Omer Mayer became a viral sensation playing for his native Israel this summer. The Purdue basketball freshman spoke on his move to become a Boilermaker.

Mayer and Braden Smith will be easy to tell apart this winter, but by appearance only. They've struck a friendship and mentorship at Purdue, and their games are similar.

Both Purdue coach Matt Painter and All-American forward Trey Kaufman-Renn have seen growth in Omer Mayer, and know there is more to come.

Omer Mayer draws the line at becoming a full-on doppelganger of his Purdue men's basketball teammate Braden Smith .

On the Field of 68 Podcast on Friday, the Boilermakers ' freshman guard from Israel detailed how many ways his game resembles the All-American from Westfield. Told he needed to grow the beard to match, smooth-f

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