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Gold and Black Illustrated, Vol 26, Digital 1

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VOLUME 26, ISSUE 1 65 From Our Family to Yours... We Love the Boilermakers! WindowWorld.com Five Indiana Locations Lafayette Indianapolis Terre Haute Muncie Columbus NEW STORE 523 S. Earl Ave. T H U R S D A Y 10.08.15 6:30 PM PMU BALLROOMS MORE INFORMATION/TICKETS: LOU UNDERWOOD, 765-494-0901 OR KRANNERTEVENTS@PURDUE.EDU EA/EOU S P O N S O R S B R O N Z E G O L D K R A N N E R T L E A D E R S H I P S P E A K E R S S E R I E S DAYMOND JOHN BRAND SHARK KRANNERT.PURDUE.EDU/EVENTS/LSS Founder and CEO of FUBU and Personality on ABC's Shark Tank player for four years." Martinez said, too, that Ed- wards' competitiveness should jibe well with Painter's ways. "He's just a winner. He com- petes, loves to play, loves game time. He doesn't shy away from it," Martinez said. "He loves being out there, loves having the ball in his hands. You can't rattle him much. He's like any other player in that sometimes you might have to settle him down, but he's defi- nitely a gamer, a guy you want on the floor in a big moment. When the ball is in his hands, he's try- ing to make plays. He's not going to back down from trying to make plays. He's either taking the shot or going to drive and kick and get a shot for somebody else. He's been like that his whole life." Edwards chose Purdue over from Kansas State, Wichita State and Texas Tech, those offers join- ing prior ones from Vanderbilt, SMU, Baylor and several others. His commitment filled the big- gest need for Painter and his staff in 2016 recruiting, for which they'll have as many as three scholarships to use. If Purdue adds more recruits during the early signing period — it doesn't have to, now that its biggest need is filled — it would seem to prefer a center, with na- tionally recruited 5 men Schnider Herard and James Banks being its two remaining known targets at this point. j

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