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Class of 2026 wing Keriawn Berry is getting a long look from Purdue

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Purdue recruiting target Keriawn Berry
Purdue recruiting target Keriawn Berry

FORT WAYNE — As Purdue looks to expand its Class of 2026 recruiting board this spring, Avon wing Keriawn Berry looks like a real possibility.

Boilermaker coaches took notice of the 6-foot-5, 205-pounder during his junior season, got him on campus for a game visit and have kept in regular contact since then. Assistant coach Paul Lusk watched Berry work out last week during the recruiting period.

“They really like me, I think,” Berry said Saturday at the Bill Hensley Memorial Run ‘N Slam in Fort Wayne. “I think they want to get to know me more and show me more of the school away from basketball. I’m going to get back up there soon to check things out.

“They said they like to build their program around good guys. And around high school players. They think I’m one of the best players in the state.”

To date, Berry, who moved in from Trinity High School in Louisville prior to last season, has fielded offers from Miami (Ohio), Ball State, IU-Indy and Coastal Carolina, but the evaluation period two weeks from now might accelerate things. Berry will be playing with his Indy Heat team at Nike’s EYBL event in Memphis.

Matt Painter will see him there, then again at his program’s team camp in June.

Berry visited during the season for Purdue’s win over UCLA.

“I loved Mackey. I loved the fans,” he said. “Before I went to a basketball game, I went to a volleyball game and it was the same thing. It was packed.”

KERIAWN BERRY SCOUTING REPORT

Berry is all of 6-foot-5, 200-plus pounds, physically mature beyond his years, long and strong, with above-the-rim athleticism and quick-twitch explosiveness as a slasher and an extra burst handling the ball in the open floor. Over time, he would require some development to tighten up his ball-handling some and make his three-point shooting more consistent, but he has high-major physical gifts and positional versatility in spades.

His defensive potential, more notably in immense, whether it be pressuring the ball full-court or locking down the wing. There are some Nojel Eastern vibes there at the defensive end, but Berry is more of a true wing.

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