The anticipated return of Basil Smotherman will have to wait one more game.
It appears we will have to wait just a little bit longer to see Basil Smotherman in Old Gold and Black. According to a release this evening from Purdue he has been suspended from both exhibition games as well as the season opener on November 11 against McNeese State:
Purdue men's basketball head coach Matt Painter has announced that redshirt junior Basil Smotherman has been suspended for the Boilermakers' 2016-17 season opener against McNeese State, as well as the team's exhibition game against Southern Indiana (Nov.