Purdue Makes Redshirt Decision on Freshman Raleigh Burgess
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue coach Matt Painter has elected not use a redshirt year for freshman big man Raleigh Burgess. The basketball program announced the news on Monday, prior to the Boilermakers' season opener against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
Burgess, a 6-foot-11 forward/center, was a member of Purdue's 2024 recruiting class. He provides Purdue with size in the post, but he's also capable of stretching defenses on the offensive end.
Sunday, Painter explained why he had not made a decision regarding Burgess' status for the season.
"With Raleigh, it helps us because he's got size to help us guard someone big, but yet he can stretch the defense, he can play on the interior and post up," Painter said. "He's got good athleticism, good strength, now it's just kind of learning two different positions. And, how much will we need him?"
So, for the 2024-25 season, Purdue will utilize the redshirt year for freshman guard Jack Benter. The other four members of that recruiting class — Gicarri Harris, CJ Cox, Daniel Jacobsen and Burgess — will suit up for the Boilermakers this season.
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Dustin Schutte is the publisher of Purdue Boilermakers on SI and has spent more than a decade working in sports journalism. His career began in 2013, when he covered Big Ten football. He remained in that role for eight years before working at On SI to cover the Boilermakers. Dustin graduated from Manchester University in Indiana in 2010, where he played for the men's tennis team.
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