Why Purdue coach Matt Painter says he needed to ‘part ways’ with BYU’s Kanon Catchings

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Purdue coach Matt Painter says new BYU forward Kanon Catchings was worried about his role and the two sides needed to ‘part ways’

Purdue head coach Matt Painter speaks during Big Ten NCAA college basketball Media Days Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in Minneapolis. Catchings — a four-star forward rated 35th on ESPN’s top 100 — de-committed from Purdue and landed at BYU . Painter said Catchings was worried about his role with Purdue next season and wanted guarantees that Painter wasn’t willing to make.

Painter said Catchings asked out of his letter of intent, then, the next day, Catchings said he was feeling better about coming to Purdue. But Painter wanted to move on and “part ways.” “He was concerned about his role and just wanted out of his letter. Went back the next day and said everything was good and it was just like, nah, it’s probably better if we part ways….We wish him good luck and hope everything works for him.”Painter has a public history of not overpromising recruits. As Purdue made a run to the national championship game last year, Painter often discussed Edey’s recruitment.

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