Purdue signee Catchings reopens recruitment

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterJun 6, 2024, 01:51 PM ET

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• Graduate of University of Delaware.Purdue basketball signee Kanon Catchings, a top-50 recruit in the 2024 class, has been released from his letter of intent and will reopen his recruitment.Coach Matt Painter made the announcement in a declaration issued

  Thursday.” Kanon has requested for his release from his scholarship and we have actually given him that demand, “Painter said. “We wish him luck in his future endeavors.”Catchings was the centerpiece of a top-15 recruiting class for Painter and the Boilermakers. A

  physical wing who can score in various ways, Catchings is ranked No. 35 in the ESPN 100 for the 2024 class.Catchings is a 6-foot-9 small forward who played for the Overtime Elite program last season and was expected to complete for minutes on the wing alongside rising sophomores Myles Colvin and Camden Heide. His decision comes just one week before the team’s summer season exercises are set to begin.He balanced 15.3 points and 6.2 rebounds with the Cold Hearts during the Overtime Elite season, shooting almost 70 %from inside the arc and much better than 37%from 3-point variety.

  Last spring and summertime with the Indy Heat, Catchings put up 14.1 points and 5.9 rebounds on the Nike EYBL circuit.Catchings was among 6 Purdue signees in the Boilermakers ‘2024 class. Fellow ESPN 100 prospect Gicarri Harris was the other headliner, while 7-foot-3 center Daniel Jacobsen has generated plenty of buzz over the last couple of weeks after his performances with the USA Basketball U18 National Team.Purdue is ranked No. 15 in ESPN’s Way-Too-Early Top 25, with the returning backcourt of Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer anchoring the Boilermakers in the post-Zach Edey age.