at Wake Forest. Colvin enjoyed a productive year in Winston-Salem, averaging 11.6 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. He also logged 10 more minutes per contest than he received as a sophomore at Purdue.
Colvin opted to enter the transfer portal and committed to Cincinnati, and will finish out his career closer to home. He joins a Bearcats team that finished last year with an 18-15 record. The former Boilermaker will play for new head coach Jerrod Calhoun, who heads to UC after two seasons at Utah State.
Camden Heide — South Carolina (from Texas)
Heide carved out a role for himself as a start for Sean Miller at Texas. He started in 29 of the Longhorns' 35 games, finishing the season averaging 5.9 points and 2.7 rebounds per game. He also played a big role in the team's run to the Sweet 16, where the Longhorns played Purdue, falling 79-77 in San Jose.
After spending just one season at Texas, Heide decided to enter the transfer portal for a second consecutive season. He committed to South Carolina, a program that limped to a 13-19 record and finished tied for 14th in the SEC.
Will Berg — Wichita State
Of the three players who transferred from Purdue in 2025 with eligibility remaining, Berg is the only one who is remaining at the same school. Shortly after the 2025-26 campaign ended, the 7-footer announced on social media that he will be returning to Wichita State for his senior season.
Berg had a strong season for the Shockers in his first season with the program. He averaged 8.8 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per contest. He was named the AAC's Sixth Man of the Year because of his contributions. Wichita State finished last season with a 24-12 record and reached the quarterfinal round of the NIT.
Aaron Fine — Ball State (from Purdue)
Fine is the only player from Purdue's 2025-26 roster who entered the transfer portal. The 6-foot-2 guard spent two seasons in West Lafayette, redshirting as a true freshman in 2024-25. He appeared in just nine games for the Boilers, scoring 11 total points and dishing out three assists.
The redshirt sophomore has three years of eligibility to use at Ball State. He joins a program going through a change, welcoming in new head coach Chris Capko, who spent the last two seasons as the associate head coach at SMU.
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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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