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We are excited to welcome prospective students and their families to the Daniels School of Business! Learn more about our majors by attending an in-person Information Session and taking a tour of our buildings with a current business school student. The info session and tour will take about an hour to complete.

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At Become a Teacher Day , you can learn more about the exciting profession of teaching, get to know Purdue’s campus and participate in fun campus activities with current Purdue students.

The next Become a Teacher Day will take place on  October 11, 2023 .

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College of Liberal Arts Visit Opportunities

The college of liberal arts is hosting a variety of visit opportunities for all types of students. register by using the sign-up buttons below all events take place in eastern time. , cla diversity and inclusion informational dinner.

Want to ask some questions or simply get a head start on learning all about the fun activities happening in CLA Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives  (hint, we travel a lot ) then join us! 

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The information session discusses all undergraduate majors at Purdue CS. If time and location permits, you will then tour the Lawson Computer Science Building with a current undergraduate student. These sessions are approximately 1 hour in length.

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UConn wins NCAA men’s basketball championship over Purdue: Highlights

UConn clinched back-to-back NCAA men’s basketball championships Monday, defeating Purdue 75-60 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

Tristen Newton paced UConn with 20 points, while Stephon Castle added 15 points. After a back-and-forth first half, the Huskies gained their first double-digit lead near the midpoint of the second half before they pulled away. 

“You can’t even wrap your mind around it, because you just know how hard this tournament is,” Huskies coach Dan Hurley said after the win. “What a special group of people.”

Purdue’s 7-foot-4 center, Zach Edey, had a game-high 37 points and 10 rebounds in defeat. 

UConn became just the eighth team in NCAA men’s basketball history to win back-to-back national championships following its victory last season against San Diego State. The most recent team to accomplish such a feat was Florida in 2007. 

This is UConn’s sixth national championship. The only other programs to win six or more NCAA men’s titles are UCLA (11), Kentucky (8) and North Carolina (6). 

Purdue has been to the Final Four three times, reaching the championship game once, but has never won the NCAA Tournament.

“We’re kind of getting used to this up here, the confetti, the trophy,” Hurley said postgame. “Number six, baby!"

Same time, different places next year

It's never to early to start thinking about next year.

In 2025, the NCAA Tournament finals will be in April in Texas and Florida.

The women’s Final Four is scheduled for Amalie Arena in Tampa on April 4 and April 6.

The men’s will be at the Alamodome in San Antonio on April 5 and April 7.

This year, the women's final was in Cleveland, and the men's final was in Glendale, Arizona.

UConn men have some ground to make up in Huskies title chase

Asher Feldman

UConn’s back-to-back tournament titles give its men’s basketball program six national championships — an impressive feat given that only two schools (Kentucky and UCLA) have ever won more than six in the men’s game.

But the UConn men still stand quite short of the squad with whom they share a campus, the UConn women’s program. Those Huskies have 11 national titles and show no signs of slowing down, having gotten to a Final Four this season. 

National titles have been free-flowing in Storrs, Connecticut, as the two teams have come home with a combined 17 titles in the last 30 years.

Newton is tourney's most outstanding player

Tristen Newton has been named the most outstanding player of this year's NCAA Tournament. The senior guard led his team in its pursuit of a second consecutive title, ending with 20 points and 7 assists in tonight’s title game.

Newton ends his career at UConn by averaging 14.5 points and 7.2 assists per game during the 2024 tournament, getting to 20 points twice — against Northwestern in the second round and tonight. 

With sixth title, UConn men join exclusive club

UConn’s sixth men’s Division I title puts the Huskies in elite company. UConn ties North Carolina for third most titles in program history. The Tar Heels and the Huskies trail only Kentucky (eight titles) and UCLA (11) for the most. 

Huskies are champs again

UConn has won its second consecutive and sixth all-time NCAA title, beating Purdue 75-60.

UConn a solid free throw shooting squad

UConn will most likely clinch its title on the free throw line, where it shot 74% during the regular season, 81st in the country.

Edey among all-time scorers in a single tournament

Edey's 31 points tonight have helped to put him in some elite company — he has now scored 171 points across tournament play this year. As the broadcast pointed out, that is the third-best mark for total single tournament points all time, behind only Princeton’s Bill Bradley in 1965 (177 points) and Michigan’s Glen Rice in 1989 (184).

Bradley’s Princeton ended up third in the 1965 tournament, while Rice’s Michigan won the tournament in 1989.

Huskies dealing with some foul trouble

As UConn has aggressively built its second-half lead, the Huskies have paid a bit of a price. Four Huskies are in foul trouble, including the two big men tasked with defending Edey: Johnson and Clingan both have four fouls.

Senior guards Cam Spencer and Hassan Diarra also have three personals.

And now Johnson has fouled out. He finishes with 4 points.

With less than 10 minutes left, UConn leads by 14

UConn leads Perdue 45-40, the Huskies' largest lead of the night, with a little less than 10 minutes remaining.

UConn starting to pull away

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There's 11:45 left in the second half, and UConn is starting to think about cutting down the nets as it leads Purdue 51-38. Newton now has 16 points. Edey has 20 for Purdue.

UConn building its lead in second half

After a tightly contested first part of the second half, UConn has begun to pull away. The Huskies have established an 11-point lead with 14 minutes remaining and had a lead as large as 13. 

Samson Johnson has helped build that lead of late, stringing together two massive dunks to pace UConn’s offense.

Heide flies high for a put-back jam

Off an Edey miss, Purdue forward Camden Heide came flying in for a put-back dunk.

That was Heide’s first bucket of the evening, and it came at a good time — keeping Purdue's deficit manageable.

UConn taking steps to avoid vandalism repeat after '23 title

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STORRS, Conn. — Precautions were in place today at the University of Connecticut to prevent a repeat of the  violence and vandalism  that marred the celebrations of the school’s 2023 NCAA men’s basketball championship.

In advance of the Final Four, the school removed the aluminum light posts along Hillside Road, the main thoroughfare through the center of campus, and replaced them with temporary recessed lighting.

The school also has limited the size of the campus watch party planned for tonight’s  title game against Purdue.  Only 6,700 students, all of whom won tickets to the event through a lottery, will be allowed inside Gampel Pavilion for the event, and they all will be seated in the upper bowl of the 10,000-seat arena.

Unlike last year, the general public will not be allowed into the arena, and no alcohol will be sold during the event, school spokesman Mike Enright said.

A total of 39 people were arrested after celebrants broke windows, overturned vehicles and even used a light post to ram a door at the student union after the Huskies’ win over San Diego State last April.

Edey racks up a pair of blocks in first half

Edey played a major role in the story of the first half, as the senior center contributed more than half of his team's points and five rebounds.

But potentially more notable so far is his game-changing shot-altering ability. Edey has a couple of blocks. (He initially appeared to have three, but one was taken away from the box score.)

The all-time NCAA title game record for blocks is six, shared by Joakim Noah (2006) and Anthony Davis (2012).

UConn helps bettors

UConn is 45-0 when leading at halftime. It leads 36-30 after 20 minutes. The Huskies are now laying 8.5 points with the game total at 140.5 points. 

The Huskies cover the first-half spread of 3.5 points, and the under-68.5 first-half total points cashes.

The other big hoops headline today

Greg Rosenstein

Hall of Fame men’s college   basketball coach John Calipari is finalizing a deal to leave Kentucky for Arkansas, according to multiple reports.

He has led the Wildcats to seven Elite Eights, four Final Fours and the 2012 national championship. 

ESPN  was the first to report the news.

Calipari, 65, is 410-123 over 15 seasons in Lexington. He was under contract through the 2028-29 season but will not owe the program a buyout for leaving early. He would have been owed $33 million if he were fired by the university.

Read the full story here.  

UConn leads by 6 at half, 36-30

With the championship game halfway over, the UConn Huskies are leading Purdue 36-30.

Tristen Newton has 11 points for UConn.

Edey is the leading scorer for the Boilermakers, with 16.

Dan Hurley wants to keep pushing the pace

“I really like the pace of the game," UConn's coach said at halftime. "The pace of the game favors us a little bit. We’re forcing them to play a little faster than they are used to.”

Purdue strong on perimeter shooting

With so much attention on the big men in the paint, the winner may be the team that shoots it best from deep.

Purdue was the country’s second-best 3-point shooting team during the regular season, hitting nearly 46% of its shots from the arc. The Boilermakers hit 10 3-pointers  against N.C. State  in the Final Four but went 3 for 15  against Tennessee  in the Elite Eight.

Purdue will need a bounce-back from point guard Braden Smith, who was frustrated after he went 1 for 9 — 1 for 5 from 3 — in the  national semifinals .

UConn isn’t nearly as proficient from the arc, but it has two players who can create their own shots in Tristen Newton and freshman Stephon Castle.

Newton is a first-team AP All-American and the Huskies’ leading scorer, at 14.3 points per game. Castle, the only five-star recruit in the Final Four, hasn’t shied away from the spotlight, leading UConn with 21 points against Alabama.

Huskies spread the wealth early

UConn has weathered the storm of Edey’s early 16-point, 5-rebound first half by spreading its offense around effectively. Four Huskies have seven or more points already, led by senior guard Tristen Newton, who has nine. Newton, who was named a first-team All-American by the AP, led UConn in scoring during the season with 14.9 points per game.

Purdue coach Painter: Team has to get UConn ‘into tougher 2s’

Phil Helsel

Painter said that defensively the Boilermakers have to force UConn into harder shots.

“We’ve allowed them to get a little bit too deep on the drive, you know, three of four times, and they’ve made some plays at the rim,” he said. “We’ve got to do a better job of keeping them out, trying to get them into tougher 2s.”

Edey taking over for Purdue

6:50 left in the first half and we are tied at 23. It is the Zach Edey show. The two-time NCAA Player of the Year has scored 14 of Purdue’s 23 points. UConn is now a 5.5-point favorite, and the game total is now 145.5 points.

Clingan, Johnson draw Edey assignment

When Clingan is out of the game, UConn has featured Samson Johnson as the key defender on Purdue’s 7-foot-4 center, Edey. Johnson has struggled — he’s got two fouls and had to sit immediately after he recorded his second personal. 

Halfway in first half, UConn leads 21-18

With 10 minutes left in the first 20-minute half, UConn leads Purdue by three, 21-18.

UConn’s Cam Spencer and Hassan Diarra were scoring leaders for UConn, and Purdue center Zach Edey leads in scoring for the Boilermakers.

UConn may have high-scoring advantage

UConn has outscored opponents by a combined 125 points in the NCAA Tournament, and Purdue is plus-98 in its five games. The combined 223 points is the highest combined scoring margin between two finalists in NCAA Tournament history.

That will put a premium on defending.

UConn might have an advantage there.

The Huskies are No. 4 in KenPom.com’s defensive efficiency ratings, and they locked down late in the game to knock high-scoring Alabama  out of the Final Four .

Purdue isn’t shabby on D, either, ranked 12th by KenPom.

Edey, Clingan already asserting their size

Just seven minutes into the title game, the battle of the bigs is making good on its promise. Edey just recorded back-to-back blocks to stymie a UConn possession, following an earlier block from UConn center Clingan. Edey also leads his team with 11 points. 

Purdue went from first-round knockout to title chance in one year

While No. 1-seeded Purdue fights for its first NCAA basketball title in history, last year it was a starkly different tale.

In the 2023 tournament, Purdue, also then a No. 1 seed, was bounced out in the first round by Fairleigh Dickinson University, 58-63, in a stunning upset.

T h e Associated Press in its coverage wrote that “Fairleigh Dickinson brought down a giant” and called it one of the biggest upsets in the history of the NCAA Tournament.

Purdue senior Mason Gillis said earlier in this year’s tournament that the team remembers the early exit.

“We take it in and talk about it rather than ignoring it and let it fuel us,” Gillis said two weeks ago, the Lafayette Journal & Courier in Indiana reported .

UConn remains a 6.5-point favorite

15:04 remaining in the first half. The Huskies lead 11-9 over the Boilermakers. UConn remains a 6.5-point favorite. The game total is climbing and is up to 147.5 points

Purdue scores first

Purdue’s Trey Kaufman-Renn scores first with a 2-point jumper.

Purdue got the tipoff at 9:22 p.m. ET (6:22 p.m. in Arizona, where the game is being played), but Zach Edey missed a shot and there was a turnover.

Purdue got a defensive rebound on a missed 3-pointer by UConn’s Alex Karaban, setting the stage for the first score by Purdue.

Purdue's Painter takes decades of Boilermakers history into title game

Matt Painter, Purdue's head coach since 2005, is making his first appearance in a national title game. For many, Painter's arrival here has been a long time coming. Coming into the tournament, Painter's name was most frequently mentioned by his peers as to which coach was the best who had never made it to a Final Four.

But perhaps more important to Painter, now that he's here, is what team he led to the Final Four, and tonight's championship game. He's doing it at his alma mater.

Painter played four solid seasons with the Boilermakers from 1989 to 1993, culminating in a senior season in which he averaged 8.6 points and 4.5 assists per game. Though Purdue never made much noise in the NCAA Tournament when Painter was a player, he has now spent 20 seasons at the helm of the Boilermakers' ship, getting to five Sweet 16s and an Elite Eight before he helped guide Purdue to the title game this year.

UConn-Purdue a battle of the bigs

UConn and Purdue, two of the country's top offenses all season, arrive in tonight's national title game as the result of balanced attacks that feature a wide array of offensive weapons. But the two teams have spent all season highlighted by two (literal) towering figures of the college game: Boilermakers center Zach Edey and Huskies center Donovan Clingan.

Edey and Clingan, who are 7-foot-4 and 7-foot-2 respectively, have had shining NCAA Tournaments, and were both named most outstanding player of their respective regions on the way to the Final Four and tonight's title game.

Edey — who was named to the John Wooden All-American team and is a favorite to repeat as the institution's player of the year — has averaged 28 points in five tourney games, while Clingan has averaged 16.2 per game.

Both have also had massive impacts on defense, and especially on the boards, with Clingan improving his rebounds per game from 7.4 per in the regular season to 9 per game in the tournament, while Edey has averaged an eye-popping 15.4 rebounds per game leading up to the duo's title game showdown.

Double-digit Ws have been a way of life for UConn

The NCAA Tournament is difficult. For any team looking to win a national title, the prospect of winning six consecutive games over three weekends in a do-or-die environment seems beyond stress-inducing. And yet, judging by final score lines alone, you probably wouldn't be able to tell that UConn has had any trouble being on the verge of two consecutive titles.

In fact, over the 11 tournament games the Huskies have played since the start of the 2023 edition, UConn has won double-digit victories every time it ha touched the court. Again, that's no small feat — yes, that includes romps in opening round games against No. 16 Stetson this year (91-52) and No. 13 Iona last year (87-63) — but it has also included battle-tested Final Four opponents on the game's biggest stage.

Last season, UConn capped its impressive postseason run with a 17-point victory over San Diego State. Purdue will look to end UConn's undefeated and blowout victory streak tonight.

UConn favored in first half vs. Purdue

The first half spread has UConn (-225) favored by 3.5 points over Purdue (+190), with the first half total set at 68.5 points.

Here’s a look at the odds for a variety of players to score the first basket tonight:

First field goal

Zach Edey                       +290

Donovan Clingan           +380

Stephon Castle               +700

Cam Spencer                  +725

Alex Karaban                  +800

Trey Kaufman-Renn      +950

Tristen Newton              +1050

Fletcher Loyer                +1100

Purdue and UConn make it look easy

Perhaps it’s appropriate that Purdue and UConn meet in tonight’s NCAA final, as one of the most exciting things about this tournament has been watching both teams put away games with ease.

Admittedly, Purdue has had a bit of a tougher time doing that, but both teams have seemingly been on a collision course for most of the tournament.

UConn has bested teams by an average of 25 points in its five games, while Purdue has won games by an average of nearly 20 per game.

Even the two teams' closest matchups during this tournament haven't been true nail-biters. Purdue's closest win was in the Elite Eight over Tennessee by six, and UConn's closest night came at the hands of Alabama in the Final Four, a 14-point victory.

Huskies favored by 6.5 points

Thirty minutes from tip, and the defending champion UConn Huskies are favored by 6.5 points over the Purdue Boilermakers, with the game total set at 143.5.

Earlier today, the Huskies were 7.5-point favorites, with the game total sitting at 145.5.

Why Purdue calls its team the Boilermakers

Purdue’s team name, the Boilermakers, began as one of the insults leveled by newspapers after Purdue’s success at football in the 1890s.

After Purdue thrashed Wabash College 44-0 in 1891, the Daily Argus-News of Crawfordsville, Indiana, ran the headline “Wabash Snowed Completely Under by the Burly Boiler Makers From Purdue.”

A newspaper reporter in Lafayette, closer to where Perdue is, responded that it was making excuses for the drubbing by claiming it could only be because of brute force, according to Purdue’s team website .

People who attended Purdue were seen as more working-class than those attending liberal arts colleges at the time, the university says.

Purdue had a working railroad engine in its locomotive laboratory. A boiler maker — like it sounds — works in the construction of boilers in heating and steam power, although the bo ilermakers union represents other trades, as well, some of which now have nothing to do with boilers.

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Why a 9:20 p.m. tip?

Tonight’s 9:20 p.m. ET tip is nothing new. In fact, the game has started around 9:20 p.m. on Monday evening for decades. So why keep folks up so late, especially East Coasters? 

The easy answer: TV ratings. A tipoff that happens post-rush hour for the whole county maximizes the potential TV audience.

And yet, look to yesterday’s women’s title game, which tipped about 3 p.m. ET, to find a reason to trust the audience to find what it wants. That game was watched by 18.7 million people, more than any other basketball game (men’s or women’s, pro or college, playoff or regular season) to air on ESPN since 2019. 

Among the many other potential reasons for the late tip is the game’s location. The game is at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, where things get underway at 6:20 p.m. local time. Getting people anywhere before 6 p.m. on a weekday is a challenge, to say nothing of a 63,400 people, the capacity of the stadium. 

Trans athletes should be allowed to play women’s sports, South Carolina coach Dawn Staley says

Rudy Chinchilla

Transgender athletes should be allowed to compete in women’s sports, South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley said ahead of her team’s NCAA Tournament championship game.

Staley made the comments during a news conference Saturday   when asked by OutKick reporter Dan Zaksheske whether she believes “biological males” should be “included” in women’s sports.

“I’m on the opinion of if you’re a woman you should play,” Staley said. “If you consider yourself a woman and you want to play sports, or vice versa, you should be able to play.”

Read the full story here.

Some memorable moments from this year's tournament

Sixty-six NCAA Tournament games, including the First Four and Saturday’s Final Four, have led to tonight’s final showdown between Purdue and UConn. You do 66 of anything and you’re bound to make a few memories — and this year’s March Madness is no exception. 

Here are some of the most memorable moments from three full weekends of NCAA action:

Oakland pulls a major upset behind Jack Gohlke

Typically, March has been a home for the inexperienced-unknown-leads-mid-major-to-upset-victory storylines we all know and love. This year’s tournament had a version of it, save for one detail — the inexperienced part. A graduate student six years into his college basketball playing career, Oakland guard Jack Gohlke hit 10 3s to lead his Grizzlies in an upset of Kentucky in the opening round.

Houston vs. Texas A&M’s back-and-forth battle 

A No. 1 seed is never guaranteed to make it to the Sweet Sixteen, and even in the last few years we’ve seen No. 1 seeds not escape their opening round matchups (cough, cough Purdue last year). But second-round meetings with the winners of 8-9 matchups two days before can sometimes feel like trap games. That was certainly the case for Houston-Texas A&M, in which A&M used a 17-5 rally over the span of just two minutes to force overtime. The favorite, Houston, eventually prevailed, but we got a tense battle along the way. 

N.C. State rides the wave of momentum to the Final Four

An 11 seed making its way to the Final Four isn’t unheard of, but N.C. State’s journey to the final weekend of the tournament was particularly noteworthy because of the deep hole the Wolfpack had to climb out of to make it there. N.C. State, the 10th seed in its own conference tournament, pulled off five consecutive wins in the ACC Tournament followed by four consecutive wins in the NCAA Tournament behind dazzling efforts from senior forward DJ Burns.

A look at the most popular player prop bets

Here are the most popular player prop bets and their corresponding odds for tonight’s national championship game at BetMGM:

Most-bet player props

• Zach Edey over 12.5 rebounds (-120)
• Zach Edey over 24.5 points (-105)
• Donovan Clingan over 13.5 points (-135)
• Stephon Castle over 2.5 assists (+110)
• Tristen Newton over 5.5 assists (-145)

Most-bet game props

• UConn to win by 6-10 points (+320)
• Purdue first to score 5 points (+105)
• Purdue first to score 10 points (+115)
• Will the game go to overtime (Yes +1250)
• UConn first to score 20 points (-190)

Women's NCAA title game had 18.7 million viewers, ESPN says

Dennis Romero

Sunday’s NCAA women’s basketball national championship broke historic ground with a record-setting 18.7 million viewers, ESPN said today.

“With a record-setting audience of 18.7 million viewers, Sunday’s Iowa-South Carolina title game was a fitting finale to the most-viewed ever NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament,” ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro said in a statement. “These exceptional athletes, coaches and teams captured our attention in unprecedented ways and it’s incumbent on all of us to keep the incredible momentum going.”

Helping to hype up Sunday’s women’s finals between Iowa and South Carolina was Iowa star Caitlin Clark, who broke all-time scoring records this season and who is headed to the WNBA draft.

South Carolina beat Iowa 87-75 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland.

It was the most-watched basketball game since 2019, pro or college, the ESPN said. The game was shown on ESPN and ABC. It had a peak viewership of 24 million.

Read the full story here .

Governors of Connecticut, Indiana place friendly wager on NCAA game

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is putting up a case of beer, chocolates and a pizza, and Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb is venturing root beer, sugar cream pie and a pork tenderloin in a bet on their state’s teams in tonight’s game.

The UConn Huskies are trying for back-to-back championships — giving them six overall — while Purdue is trying for its first.

Lamont’s bet involves a case of beer from Athletic Brewing Co., a box of chocolates from Munson’s Chocolates and a New Haven-style pizza from Sally’s in New Haven’s Wooster Square, he said.

Holcomb is wagering Triple XXX root beer, sugar cream pie from Wick’s and a pork tenderloin from Harry’s Chocolate Shop.

Both governors expressed confidence that his state's team would win.

"It’s all come down to this, Boiler Up and Hammer Down,” Holcomb said in a statement . “I’m confident the NCAA trophy is coming to the Hoosier state, where we grow basketball. It’s going to be a great match-up of the best of the best.”

The University of Connecticut is in Storrs, and Purdue University is in West Lafayette, Indiana. 

ICYMI: Women's championship game

Rebecca Cohen

Yesterday, South Carolina and Iowa battled it out in the women's NCAA championship game at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, in a game in which Iowa took an early lead.

In the end, the South Carolina Gamecocks came out victorious, 87-75, capping off an undefeated season with the ultimate trophy and a 38-0 record.

Center Kamilla Cardoso was named the tournament's most outstanding player, and coach Dawn Staley cried so hard after the win she could hardly get the words out to express her excitement and pride in her team.

It also marked the end of a decorated college hoops career for NCAA all-time scorer Caitlin Clark, who is headed to the WNBA draft as the likely first overall pick.

UConn looks to make history with back-to-back championship titles

UConn has blown through the NCAA Tournament again to reach college basketball’s final night, this time with a chance to claim the first repeat championship in 17 years.

The final test is facing a Purdue team that spent an entire season proving it had recovered from one of the rarest of NCAA Tournament upsets.

“It speaks to the credit of what the coaching staff does — they’ve constructed a beautiful team, as we see,” UConn forward Alex Karaban said.

“They made sure the returners, we weren’t complacent, that we wanted to leave a legacy,” Karaban added. “And for the new guys, they’re hungrier than ever. ... To be one win away against a really good Purdue team, it’s going to be a battle and we know that. And it’s going to take everything to make sure that we make history.”

In addition to that history on the line, there’s a  pairing of marquee big men  in Purdue’s 7-foot-4 Zach Edey —  the two-time AP national player of the year  — and UConn’s 7-2 Donovan Clingan.

UConn entered the tournament ranked No. 1 in KenPom’s adjusted offensive efficiency by averaging 126.6 points per 100 possessions, while its defense ranked 11th at 94.4 points allowed per 100 possessions. Purdue was ranked fourth offensively (125.0) and 21st defensively (95.9).

The Huskies (36-3) won their fifth championship last season, winning six straight games by at least 13 points each time. And in a been-here-before moment, UConn earned its title-game ticket by beating the Alabama Crimson Tide 86-72 for its closest margin thus far in this year’s tournament and its 11th straight tournament win dating to last year.

One more win would put this year’s No. 1 overall tournament seed in rare company, making it the first team to win a repeat NCAA men’s title since Florida did it in 2006 and 2007. It would also make the Huskies only the third team to do so since UCLA’s run of seven straight championships under John Wooden from 1967 to 1973, the other being Duke in 1991 and 1992 under Mike Krzyzewski.

“It’s a great feeling,” AP All-America guard Tristen Newton said. “Like you said, not many teams can do this. But we feel like we can make history and win the whole thing."

How UConn and Purdue got to the championship

The UConn Huskies and the Purdue Boilermakers defeated No. 4 seed Alabama and No. 11 seed N.C. State, respectively, in the Final Four on Saturday.

UConn, the defending national champion, will look to become the first program since Florida in 2007 to win back-to-back titles. The Huskies have reached the championship game five previous times, winning every matchup.

Purdue has not won an NCAA Tournament.

UConn, the betting favorites entering the tournament, outlasted Alabama on Saturday thanks to a dominant performance down the stretch.

The game was tied at 56 points with 12:04 left before Dan Hurley’s squad took over. All five UConn starters scored in double figures, led by Stephon Castle’s 21 points.

Purdue cruised past N.C. State 63-50 after another big game from All-American center Zach Edey. The 7-foot-4 Canadian finished with 20 points and 12 rebounds as the Boilermakers dominated on the inside. Purdue outrebounded the Wolfpack 41-28 and added 10 3-pointers.

The Boilermakers pulled away late in the second half, going on a 14-1 run with a little over four minutes remaining.

How to watch the men's championship game

The UConn Huskies will try to defend their title tonight against the Purdue Boilermakers.

The game starts at 9:20 p.m. ET and will be played at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

It airs on TBS, TNT and TruTV. The game will also be streaming on Max and the NCAA's March Madness Live.

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UConn concludes a dominant run to its 2nd straight NCAA title, beating Zach Edey and Purdue 75-60

Huge crowds of students celebrated in Storrs, Connecticut on Monday night after the UConn (University of Connecticut) Huskies won their second straight men’s college basketball national championship. The Huskies defeated Purdue 75-60.

UConn players celebrate as time expires during the second half of the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game against Purdue, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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UConn head coach Dan Hurley celebrates with the trophy after their win against Purdue in the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

UConn head coach Dan Hurley celebrates cutting the net after the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game against Purdue, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

UConn head coach Dan Hurley, center, and his players celebrate after the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game against Purdue, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

UConn players celebrate after the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game against Purdue, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

UConn guard Solomon Ball (1) celebrates as time expires during the second half of the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game against Purdue, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

UConn center Donovan Clingan (32) celebrates with guard Apostolos Roumoglou (33) after their win against Purdue in the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Purdue center Zach Edey (15) leaves the courier their loss against UConn in the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

UConn guard Hassan Diarra (10) shoots past Purdue guard Myles Colvin during the second half of the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

UConn guard Tristen Newton (2) celebrates after scoring against Purdue during the second half of the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Purdue center Zach Edey, left, and UConn center Donovan Clingan battle for the ball during the first half of the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

UConn guard Cam Spencer (12) celebrates after their win against Purdue in the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

UConn center Donovan Clingan (32) reacts to a foul call during the second half of the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game against Purdue, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Purdue center Zach Edey celebraters after a basket against UConn during the first half of the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

UConn guard Tristen Newton, right, is fouled by Purdue guard Fletcher Loyer during the first half of the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

UConn guard Tristen Newton (2) celebrates after scoring Purdue during the second half of the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

UConn head coach Dan Hurley reacts during the first half of the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game against Purdue, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Purdue guard Lance Jones (55) vies for the ball with UConn guard Cam Spencer (12) during the second half of the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

UConn guard Stephon Castle (5) drives as Purdue guard Lance Jones defends during the first half of the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Purdue head coach Matt Painter yells during the first half of the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game against UConn, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

UConn head coach Dan Hurley greets fans after their win against Purdue in the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

UConn head coach Dan Hurley celebrates after the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game against Purdue, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

UConn center Donovan Clingan celebrates after the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game against Purdue, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — A basketball beatdown. A coaching clinic. A double-digit domination.

Take one guess who finished off a romp through college basketball again. You bet, it’s UConn — a team built to win now, and often, and by a lot every time it takes the court.

Coach Dan Hurley’s Huskies delivered the latest of their suffocating hoops performances Monday night, smothering Purdue for a 75-60 victory to become the first team since 2007 to capture back-to-back national championships.

Tristen Newton scored 20 points for the Huskies, who won their 12th straight March Madness game — not a single one of them decided by fewer than 13 points.

UConn was efficient on offense but won this with defense. The Huskies (37-3) limited the country’s second-best 3-point shooting team to a mere seven shots behind the arc and only a single make, while happily allowing 7-foot-4 AP Player of the Year Zach Edey to go for 37 points on 25 shot attempts.

UConn won its sixth overall title and joined the 2006-07 Florida Gators and the 1991-92 Duke Blue Devils as just the third team to repeat since John Wooden’s UCLA dynasty of the 1960s and ’70s.

“I just think it’s the best two-year run in a very, very long time, just because of everything we lost from last year’s team,” said Hurley, whose top two scorers from last year now play in the NBA. “To lose that much and do it again, it’s got to be as impressive a two-year run since at least prior to Duke.”

The 2024 Huskies are the sixth team to win all six tournament games by double-digit margins. They won those games by a grand total of 140 points, blowing past the 1996 Kentucky team, which won its six by 129.

In a matchup of two top seeds, they wore down the Boilermakers (34-5), who made it this far a year after becoming just the second No. 1 in the history of March Madness to fall in the first round. But Purdue left the same way it came — still looking for the program’s first NCAA title.

So much for the free-for-all this new age of the transfer portal and name, image and likeness deals was supposed to become. UConn has figured out how to dominate and replenish its roster with players who understand their roles.

Cam Spencer, a transfer from Rutgers, Stephon Castle, a blue-chip freshman, and Alex Karaban, a sophomore from last year’s team, spent the night guarding the 3-point line and making life miserable for Purdue’s guards.

“They just made a decision — we can defend the perimeter, and we can take this away from you, you’re going to get the ball to your best player, he’ll be 1-on-1, and that’s that,” Purdue coach Matt Painter said.

This was only the second time this season Purdue didn’t put up 10 3-point attempts, and how ’bout this final score: Edey 37, the rest of the Boilermakers 23.

How serious was Hurley about defending the perimeter? When Braden Smith wiggled loose for a semi-open look to make Purdue’s first 3 of the game with 2:17 left in the first half, the coach bolted onto the floor and called timeout.

And that was that from behind the arc.

“Coaches made a point that we’d be really locked in if we controlled their 3-point attempts,” Spencer said. “Holding them to seven shows we were locked in on making sure their guards didn’t get involved in the game.”

With his Xs-and-Os masterpiece, Hurley joins former Florida coach Billy Donovan in the back-to-back club, and is in company with Bill Self and Rick Pitino as only the third active coach with two championships. News broke over the weekend that it appears there’s a job opening at Kentucky , and the UConn coach’s name has come up there.

“I don’t think that’s a concern,” Hurley said. “My wife, you should have her answer that.”

No way the Huskies would want to lose him.

Hurley earned every penny in this one. In the first half, he begged with, swore at and generally berated the refs about over-the-backs, elbows and hip checks that weren’t called.

Once, when that didn’t work after Edey set a hard (and probably legal) pick against Castle, Hurley started in on Edey himself as the center walked toward the Purdue bench for a timeout.

But the coach’s best work came in whatever hotel room he used to draw up the game plan.

“The whole game plan was no Smith, no Loyer, no Jones, no Gillis,” Hurley said, as he ticked off the last names of the Purdue guards. “We knew if we keep them below 18, 20 points as a group, and they had no chance to win, no matter how well Zach played.”

It’s no slight on Edey, who battled gamely, finishing with 10 rebounds to record his 30th double-double of the season. But this game proved the number crunchers and analytics experts right. UConn let Edey back in and back down all night on 7-2 Donovan Clingan, giving up difficult 2s in the post in exchange for any 3s.

“They only doubled late in the second half, but by that point we had dug ourselves too deep of a hole,” Fletcher Loyer said.

The defensive dominance put the finishing touch on a tournament in which UConn’s average margin of victory was 23.3 points. Sure, Hurley might have to replace two or three of these players, but the coach said he’ll worry about that in a week or two.

“Obviously, what can you say?” he said. “We won — by a lot — again.”

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Purdue's Mason Gillis, Ethan Morton enter transfer portal, opening space for loaded class.

Purdue basketball's season ended one win shy of the grand prize with a roster built on continuity and togetherness.

A lot will change in that regard next season.

Lance Jones is the only player from this Boilermaker 17-man roster out of eligibility.

So technically, Purdue could bring everyone else back and take another run at a national championship.

Six freshmen are signed for next season, which means Purdue needs six scholarship openings. Division I programs are permitted 13 scholarship players and as it stands, even if all the seniors leave, Purdue is still oversigned.

How does Purdue make that happen?

Which Purdue basketball players are transferring?

Yes, Zach Edey has a year of eligibility and could come back and attempt to win an unprecedented third straight National Player of the Year.

He’s not going to.

More: He 'changed this program.' Zach Edey's Purdue basketball legacy is in rarified air

Purdue coaches and Edey have known all along this was a last-ride deal. Edey will get selected in the upcoming NBA draft. Speculate how his game fits at that level, but we’ll let a front office and coaching staff determine that. His last game at Purdue was Monday night.

Ethan Morton and Mason Gillis are in the transfer portal, per reports. This was expected.

Both former Purdue starters have their COVID year available.

Even if Morton and Gillis wanted to come back, it’s probably time for both to move on.

Carson Barrett and Chase Martin came to Purdue as walk-ons.

Purdue returning starters

If Trey Kaufman-Renn didn’t leave after last season, he’s not going anywhere. A guy that talented being redshirted and then lightly used a year ago had enough basketball reasons to look for a new home.

Instead, he went to work, changed positions, and started 39 games for a team that just won more games than any other Purdue squad in history.

Let’s not act like tampering doesn’t exist in college basketball. Just because you aren’t in the transfer portal doesn’t mean programs aren’t trying to persuade you why you should be. Take that how you wish as you read below.

Expect Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer to leave Purdue as the winningest players in program history in two years. And Smith is also likely to become the most heralded point guard Purdue ever had.

Purdue scholarship players

One of the hardest parts of Matt Painter’s job has to be telling a scholarship player there aren’t minutes available.

It tore Painter up internally that he had guys like Caleb Furst, Will Berg and Brian Waddell and they couldn’t get off the bench. They all can play. If they couldn’t, they wouldn’t be on scholarship at Purdue.

Do any of them leave?

Inclination says no.

Furst is a former starter and was a valuable player with major minutes just a season ago. That player is still in there, but Furst would have to want to go out and earn those minutes he used to get back. He’s overly invested in the academic side, too, and his brother, Josh, was a freshman walk-on for Purdue this season. Furst has one season of eligibility remaining.

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Berg has developed a solid jump shot. He can hit 3s. And he’s 7-foot-2. He got two seasons to beat and bang with Edey while also seeing the way Edey constantly developed new wrinkles to improve his game.

Waddell was primed to be a steal of a recruit, Purdue basically plucking him on a whim after he led Carmel to a state title as a senior. An injury set him back once he got to Purdue, but he’s got a truckload of athletic ability. Just go back and watch his dunk against Michigan. Plus, his father was a great player for the Boilermakers and a former teammate of Painter’s.

Camden Heide and Myles Colvin saw their usage increase in the second half of the season and had to be on the floor during the national championship game because of their athletic ability as much as anything.

Painter transitioned this season to have more offense on the floor, but Heide plays both ends and Colvin really improved as a defensive player, which earned him more minutes late in the year.

Purdue's incoming class

As was mentioned, Purdue will add one of the top recruiting classes in the country. A couple of these guys will be ready made to contribute minutes.

Kanon Catchings and Gicarri Harris will see playing time immediately, most likely.

But six is a big group.

If you’ve been keeping track, Purdue still needs to have one open scholarship roster spot – assuming a player already on scholarship doesn’t willingly accept being a non-scholarship player next season.

Don’t count out the possibility of one of the incoming freshmen going to a prep school for a year and reclassifying with the 2025 group. This seems like a probable scenario.

Sam King covers sports for the Journal & Courier. Email him at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter and Instagram @samueltking.

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April 3, 2024

SK hynix announces semiconductor advanced packaging investment in Purdue Research Park

SK hynix announced Wednesday (April 3) semiconductor advanced packaging investment in Purdue Research Park. From left to right: Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb; Kwak Noh-jung, SK hynix president and CEO; Woojin Choi, SK hynix executive vice president; Arati Prabhakar, director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and assistant to the president for science and technology; Mung Chiang, Purdue University president (speaking); Arun Venkataraman, U.S. Department of Commerce assistant secretary; U.S. Sen. Todd Young; Hyundong Cho, ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United States; David Rosenberg, Indiana secretary of commerce; Mitch Daniels, Purdue Research Foundation chairman. (Purdue University/Kelsey Lefever)

The company's facility for AI memory chips marks the largest single economic development in the history of the state

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — SK hynix Inc. announced Wednesday (April 3) that it plans to invest close to $4 billion to build an advanced packaging fabrication and R&D facility for AI products in the Purdue Research Park. The development of a critical link in the U.S. semiconductor supply chain in West Lafayette marks a giant leap forward in the industry and the state. 

“We are excited to build a state-of-the-art advanced packaging facility in Indiana,” said SK hynix CEO Kwak Noh-Jung. “We believe this project will lay the foundation for a new Silicon Heartland, a semiconductor ecosystem centered in the Midwest Triangle. This facility will create local, high-paying jobs and produce AI memory chips with unmatched capabilities, so that America can onshore more of its critical chip supply chain. We are grateful for the support of Gov. Holcomb and the state of Indiana, of President Chiang at Purdue University, and of the broader community involved, and we look forward to expanding our partnership in the long run.”

SK hynix joins Bayer, imec, MediaTek, Rolls-Royce, Saab and many more national and international companies bringing innovation to America's heartland. The new facility — home to an advanced semiconductor packaging production line that will mass-produce next-generation high-bandwidth memory, or HBM, chips, the critical component of graphic processing units that train AI systems such as ChatGPT — is expected to provide more than a thousand new employment opportunities in the Greater Lafayette community. The company plans to begin mass production in the second half of 2028.

The project marks SK hynix’s intention for long-term investment and partnership in Greater Lafayette. The company’s decision-making framework prioritizes both profit and social responsibility while promoting ethical actions and accountability. From infrastructure developments that make accessing amenities easier to community empowerment projects such as skill development and mentorship, the SK hynix advanced packaging fabrication marks a new era of collaborative growth.

“Indiana is a global leader in innovating and producing the products that will power our future economy, and today’s news is proof positive of that fact,” said Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb. “I’m so proud to officially welcome SK hynix to Indiana, and we’re confident this new partnership will enhance the Lafayette-West Lafayette region, Purdue University and the state of Indiana for the long term. This new semiconductor innovation and packaging plant not only reaffirms the state’s role in the hard-tech sector, but is also another tremendous step forward in advancing U.S. innovation and national security, putting Hoosiers at the forefront of national and global advancements.” 

Investment in the Midwest and Indiana was spurred by Purdue’s excellence in discovery and innovation and its track record of exceptional R&D and talent development through collaboration. Partnerships among Purdue, the corporate sector, and the state and federal government are essential to advancing the U.S. semiconductor industry and establishing the region as the Silicon Heartland.

“SK hynix is the global pioneer and dominant market leader in memory chips for AI,” Purdue President Mung Chiang said. “This transformational investment reflects our state and university’s tremendous strength in semiconductors, hardware AI and development of the Hard-Tech Corridor. It is also a monumental moment for completing the supply chain of the digital economy in our country through the advanced packaging of chips. Located at Purdue Research Park, the largest facility of its kind at a U.S. university will grow and succeed through innovation.”

In 1990 the U.S. was producing nearly 40% of the world’s semiconductors. However, as manufacturing moved to Southeast Asia and China, the U.S. global output of semiconductor manufacturing has fallen to closer to 12%.

“SK hynix will soon be a household name in Indiana,” said U.S. Sen. Todd Young. “This incredible investment demonstrates their confidence in Hoosier workers, and I’m excited to welcome them to our state. The CHIPS and Science Act opened a door that Indiana has been able to sprint through, and companies like SK hynix are helping to build our high-tech future.” 

To aid in bringing semiconductor manufacturing closer to home and shoring up global supply chains, the U.S. Congress introduced the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America Act, or CHIPS and Science Act, on June 11, 2020. Signed by President Joe Biden on Aug. 9, 2022, it funds holistic development of the semiconductor industry to the tune of $280 billion. It supports the nation's research and development, manufacturing, and supply chain security of semiconductors.

“When President Biden signed the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, he put a stake in the ground and sent a signal to the world that the United States cares about semiconductor manufacturing,” said Arati Prabhakar, President Biden’s chief science and technology advisor and director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. “Today’s announcement will strengthen the economy and national security, and it will create good jobs that support families. This is how we do big things in America.”

Purdue Research Park, one of the largest university-affiliated incubation complexes in the country, unites discovery and delivery with easy access to Purdue faculty experts in the semiconductor field, highly sought-after graduates prepared to work in the industry, and vast Purdue research resources. The park also offers convenient accessibility for workforce and semitruck traffic, with access to I-65 just minutes away.

This historic announcement is the next step in Purdue University’s persistent pursuit of semiconductor excellence as part of the Purdue Computes initiative. Recent announcements include these

• Purdue University Comprehensive Semiconductors and Microelectronics Program
• A strategic partnership with Dassault Systèmes to improve, accelerate and transform semiconductor workforce development
• European technology leader imec opens innovation hub at Purdue
• The nation’s first comprehensive Semiconductor Degrees Program
• Purdue continues to create unique lab-to-fab ecosystem for the state and country
• Green2Gold, a collaboration between Ivy Tech Community College and Purdue University to grow Indiana’s engineering workforce

What they’re saying

• “This decision by a world-renowned, best-in-class company represents a dramatic fulfillment of Purdue’s duty to serve the state as not only its premier academic institution but also its No. 1 economic asset. It’s also a gratifying validation of our Discovery Park District initiative to bring new opportunities to our students, faculty and Greater Lafayette neighbors. Today marks the Purdue ecosystem’s latest and greatest, but assuredly not its last, contribution to a more prosperous Indiana and a stronger America.” — Mitch Daniels, chairman of the board, Purdue Research Foundation
• “On behalf of my fellow trustees, we are pleased to welcome SK hynix Inc. to the Purdue Research Park. Their arrival will significantly strengthen Purdue University’s dual commitments to educating the next generation of workforce leaders in semiconductors and supporting the national security of our nation.” — Michael Berghoff, chair, Purdue Board of Trustees
• “The impact of SK hynix is more than the creation of high-paying careers for Hoosiers. Undergraduates will have opportunities for internships, co-op and full-time employment when they graduate. Graduate students and faculty will work closely with SK hynix researchers, not only on basic research, but also to accelerate the transition of research into pilot production and manufacturing. This is just the beginning. As other companies see what’s happening here in the heart of the heartland, they’ll come too, and a significant new cluster of semiconductor manufacturing and research will emerge.” — Mark Lundstrom, chief semiconductor officer, Purdue University
• “West Lafayette is thrilled to join our national efforts to bring the semiconductor industry to the United States through President Biden’s CHIPS and Science Act. This partnership will leverage Purdue University’s science and research expertise with SK hynix’s innovation in semiconductor technology. The impact on West Lafayette will enable us to continue to provide the high level of service our community expects and to increase our quality-of-life amenities for the region so we can attract and retain the excellent graduates of Purdue University. In addition, SK hynix’s global dedication to net zero carbon emissions by 2050, water process reduction and recycling, and zero-waste-to-landfill programs aligns with our community’s commitment to environmental stewardship. We are grateful for SK hynix’s investment and commitment to West Lafayette and for our partners Purdue University, Purdue Research Foundation, the city of Lafayette, Tippecanoe County and the Greater Lafayette region.” — Erin Easter, mayor of West Lafayette
• “The pandemic disruption has shown the reliance on semiconductors, with production concentrated in limited regions around the world. Greater Lafayette has worked continuously and cooperatively for years to position ourselves for an opportunity of this magnitude, and we look forward to the long-term economic impact this will have on our communities. The collaborative efforts between cities and county governments, Purdue University, the state of Indiana and Sen. Todd Young’s office is a testament to these efforts. Our joint investments in infrastructure, innovation, along with quality-of-life initiatives, have contributed to this venture becoming a reality. We look forward to working with and welcoming SK hynix to Greater Lafayette!” — Tony Roswarski, mayor of Lafayette
• “Ivy Tech, as Indiana’s largest postsecondary institution, is focused on building Indiana talent pipelines aligned to employers and emerging industries which strengthen Indiana’s economy. The microelectronics industry will play a key role in Indiana’s success, which is why we are pleased to work with SK hynix and Purdue to provide training, credentials and degrees designed for the semiconductor industry. SK hynix’s commitment to Indiana reinforces that we all win when we address complex issues through strong partnerships." — Sue Ellspermann, president, Ivy Tech Community College
• “Semiconductors and microelectronics are at the forefront of focus for Purdue Research Foundation. I am pleased to welcome SK hynix to Indiana and start the hard work of ensuring this is the best business decision that SK hynix has ever made.” — Brian Edelman, president, Purdue Research Foundation
• “The Alliances team is thrilled to welcome SK hynix to the Purdue ecosystem, and we look forward to empowering them to thrive here in Indiana with all the immense assets Purdue and Greater Lafayette offer. We look forward to forging a strong relationship with mutual value for SK hynix, Purdue Research Foundation and the broader Greater Lafayette community for many years to come.” — Gregory Deason, senior vice president of alliances and placemaking, Purdue Research Foundation
• “During my time at Purdue Research Foundation, we have consistently been successful in assisting our partners like Saab in developing complex builds well ahead of schedule and within budget. I look forward to building on our excellent track record with SK hynix to help them in creating a state-of-the-art facility which best meets their unique needs.” — Richard Michal, senior vice president of capital projects and facilities, Purdue Research Foundation

About SK hynix Inc.

SK hynix Inc., headquartered in Korea, is the world’s top-tier semiconductor supplier offering Dynamic Random Access Memory chips (“DRAM”), flash memory chips (“NAND   flash”)   and CMOS Image Sensors (“CIS”) for a wide range of distinguished customers globally. The Company’s shares are traded on the Korea Exchange, and the Global Depository shares are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. Further information about SK hynix is available at   www.skhynix.com ,   news.skhynix.com .  

About Purdue Research Foundation

Purdue Research Foundation is a private, nonprofit foundation created to advance the mission of Purdue University. Established in 1930, the foundation accepts gifts, administers trusts, funds scholarships and grants, acquires and sells property, protects and licenses Purdue's intellectual property, and supports creating Purdue-connected startups on behalf of Purdue. The foundation operates Purdue Innovates, which includes the Office of Technology Commercialization, Incubator and Ventures. The foundation manages the Purdue Research Park, Discovery Park District, Purdue Technology Centers and Purdue for Life Foundation.

For more information on licensing a Purdue innovation, contact the Office of Technology Commercialization at [email protected] . For more information about involvement and investment opportunities in startups based on a Purdue innovation, contact Purdue Innovates at [email protected] .

About Purdue University

Purdue University is a public research institution demonstrating excellence at scale. Ranked among top 10 public universities and with two colleges in the top four in the United States, Purdue discovers and disseminates knowledge with a quality and at a scale second to none. More than 105,000 students study at Purdue across modalities and locations, including nearly 50,000 in person on the West Lafayette campus. Committed to affordability and accessibility, Purdue’s main campus has frozen tuition 13 years in a row. See how Purdue never stops in the persistent pursuit of the next giant leap — including its first comprehensive urban campus in Indianapolis, the new Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business, and Purdue Computes — at https://www.purdue.edu/president/strategic-initiatives . 

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Yes Boilermakers, Caitlin Clark is the greatest women's player to visit Mackey Arena

WEST LAFAYETTE — The spinning rotation and the split-second gasp of the crowd told the story at Mackey Arena when Caitlin Clark took her first 3-pointer during her fifth and final matchup against Purdue women's basketball.

The fever of Clark-mania captured the imaginations of the fourth ever women's basketball sellout at Mackey Arena. Boys girls alike dawned the No. 22 Iowa jerseys and made signs. Clark had Beatles-like attention, especially in Indiana.

Before playing the Final Four against UConn, Clark has now established herself as one of the greatest college athletes ever. That includes being now the greatest visiting women's basketball player to visit Mackey Arena.

Mackey Arena had been the only college sports venue Clark hadn't sank a 3-pointer before Jan. 10, 2024.

And even after Clark had cooked Purdue for 18 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds for her 15th career triple-double , more convincing was still needed before she could be crowned the greatest opposition the Boilermakers had ever faced.

The future was uncertain at that point. Clark hadn't surpassed both Pistol Pete Maravich and Lynette Woodard for the most points in NCAA history — male or female and hadn't beaten her rivals from LSU in the NCAA Tournament.

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Statistical history obtained and signature wins against LSU and UConn — the latter in the Final Four semifinal Saturday night — in this year's NCAA Tournament have erased any doubt about any creases in her mental and emotional state.

Clark is now one win away from having everything. Iowa beat fully loaded UConn with Paige Bueckers and Aaliyah Edwards. Even when she struggled in the first half, the face of women's basketball kept her poise. Awaiting Clark and the Hawkeyes, though is No. 1 and undefeated South Carolina Sunday night in Cleveland.

She eviscerated LSU as Hailey Van Lith and Angel Reese struggled to contain the Des Moines native.

Signature wins abound, too many personal accolades to account and capturing the hearts and finds of girls and boys across the country. Many of whom dream to be like No. 22.

The coming of Clark will be the ignition that lifts the WNBA to greater heights. Her anticipation of joining the Indiana Fever has the entire state, the entire country buzzing. From South Bend to Evansville and everywhere in between, including the Greater Lafayette Area and across the U.S.

Clark has been christened by both fans and her own contemporaries. She changed narratives and spotlighted the greatness of women's basketball when being given the platform to be seen by millions.

Hindsight isn't reserved for sports reporters who dare not look too far into the future. It's important to not overstate what is being seen in the moment and let emotion take control of logic.

Clark has checked all the boxes whether she wins or losses on Sunday. Sports is measured in context. Not just in championships, but in the eyes of witnesses, rivals and respect that is earned both on and off the court.

Basketball in the 1980s needed Bird and Magic to propel it to new heights. The 2020s now give us Caitlin Clark for the exact same purpose.

Ethan Hanson is the sports reporter for the Journal & Courier in Lafayette. He can be reached at [email protected] , on Twitter at  EthanAHanson and Instagram at ethan_a_hanson .