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Purdue basketball signed a three-person recruiting class during the opening of the early signing period.

Luke Ertel, a combo guard from Mt. Vernon, is ranked as the No. 48 player nationally.

Rivers Knight and Jacob Webber will be teammates at La Lumiere before arriving at Purdue.

Purdue basketball has a three-person class who signed with the early signing period which opened Wednesday and runs for a week.

At least five Boilermakers are set to exhaust their eligibility, including four starters, leading to last year's recruiting class, now freshmen, and this 2026 class making commitments official foundational for the future of Matt Painter 's program.

Here's a prospect-by-prospect look at Purdue's 2026 class, which features a pair of top-60 players.

Luke Ertel

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