{"id":546457,"date":"2026-03-26T13:23:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/546457\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T13:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:23:08","slug":"camden-heide-cherishes-purdue-memories-trying-to-create-new-ones-with-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/546457\/","title":{"rendered":"Camden Heide cherishes Purdue memories, trying to create new ones with Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN JOSE \u2013 There was the electrifying dunk off a Zach Edey <\/a>miss against Connecticut in the national championship game.<\/p>\n

There was the game-tying 3-pointer with 33 seconds remaining against Houston in last year\u2019s Sweet 16 at Lucas Oil Stadium.<\/p>\n

Those are Camden Heide\u2019<\/a>s Purdue memories.<\/p>\n

He hasn\u2019t tossed those aside. Heide created a memorable moment with Texas, draining a deep corner 3-pointer to send the Longhorns past Gonzaga in the second round and into Thursday\u2019s Sweet 16 matchup against his former program.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a similar shot to the one against Houston last year, and the time and score were super important,\u201d Heide said Wednesday in his team\u2019s locker room inside the SAP Center. \u201cTo put ourselves in that position to win the game, it felt great.\u201d<\/p>\n

Heide transferred from Purdue after three seasons with the program, including his redshirt year. He landed at Texas with head coach Sean Miller, looking for an expanded role with more minutes and meaningful contributions.<\/p>\n

During the first 34 games, Heide is fifth in minutes played (22.4) and tied for fifth in scoring (5.9). Heide is shooting 50% from the floor, including 46.2% from 3-point range.<\/p>\n

Against Gonzaga, Heide was on the bench for 17 straight minutes in the second half before entering the game with 32 seconds on the clock. He hit the crucial 3-pointer with 14 seconds to play, giving the Longhorns a four-point advantage.<\/p>\n

Similar to when former Boilermaker Myles Colvin hit the game-winning shot for Wake Forest in the Bahamas to beat Memphis, Purdue fans had a rooting interest in Heide\u2019s late-game drama last weekend. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u00a0was in a\u00a0public\u00a0setting when Cam hit that last shot at our\u00a0hotel, and\u00a0all the\u00a0Purdue\u00a0fans were cheering,\u201d assistant coach Paul Lusk said. \u201cThey were excited, and I think that\u2019s a pretty special thing.\u201d <\/p>\n

Heide kept track of his former teammates and coach\u2019s success throughout the season. He acknowledged Matt Painter\u2019s 500th\u00a0win, which came against Miami (Fla.) in last week\u2019s second round, and Braden Smith breaking the all-time NCAA assist record.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo see what they\u2019ve done and seen the individual stats and everything, it\u2019s super cool,\u201d Heide said.<\/p>\n

He could\u2019ve been part of their success, but needed to branch out. <\/p>\n

\u201cI just kind of wanted more for myself,\u201d Heide said. \u201cI think going to Texas, hearing what coach Miller had to offer when I went in the portal, was something that really intrigued me, and what I was looking for. And I think at times I\u2019ve really been able to do that this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Heide\u2019s game has evolved since joining Miller\u2019s program. He battled through an injury earlier in the season and an illness, but neither has impeded his development.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s a shot-maker, a role he played at Purdue and believes he\u2019s shown even more improvement while with the Longhorns.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ve kind of depended on me at times to make shots,\u201d Heide said. \u201cThat\u2019s kind of helped our team win a few games. I think it\u2019s just super important to step up and become more of a shot maker at certain times.\u201d<\/p>\n

He\u2019s also stepped up with his knowledge of the Boilermakers and their tendencies. Heide has shared as much information as possible with the coaching staff and his teammates about what to possibly expect on Thursday. <\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, he\u2019s been big time,\u201d senior guard Mark Tramon said. \u201cHe knows what they do. He knows a lot of what they do, so he\u2019s been helping us, coaching us up on the things and just being a big-time guy for us in our scouting and everything we do in practice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Regardless of Thursday\u2019s outcome, Heide will always cherish his memories with the Boilermakers, the bond he developed with his teammates, and the continued outpouring of support from the Purdue community and fan base.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust the love and support from Purdue fans,\u201d Heide said. \u201cIt\u2019s a great university. I\u2019m so happy that I was a Boilermaker. I\u2019ll be a Boilermaker for life. Everyone in my family went to Purdue. It\u2019s super special for me to be a Boilermaker.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not sure that there\u2019s many athletes that have been a part of two universities like Texas and Purdue. I feel very blessed to be a part of the basketball programs at both universities.\u201d<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN JOSE \u2013 There was the electrifying dunk off a Zach Edey miss against Connecticut in the national…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":546458,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[99],"class_list":{"0":"post-546457","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=546457"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546457\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/546458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=546457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=546457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=546457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}