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Brandon Newman comes to Purdue with a golden opportunity in front of him, as the top-100 national prospect from Valparaiso High School steps into a backcourt fray in West Lafayette with a lot of minutes, and a lot of shots, to replace.

He'll take on that opportunity well equipped, with a college body and a signature skill — shooting — that could ease the transition from one level of basketball to another and give him a chance to impact the Boilermakers profoundly in his debut season.

During the Indiana All-Star series prior to Newman's enrollment at Purdue, GoldandBlack.com discussed these topics and others with him as part of the following Entrance Interview.

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GoldandBlack.com: Purdue loses Ryan Cline and Carsen Edwards and that creates a potential opportunity for you. How have you, or will you, prepare yourself for that?

Newman: “Really, watching them a lot through this last season and paying attention to guys that were playing my position, and they were doing the same thing that I see myself doing in the upcoming years.”

GoldandBlack.com: What do you expect college basketball to be like relative to what high school was like?

Newman: “Almost a totally different sport, I think. The level of talent, level of physicality, the athletes. Everything is going to be totally different.”