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School, the Fishers, Ind., native is and an above-average skill set to ranked as the 16th-best nationally go along with a good basketball at her position by ESPN.com. IQ," Banks said. "Now what I think She missed several games last is going to bring everything toseason with a knee injury but avgether is her maturation process. eraged about 19 points and eight Now that her recruitment process rebounds per game, helping spur is over, I think she can concentrate Mt. Vernon's run to a Class 3A on really honing in on things she state title. might be a little weaker at and Moore's dad is Eric Moore, who build on things she is real strong played offensive line for Indiana at. and for the Super Bowl-winning "Obviously, we would like to see Giants, giving Purdue three prosher get a little muscle mass on pects in its '14 class whose fathers her. She is pretty thin and small, played professional sports. but she is a tough cookie. If she Erica Moore says she can play at doesn't get any bigger I think she both forward positions and loves to will be OK, but just that extra little drive to the basket for scoring opadded physical presence will aid in portunities. her having a good career at Pur"If you just look at her, even due." without a ball in her hand, you Cooper, a 5-8 guard at Lawrence Lily McGregor can just think she is a dominant Post Bree Horrocks has been a commitment North, had offers from Louisville, force," said Banks, the coach of the for nearly a year-and-a-half, pledging to Illinois, Butler, Ball State and ToSpiece Indy Gym Rats. "She has a Purdue in the summer of 2012. Since then, ledo before picking the BoilermakSharon Versyp and Co. have added four more. great size, a great athletic body, ers. and she is pretty athletic. It gives "She can rebound, she can dribher a chance to continue to work to be an outstanding ble, and she can shoot. She is very comprehensive," collegiate player." Banks said. "She would be a kid you call a five-tool player. She can guard a big; she can guard somebody Look At 2015 small and maybe a little bit quicker than she is. She Purdue's 2014 class is solid, but 2015 might be shap- is one of those players that when you call a starting ing up to be even better. lineup, she is always there because of her multi-diIn 2015, Versyp has two players — South Bend point mensional ability. She can play an up-tempo game or guard Tiara Murphy and Bedford forward Dominique slow it down. She normally matches up with the other McBryde — who rank among ESPN.com's top-25 play- team's best offensive player." ers nationally. Murphy ranks No. 24 overall, the eighthMcBryde, who plays for Damon Bailey at Bedford best point guard, while McBryde is 20th overall, the North Lawrence, chose Purdue over Dayton, Illinois and fifth-best forward. Indiana and interest from Louisville. Indianapolis guard Lamina Cooper is also commitPurdue could still add one or two more to its 2015 class, ted, giving the Boilermakers a trio of players from In- and the commitments from the early three allow Versyp diana. to be selective in what she does the rest of the way. Banks coaches Murphy and Cooper for the Spiece "We have to decide where we want to spend that Indy Gym Rats. He says Murphy, a junior at South Bend scholarship," Versyp said. "It could be another point Washington who chose Purdue over Louisville, Florida, guard, it could be another 1-3, or it could be a post. Texas Tech and Michigan State, has great court savvy. "And if we don't get anybody else, I am fine with that, "She has smoothness about her, some flash in there too." j f IllustrateD volume 24, issue 2 91