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Dartmouth graduate transfer Evan Boudreaux has committed to Purdue, source told ESPN. Averaged 17.5 points and 9.5 rebounds in 2016-17, decommitted from Xavier when Chris Mack left for Louisville.

We dodged a bullet with this kid. I have a close Ivy League source who said this kid is a rich, whining baby.

Really?

Go figure, with all scrutiny highly accomplished players get, I don't think I've read or heard anyone else characterize him that way. I suspect he probably spanked your Ivy League source's team in a game. I'm not necessarily a fan of the self-aggrandizing Tim Tebow, but he has as unstained a reputation as anyone, but you'll still find plenty of detractors. I'd love to have Boudreaux, and am sorry we lost him, but nice to see the tradition of degrading players who reject X for any reason is still alive and well.

Incidentally, I read an article than Hankins is a player other teams like to hate. Despite that, I'm thrilled we got him. I wonder if your friend thinks we should cut the line and throw him back in the water as well?

i agree. some of X's best teams were because we had guys who other teams "love to hate", whether it was Tu, JP, etc.

bring those guys on. love guys who play with a little chip on their shoulder. every team needs that.