{"id":23792,"date":"2026-03-14T21:48:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T21:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=23792"},"modified":"2026-03-14T21:48:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T21:48:46","slug":"braden-smiths-diving-assist-becomes-a-purdue-t-shirt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=23792","title":{"rendered":"Braden Smith&#8217;s diving assist becomes a Purdue T-shirt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\">\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\">\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">Purdue basketball coach Matt Painter on what worked vs Northwestern<\/p>\n<p>Hear what Matt Painter said after Purdue basketball defeated Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>CHICAGO \u2014 On Thursday night, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indystar.com\/story\/sports\/college\/purdue\/2026\/03\/13\/purdue-basketball-march-madness-potential-defense-braden-smith-highlight-northwestern-win\/89122078007\/\">Braden Smith took flight<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday afternoon, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PurdueNILStore\/status\/2032538702375686238\">it was a T-shirt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jconline.com\/sports\/boilermakers\/\">Purdue basketball<\/a> senior point guard&#8217;s spectacular defensive play turned into creative assist, one of Smith&#8217;s Big Ten Tournament record 16 on Thursday against Northwestern, has been turned into an NIL opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Smith&#8217;s dive is emblazoned on a black T-shirt available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/nil.store\/purdue\/sports\/mens-basketball?direction=next&amp;cursor=eyJsYXN0X2lkIjoxNDgyNDEyMTM2ODk0MiwibGFzdF92YWx1ZSI6MjEsIm9mZnNldCI6NDd9\">Purdue NIL store<\/a>. It will be available for purchase Friday night at the United Center during the Big Ten Tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Smith&#8217;s performance helped the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/sports\/college-sports\/big-ten\/purdue\" data-autotag=\"b933a821-4fb8-43be-a888-ccf2527f4107\">Boilermakers<\/a> defeat Northwestern 81-68 in the third round of the Big Ten Tournament at United Center. Smith and Purdue continue play at 6:30 p.m. Friday against Nebraska in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indystar.com\/story\/sports\/columnists\/gregg-doyel\/2026\/03\/12\/purdue-basketball-braden-smith-stats-assists-big-ten-tournament-record-northwestern-bobby-hurley\/89057649007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Doyel: Purdue basketball&#8217;s Braden Smith focuses on postseason success, not NCAA assists record<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The play of the night \u2014 and inspiration for the new T-shirt \u2014 came with under six minutes left in the first half when Smith poked a pass intended for Northwestern&#8217;s Nick Martinelli toward the sideline. Smith&#8217;s full extension Superman dive allowed him to volley it ahead to a sprinting Omer Mayer for a layup.<\/p>\n<p>Smith enters the game 32 assists shy of breaking Bobby Hurley&#8217;s NCAA career record of 1,076.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sam King covers sports for the Journal &amp; Courier. Email him at sking@jconline.com and follow him on X and Instagram @samueltking.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jconline.com\/story\/sports\/college\/purdue\/basketball\/2026\/03\/13\/braden-smith-dive-assist-purdue-shirt\/89143314007\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Purdue basketball coach Matt Painter on what worked vs Northwestern Hear what Matt Painter said after Purdue basketball defeated Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament. CHICAGO \u2014 On Thursday night, Braden Smith took flight. On Friday afternoon, it was a T-shirt. 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