A few weeks ago it looked like Purdue was facing an either/or proposition. It was recruiting Cathedral’s Armaan Franklin and Valparaiso’s Brandon Newman. Both played roughly the same position and while taking both was a possibility, getting just one was more likely. It looked for a long time like Franklin (the No. 137 recruit per Rivals) was headed to West Lafayette, but Indiana got him (and rubbed our faces in it a bit).
Well, in the end, Purdue got the higher rated player as Newman committed tonight to coach Painter:
Newman is rated No. 75 in the 2019 class according to Rivals and is a 4-star 6’4” shooting guard.