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m e e t t h e b o i l e r m a k e r s the state's all-time list ... Was able to get to the free throw line at will, shooting 739 free throws during his four years, an average of almost eight per game ... Coached by Barak Coolman. Personal: Full name is Bryson Ervin Scott ... Majoring in organizational leadership and supervision ... Born on July 27, 1994 ... Son of Brent and Wendy Scott ... Has two brothers, Brenton and Jay, and one sister, Braelyn ... Twin brother, Brenton, plays basketball at Indiana State. points (359), sixth in rebound average (6.0) and eighth in starts (27) ... Ranked second in the Big Ten in blocks per game (2.0), sixth in offensive rebounds (2.4), ninth in field goal percentage (49.5), 14th in rebounds (6.0) and 27th in scoring (10.6) in overall games ... Led the Big Ten with an average of 2.3 blocks per game in conference play, and ranked fourth in offensive rebounds (2.6), eighth in field goal percentage (50.0), ninth in rebounds (6.6), 14th in defensive rebounds (4.0) and 20th in scoring (11.4) ... Led the Boilers in blocks 25 times, rebounds 11 times and scoring on six occasions ... Posted 19 double-figure scoring games, including three performances of 20 or more points, 20 and three double-doubles. A.J. Hammons High School: Rated a Sophomore Center • 7-0/250 four-star recruit and ranked Carmel, Ind. (Oak Hill Acad.) as the No. 77 overall prospect As a Freshman (2012and No. 19 center in his class 13): by Rivals.com ... Ranked as Big Ten All-Freshman Team the No. 81 overall recruit ... Big Ten Freshman of the … Helped lead Oak Hill to a Week (Feb. 4) ... Played in all 44-0 record and a No. 1 final 34 games, making 27 starts national ranking in 2011-12 ... Averaged 10.6 points and ... Averaged 7.0 points, 6.8 team highs of 6.0 rebounds rebounds and 4.0 blocks per and 2.0 blocks per game ... game, while shooting 63.0 One of two freshmen in the percent from the floor, as a power six conferences, along senior. with Kentucky's Nerlens Noel, Personal: Full name is with averages of at least 10 Aaron Jarrell Hammons ... points, six rebounds and two Majoring in organizational blocks per game ... Blocked leadership and supervision 67 shots to rank 10th on the ... Born on Aug. 27, 1992 ... program's single-season chart Son of Tyrone and Alfreda ... Finished the season ranked Hammons ... Has a brother, second on Purdue's freshman Tyrone. chart in blocks (67), third in rebounds (204), sixth in f ette and Kay Stephens ... Has two sisters, Chanel and Paris. 21 Kendall Stephens Freshman Guard • 6-6/193 St. Charles, Ill. (St. Charles East) High School: A four-star recruit, Stephens was ranked as the 61st-best prospect by Rivals.com and 65th by ESPN. com ... Was listed as the No. 3 prospect in the state of Illinois and the 15th-best shooting guard nationally by ESPN.com ... A four-year starter at St. Charles East, Stephens' high school career was cut short by injury after 11 games during his senior campaign ... As a junior, Stephens averaged 17.7 points and 7.5 rebounds per game ... was averaging 19.2 points per game during his abbreviated senior campaign ... Was named MVP of the Ron Johnson Thanksgiving Tournament as a senior, where he tallied totals of 22, 31 and 30 points, leading St. Charles East to its first tournament title since 1994 ... Attended the National Basketball Players Association top 100 camp last summer where he roomed with teammate Bryson Scott ... His father, Everette, played at Purdue in the mid-80s and scored 1,044 career points in 119 career games ... Coached by Brian Clodi and Patrick Woods. Personal: Full name is Kendall Everette Stephens ... Majoring in business ... Born Nov. 11, 1994 ... Son of Ever- 23 Jay Simpson RS Freshman Forward • 6-10/250 Champaign, Ill. (La Lumiere) As a Freshman (201213): Saw action in 10 games before being sidelined for the final 24 contests with a foot injury ... Averaged 2.6 points and 2.3 rebounds in 7.6 minutes per game ... Purdue's first sub in three games ... Led the Boilers in blocks twice. High School: Rated a fourstar recruit, and ranked the No. 98 overall prospect and No. 20 power forward in his class by Scout.com ... Given a three-star rating, and ranked as the No. 112 overall prospect and No. 25 power forward in his class by Rivals.com … Helped lead La Lumiere to a 25-3 record and a No. 7 final national ranking as a senior in 2011-12, averaging 8.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game ... Averaged 12.3 points and 6.9 rebounds per game as a junior at Champaign Central to earn All-Area honors from the News-Gazette ... Also netted first-team AllBig 12 honors as a junior ... Averaged 11.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game as a sophomore at Champaign Central ... Coached by Alan Huss. Personal: Full name is Javarion Martez Dwell Simpson IllustrateD volume 24, issue 2 39