On Tuesday, BYU signed top 40 recruit and former Purdue signee Kanon Catchings. Catchings picked the Cougars over schools like Florida State, Tennessee, and NC
. Catchings picked the Cougars over schools like Florida State, Tennessee, and NC State. On Thursday, Purdue head coach Matt Painter met with the media and claimed that Catchings was "concerned about his role" at Purdue next season.
Painter continued, insinuating that it was Purdue that made the decision to part ways after Catchings raised his concern. " went back the next day and said everything was good and it was just like, nah, it’s probably better if we part ways. If you're questioning things before things start, it's kind of the uncertainty that every freshman that comes in has those certain thoughts. You compete and earn your way into a role. I can't anoint a role to somebody out of thin air.
Ironically, it's not the first time Matt Painter has taken a shot at a former player of his that ended up at BYU. When Matt Haarms transferred from Purdue to BYU, Painter took public shots at his former player. “No, not at all,” Painter said when asked if he was concerned about the Haarm's transfer. “When you look at the center position where Matt Haarms was, we tried to play Trevion Williams and him together. It didn’t work,” said Painter.
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