Caleb Furst

Caleb Furst

Into a fort wayne gym..

All in pursuit of one of the state's best big men..

Fort wayne blackhawk's caleb furst a hot commodity on the recruiting trail..

And coach painter wins this round..

The 6'8 junior verbally committing to purdue this evening..

The announcement coming via twitter..

Furst is averaging 22.3 points and 13.5 rebounds this season..

Blackhawk christian is ranked second in class 2a with a 20-3 record..

Furst held offers from michigan state..

Indiana..

And defending national champion virginia..

Among other schools..

He's ranked as the 7th best power forward in the country by 24-7 sports for the 2021 class..

The rising star says he's excited about his next chapter here in west lafayette..

Caleb -- you know definitely just being able to play for such a high level coach as coach painter.

Like i said before, in my opinion the greatest fans in the world and being able to play with players, some of them i know like jaden ivey who i played with last summer, and just being able to grow as a brotherhood.

Meanwhile for this years purdue team..

Just two games remain in the regular