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This is a very big get for coach Painter, and the highest rated player he has gotten since Caleb Swanigan. Ethan Morton is the No. 43 player nationally according to Rivals, No. 42 player according to 247, and No. 42 in the ESPN top 100. Needless to say, landing a top 50 player is very nice, but it is also rare for coach Painter. How rare? He joins E’Twaun Moore, JaJuan Johnson, and Swanigan as the only top 50 players per Rivals that Painter has gotten:

Matt Painter Recruiting Rankings Player Rivals 247 Ranking Post-Purdue Player Rivals 247 Ranking Post-Purdue 2007 Class: 6 Nemanja Calasan 3-star 469 (3-star) European Pro Chris Reid unrated 2-star None Scott Martin 76 (4-star) 49 (4-star) transfer to Notre Dame Robbie Hummel 75 (4-star) 59 (4-star) NBA Draft E'Twaun Moore 35 (4-star) 26 (4-star) NBA Draft JaJuan Johnson 42 (4-star) 43 (4-star) NBA Draft 2008 Class: 291 John Hart unrated 984 (2-star) transfer to IUPUI Lewis Jackson 121 (3-star) 116 (4-star) NBA D-League Ryne Smith 114 (3-star) 97 (4-star) Coaching 2009 Class: 287 Sandi Marcius 3-star 203 (3-star) transfer to DePaul Patrick Bade 3-star unranked transfer to Football Kelsey Barlow 3-star 203 (3-star) kicked off team, transfered to UIC DJ Byrd 102 (3-star) 107 (4-star) Coaching 2010 Class: 37 Anthony Johnson 101 (4-star) 127 (3-star) transfer to Northern Illinois Terone Johnson 51 (4-star) 71 (4-star) European Pro Travis Carroll 3-star 163 (3-star) Coaching 2011 Class: 92 Jacob Lawson 3-star 199 (3-star) transfer to Appalachian State Donnie Hale 3-star 239 (3-star) transfer to Bellarmine 2012 Class: 16 A.J. Hammons 77 (4-star) 75 (4-star) NBA Draft Ronnie Johnson 94 (4-star) 87 (4-star) transfer to Houston Jay Simpson 112 (4-star) 104 (4-star) Medically retired (heart condition) Rapheal Davis 96 (4-star) 93 (4-star) Coaching 2013 Class: 28 Basil Smotherman 112 (4-star) 153 (3-star) kicked off team, transfered to Georgia St. Kendall Stephens 61 (4-star) 62 (4-star) transfer to Nevada Bryson Scott 75 (4-star) 96 (4-star) transfer to Fort Wayne 2014 Class: 33 P.J Thompson 3-star 354 (3-star) European Pro Isaac Haas 71 (4-star) 82 (4-star) NBA G-League Jacquil Taylor 3-star 249 (3-star) transfer to Hofstra Vince Edwards 124 (4-star) 121 (4-star) NBA Draft Dakota Mathias 147 (3-star) 218 (3-star) European Pro 2015 Class: 37 Caleb Swanigan 19 (5-star) 19 (5-star) NBA Draft (left 2 years early) Ryan Cline 141 (3-star) 159 (3-star) TBD Grant Weatherford 3-star 379 (3-star) transfer to IUPUI Grady Eifert unrated (walk-on) unrated (walk-on) Coaching 2016 Class: 108 Carsen Edwards 91 (4-star) 118 (4-star) NBA Draft (left 1 year early) 2017 Class: 34 Nojel Eastern 77 (4-star) 69 (4-star) TBD Sasha Stefanovic 3-star 374 (3-star) TBD Matt Haarms 3-star 352 (3-star) TBD Aaron Wheeler 3-star 174 (3-star) TBD Eden Ewing unrated 3 star kicked off team, played at Texas So. 2018 Class: 49 Eric Hunter 121 (4-star) 151 (3-star) TBD Emmanuel Dowuona 3-star 172 (3-star) TBD Trevion Williams 128 (3-star) 155 (3-star) TBD 2019 Class: 52 Brandon Newman 83 (4-star) 118 (4-star) TBD Isaiah Thompson 3-star 197 (3-star) TBD Mason Gillis 132 (4-star) 205 (3-star) TBD 2020 TBD Jaden Ivey 3-star (pending) 215 (3-star) TBD Ethan Morton 43 (4-star) 42 (4-star) TBD

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Morton is a very versatile 6’5” player. Rivals lists him as a point guard, ESPN as a shooting guard, and 247 as a small forward. He is a shooter that can play three positions, which is huge in our offense. Accordin to Rivals he had offers from 22 schools including Indiana, Marquette, MIchigan, Ohio State, Wisconsin, and others.

With two of the three open scholarship spots now claimed by guards Purdue will probably look for a forward or a big. Hunter Dickinson, the No. 22 player nationally, would be a very nice fit for that spot. It would also make our 2020-21 team ridiculously loaded with the Final Four in Indianapolis, just sayin’.

Here is your up-to-the-minute scholarship grid: