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Sunday Night Boilermaker Smorgasbord
In the middle of August, Purdue is on the verge of its 2012-2013 football season. Normally, this would be the only sport worth talking about, but there are a few other updates here thanks to the 2012 Olympics and the men’s basketball team’s visit to Italy. Purdue football is eight practices into its fall camp. [...]
TweetPurdue Basketball Intrasquad Game Notes
In a first-of-its-kind event, Purdue held an alumni game for over 20 visiting men’s basketball alumni, plus an intrasquad scrimmage as the 2012-2013 team prepares for its upcoming trip to Italy. Saturday was a great opportunity for fans, recruits, and players to enjoy Purdue basketball a little early in August. Yours truly was one of [...]
TweetCommentary on Patrick Bade’s Saturday Morning Arrest for Public Intoxication
It was reported by the Lafayette Journal & Courier that former Purdue basketball player and current Purdue football player, Patrick Bade, was arrested for suspicion of public intoxication in West Lafayette around 3 a.m. Saturday. Sophia Voravong of the J&C reported that Bade was arrested after a scuffle with a bouncer at Harry’s Chocolate Shop. [...]
TweetPurdue Basketball Recruiting Hot Board: Class of 2014
After recapping some possibilities for the 2012 and 2013 basketball recruiting classes, let’s look at the 2014 recruiting class. This post will only feature recruits who already report an offer from Purdue. I’ll have another update on 2014 recruits who Purdue is contacting and evaluating, but who do not currently have offers. Matt Painter and [...]
TweetPurdue Basketball Recruiting Hot Board: Classes 2012-2013
Time for a recruiting rundown for Purdue basketball. Let’s look at two future classes: 2012 and 2013. 2012 — 2 one-year scholarships open Right now, there are two one-year openings. But it’s already June and it’s looking less and less likely that Purdue will add a fifth player to their 2012 class. The only thing [...]
TweetPurdue Recruiting Debate: Should Purdue Offer Nic Moore?
There has been no official news about the recruitment of Nic Moore since he decided to transfer from Illinois State, but several schools have been repeatedly mentioned as likely landing spots for the 5-9 guard: Purdue, Illinois, Notre Dame, and Michigan. In unofficial twitter polling, most responded that they would rather bank the scholly then [...]
TweetWright State Transfer Julius Mays Chooses Kentucky Over Purdue
Multiple sources indicated that Purdue was in great shape to land 6-2 combo guard Julius Mays. However, Julius Mays announced on Sunday that he committed to the Kentucky Wildcats instead. Mays visited Purdue on Saturday and unofficially visited Kentucky the previous week. The impact of the recruiting miss on the Boilermakers next year is substantial. [...]
TweetPurdue Basketball’s Spring 2012 Recruiting Strategy
With the grind of AAU basketball tournaments every weekend and the crazy competition for top 150 recruits, high major programs must figure out their strategy to land the best prospects possible. Purdue is no different. With Purdue already having four class of 2012 signees and three class of 2013 verbals, a lot of Purdue’s future [...]
TweetRankings and Spankings: Purdue’s 2012-2013 recruits, Miscellaneous Notes
On a boring Wednesday, the recruiting services unleashed their not-so-scientific rankings of high school and prep school basketball players. Rivals, Scout.com, and CBS Sports all published lists on April 18th. Here’s a recap: Rivals While Rivals.com released their final 2012 rankings previously, the 2013 rankings were updated. Two Purdue commits were ranked: Kendall Stephens at [...]
TweetMonday Night Musings: John Hart to Transfer, 2012-2013 Roster Talk, Recruiting Talk
John Hart Transfers The not so shocking, but important news is that John Hart has decided to leave the Purdue program and take advantage of a 5th year transfer rule. Under this rule, Hart will be allowed to transfer from Purdue to another D-1 school if he pursues a graduate degree program which Purdue’s main [...]
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