Top-100 center Emmanuel Dowuona has decided to take a redshirt his freshman season after talking with Coach Painter.
The Ghana native and big man committed to the Boilermakers without visiting another school. He is known as a defensive specialist and one of the most athletic big men to play for Coach Painter.
This move does not come as a shock. Coach Painter has a returning big man in Matt Haarms, a transfer in Evan Boudreaux from Dartmouth, and fellow true freshman in Trevion Williams. It was likely that the decision was going to come down to either Williams or Dowuona redshirting.