WEST LAFAYETTE — Omer Mayer will be a Purdue basketball trend-setter this season.
Not only is the Israeli point guard expected to be a pivotal piece of a hopeful championship run, he’ll do so in a unique uniform number.
Mayer will be the first Boilermaker to wear jersey No. 47.
Uniform numbers for Purdue’s four incoming players were announced on the program’s social media platforms Thursday.
Along with Mayer, fellow incoming freshman Antione West will continue a tradition of wearing No. 1, the ninth straight season a Boiler will don that number, assuming the number most recently worn by Caleb Furst the past two seasons.
Liam Murphy, a transfer from North Florida, will wear No. 5, the 10th Boilermaker since 1951-52 to do so.
South Dakota State transfer center Oscar Cluff will wear No. 45. He’ll be the first Boilermaker to wear that jersey number since Greg Eifert in 1984.
The first chance for fans to see the 2025-26 Purdue team will be Aug. 2 when they’ll be introduced at halftime of an alumni game, scheduled for noon with free admission.
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Reporting by Sam King, Lafayette Journal & Courier / Indianapolis Star
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