INDIANAPOLIS - Purdue has added its fourth commitment for its 2012 recruiting class, with point guard Ronnie Johnson deciding to follow his older brother to West Lafayette.

The 5-foot-10 Indianapolis North Central point guard is the young brother of Boilermaker sophomore-to-be Terone Johnson , which will make the pair the first pair of siblings to play for Purdue at the same time since Gary and Greg McQuay in the late '90s.

"(It mattered) a lot," Ronnie Johnson said. "I would like to play with my brother. We played together two years of high school and it was pretty good, so I wanted to try it again."

The younger Johnson announced his commitment late Monday afternoon in Downtown Indianapolis. He also fielded scholarship offers from Illinois and Butler, with several other Big Ten programs interested in him heading into the summer.

"It was just how it worked out with seniors leaving, with Lewis Jackson leaving," Ronnie Johnson said, referencing Purdue's senior-to-be point guard. "I think I can come in and play a big part, a good role."

He averaged about 13-and-a-half points as a junior and starred at the Hinkle Fieldhouse regional in March, when his Panther team knocked off both Pike and Hamilton Southeastern, two of the state's best Class 4A teams.

He joins Fort Wayne guard Rapheal Davis , Ohio point guard Kyle Molock[/db] and Illinois big man Jay Simpson as those committed to Purdue for the 2012 class.

Purdue has also offered Hamilton Southeastern's Gary Harris and seriously recruiting prep school big man A.J. Hammons for that class.

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