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end Cliff Benson, is a 6-10 15-year-old who already has a DePaul offer and much of the Big Ten looking closely. He will also be an early offer candidate for the Boilermakers, as might be 6-7 Iowa power forward Cordell Pemsl, who has been recruited heavily by Purdue early on and has some connections to the state. Creighton has already offered Pemsl. On the perimeter, Indianapolis' Kyle Guy and Northwest Indiana's D.J. Wilkins figure to be two of the Boilermakers' primary scoring-guard targets while point guards Nai Carlisle of West Lafayette and C.J. Walker of Indy will both be recruited seriously, especially if that position is deemed a need on the heels of the 2015 class. Carlisle's father Duane is on the athletic staff as director of sports performance. Purdue will host its annual elite camp on campus Aug. 24, with a field expected to be loaded with many ranks for post help. Whether it'll ultimately go that of its top 2016 prospects. j G&B_GLOSSY_2013_HillGrp_finalQ6 8/13/13 2:57 PM route, though, very much remains to be seen. 2015 crunch: Purdue is slated to have no seniors Warren Hill, ME '63 following the 2013-14 season, and thus no scholarJim Hill, MET '95, MBA '03 ships slated to open. Jim Billard, LA '90 Brian Teyema, ME '87 That means any scholarship available for '15 would We're proud to be Illinois' largest Scott Dierking, IM '77 HVAC contractor and to have 34 be one not used in '14. If Hammons goes pro, 2014 Russ Nelson, BCM '00 outstanding Purdue alumni on our availability would hit six, so it's reasonable to think David Pikey, PH '97 HVAC/Plumbing team. Angela Billard, ED '90 Purdue wouldn't fill its entire allotment. Bill Silfies, MBA '03 A 2015 priority, though, will likely be point guard, Nick Muscolino, MET '06 Matthew Crawford, MET '05 with East Chicago's Hyron Edwards being a prime tarBob Hill, BCM '06 get, along with Illinois' Glynn Watson. Both have long Ryan Stojkovich, BS '97 held Boilermaker offers. Mike Ivanovic, AS '81 THE HILL GROUP Anthony Borgnini, ME '07 Eye on 2016: After July, several major rising-sophoAnthony Camasta, MET '04 more targets have already emerged, though few early Beth Beigelbeck, SM '97 scholarship offers have gone out to this point. Deborah Toth, MET '07 Daniel Block, ME '08 Purdue will have some outstanding big men to reDaniel Gasser, BS '04 cruit in that class in Fort Wayne's Caleb Swanigan and Jason Jones, MET '08 Nick Johnson, BCM '09 Illinois' Barret Benson, both of them centers. Bryan O'Neill, BCM '09 Swanigan, a physically dominant 6-8, Steven Sitkowski, BCM '10 280-plus-pounder who recently walked away from a Chris Summers, ME '10 DIGITAL REALTY DATA CENTER Isaac Townsend, ME '10 very promising football career in order to focus on Hill is the mechanical contractor for Don Wunderlich, ME '13 hoops, has already been offered by Michigan State, construction and installation of a preChris Gushurst, BCM '11 fabricated cooling plant that supports Taylor Spaulding, ME '12 Illinois and Tennessee, his recruitment accelerating the adjacent data center in Franklin Park, Grant Fillipitch, MET '12 quickly after Purdue was a clear leader after it recruitJessica James, BS '13 IL. The modular design accelerates the ed him long before anyone else did. A Boilermaker ofRobert C Krier, MET '13 building schedule and minimizes costs. Joseph Ketcik, CE '13 fer may soon be forthcoming. Joseph Schraffenberger ME '13 hillgrp.com Benson, the son of former standout Purdue tight Purdue Pride 86 IllustrateD volume 24, issue 1 f Page