Purdue Basketball Extends Offer to 7-Foot-2 Center in 2028 Class
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Purdue coach Matt Painter is already looking to bring in another seven-foot center to West Lafayette. This weekend, 7-foot-2 high school sophomore Dylan Betts announced that he has received an offer from the Boilermakers.
Painter was in the Omaha area last week for Adidas 3SSB sessions, where Betts played for Tru Colorado 15U. Just a few days later, Purdue extended an offer to the rising star.
Betts holds offers from three programs now: Purdue, Washington and UNLV.
I’m blessed and grateful to receive an offer from @BoilerBall #boilerup pic.twitter.com/ErYs22jEzu
— Dylan Betts (@DylanBetts51) May 24, 2025
Currently, Betts has no ratings from 247Sports, but that's likely to change. He has shown how dominant he can be on both ends of the floor with Tru Colorado. He is an excellent shot blocker and has little trouble finishing around the rim.
Betts finished his freshman season at Cherry Creek High School (Greenwood Village, Colo.), averaging 7.7 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 3.2 blocks per game. He also shot 51% from the floor.
Purdue has done an excellent job of recruiting and developing quality big men during Painter's time in West Lafayette. A lot of that credit goes to Brandon Brantley, who works with guys in the post. Brantley has helped develop Zach Edey, Trevion Williams, Caleb Swanigan, AJ Hammons, and Isaac Haas.
Betts is the younger brother of current UCLA star Lauren Betts, the Big Ten and National Defensive Player of the Year in 2024-25, and Siena Betts, a 2025 UCLA commit. His mother, Michelle, was a volleyball player at Long Beach State, and his father, Andrew, played basketball at Long Beach State and was a second-round pick in the 1998 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets.
Dylan Betts highlights
He’s 7-foot-2 at age 15 😳 Freshman Dylan Betts dominated the paint at Adidas! @DylanBetts51 @3SSBCircuit pic.twitter.com/NYLFVlbHTk
— Courtside Films (@CourtsideFilms) May 18, 2025
Dylan Betts and Erick Dampier Jr.
— Hoop Herald (@TheHoopHerald) May 24, 2025
Two legit big men prospects in the class of 2028
Love the true post work
The modern day big benefits from an outside game, but that shouldn’t be at the expense of a post game
(Via @PaulBiancardi 🎥)
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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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