A Look Back at Purdue Basketball: Omer Mayer

Mar 26, 2026; San Jose, CA, USA; Purdue Boilermakers guard Omer Mayer (17) dribbles past Texas Longhorns guard Jordan Pope (0) in the first half during a Sweet Sixteen game of the West Regional of the men's 2026 NCAA Tournament at SAP Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images | Kyle Terada-Imagn Images

2025-2026 Stats:
39 games played (0 starts)
214 points (5.5)
42 rebounds (1.1)
45 assists (1.2)
15 steals (0.4)
0 blocks (0.0)
35 turnovers (0.9)
.412 field goal percentage
.355 3-point percentage
.652 free throw percentage

2025-2026 Awards / Honors
No Awards or Honors

Season Retrospective
Prior to the season, Omer Mayer was getting a lot of hype coming to Purdue from Tel Aviv. The Israeli guard had made waves in international play during the summer and many assumed he would be the point guard of the future for Purdue. The latter can still be true, but it was always going to be a learning season at Purdue while Braden Smith was the starting point. Omer Mayer, a 6’4 guard that can create space and also find the right pass, did spend the majority of the season as a rotational piece but did offer some key depth below Braden Smith and even Fletcher Loyer to an extent. Averaging 14.3 minutes per game in the season, Mayer’s was 8th on the roster in minutes, but Omer provided some nice flashes throughout the season. As if we didn’t get enough passing highlights from Braden Smith, Mayer provided some fun ones as well.