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SIGNEES HONORED Purdue signees Bryson Scott and Basil Smotherman earned postseason acclaim. Perhaps not the level they were hoping for, but acclaim nonetheless. Scott, considered all season to be one of a handful of seniors in the state with a legitimate candidacy for Mr. Basketball, finished fourth in the balloting behind winner Zak Irvin (Michigan) and runners-up Demetrius Jackson (Notre Dame) and Mike Crawford (Saint Louis). On the Associated Press All-State team, Scott was relegated to the second team, even after averaging 23.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.9 steals as a senior at Northrop. The News-Sentinel named the second highest-scoring player in city history to its all-area team but named New Haven's V.J. Beachem (Notre Dame) its Player-of-the-Year. Smotherman was named high Brian Neubert Bryson Scott was named second-team all-state by the AP. honorable-mention all-state by the AP and named to the Indianapolis Star's visit). I really enjoyed it." "super team" of area players. Mathias also holds offers from West VirScott and Smotherman project as inginia, Boston College and numerous others. clusions on this summer's Indiana All-Star Butler and Xavier are also interested. team. j Could a Purdue commitment come soon? "It went really well, but I'm going to play out the first couple tournaments in April and evaluate things then," Mathias said. "But (the visit) went really well. ... Everything I saw there, I liked, and all the people there were really nice." GoldanDBlack express • volume 23, express 28 • 19 Team pride you can'T hide. rewards you want most. Join thousands of purdue fans who reach for their official purdue Visa® and get rewarded for things you pay for anyway. redeem points for 1% cash back, merchandise or a cash contribution to the John purdue club. Show your Boilermaker pride with every purchase. request your purdue Visa today.* 765.497.3328 // 800.627.3328 // purduefed.com *Subject to credit approval. No annual fee. Balance transfers and cash advances not eligible for rewards points. This credit union is federally insured by the National Credit Union Administration.