Today is part three in our series taking and early look at
Xavier’s out of conference schedule.
Today we take a look at the Purdue Boilermakers, who Xavier will visit
on December 1st.
Purdue will undoubtedly be a different team this season than
the team Xavier beat last year in the Cintas Center Kansas . They lose their top two scorers and 3 of
their top 4, from last year’s team. The
top two returning players are Terone Johnson and D.J. Byrd. Those two will lead the backcourt, although
Byrd will more than likely play the three man on the floor. Look for the remaining starters and impact
players to be young and inexperienced.
The Boilermakers are bringing in the 20th ranked recruiting
class according to Scout.com. They have
four incoming 4 star recruits, anyone of which could see a lot of playing time
on this young Boilermakers squad.
Outlook: It is very
difficult to predict just how good Purdue will be. Just like the Musketeers they have a lot of
inexperienced talent that could take some time to gel together. Since this game is at Purdue, you would have
to give a slight edge to Purdue but hopefully a young Musketeers squad will be
able to pull one out on the road.
Next Up: Vanderbilt
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