Bryson Cardinal, the son of former NBA veteran Bryan Cardinal and Purdue women's basketball national champion Danielle, planned to commit to the school that was consistent with him throughout. But ...

That spot was renamed "Jim's Corner" a week after his death. "You wouldn't find a bigger Cardinal Mooney basketball fan than my dad," Mike McAndrews said.

The Cardinal hosts No. 4 Tennessee on Dec. 16, three days after playing No. 12 Texas in Austin. No. 25 Chattanooga, which dealt the Cardinal a loss last season, visits Stanford on Dec. 18.