Gold and Black LIVE: Purdue FB recruiting with Dienhart, Wiltfong, hoops with Montieth --today at 2
Our Feb. 7 show kicks off a busy afternoon and evening with special guests Mark Montieth, long-time basketball writer, and On3.com recruiting and portal expert Steve Wiltfong. Plus, GoldandBlack.com’s Tom Dienhart talks coach Barry Odom, the state of Purdue roster after National Signing Day and much more.
Montieth is the author of Passion Play, the story of the 1987-88 Purdue basketball season and has written books on the Indiana Pacers and auto racing. He is a regular contributor to the IBJ in Indy.
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And thanks to our sponsors State Farm Agent Trent Johnson and Triple X Family Restaurants. And congratulations Trent Johnson, for celebrating your 35th year in the business. Wiltfong is a Vice President, lead reporter on national college football recruiting and transfer portal storylines for On3.
About Purdue-USC
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• In Eric Musselman’s first season at USC, the Trojans have played better and better as the season has progressed, scoring wins at Illinois and Nebraska, then dealing Michigan State its first conference loss, much to Purdue’s benefit.
• SC’s Midwest trip also included a game at Northwestern Tuesday, a 77-75 loss in the Wildcats’ first game without Brooks Barnhizer. Northwestern led that game by 15 with 10 minutes left.
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USC leading scorer Desmond Claude did not play in that game due to a bone bruise in his leg suffered in the Trojans’ win over Michigan State. Claude played in Mackey Arena last season for Xavier. His status for Friday night remains unclear.
Claude is the Big Ten’s fifth-leading scorer at 19.3 points.
• USC assistant coach Quincy Pondexter was a standout for the Washington team Purdue beat in the 2009 NCAA Tournament in Portland. He then played eight years in the NBA.
• Through 11 games, USC’s scoring offense and scoring defense stand at an identical 76.1 points, good for seventh and 10th in the league, respectively.
• SC averages only 19 three-point attempts per game in Big Ten play and has made about 36 percent of them.
