Purdue basketball again finds itself in a transition year. They’ve lost two of their most productive players in Jaden Ivey and Trevion Williams. They lost a sharpshooter in Sasha Stefanovic, and they’ve lost two point guards in Isaiah Thompson and Eric Hunter Jr. That’s a lot of production to lose in one offseason. However, with a new influx of talent, and more opportunities for those in the program there’s reason to be excited for this season.
Brandon Newman falls squarely into that second category. After a freshman season in which Newman really excelled he found himself languishing on the bench at times in his sophomore season.