Lyndsey Whilby took a mid-week visit to Purdue, then was at Seton Hall over the weekend.
And by then, she'd seen enough; the 5-foot-11 Texas Tech transfer cancelled trips to Wake Forest and Miami and decided on the Boilermakers.
"It was a family atmosphere," she said Sunday. "The first day I got there, I just felt so welcomed. On my first day, two of the teammates were texting me, without even Coach asking them to. They liked me right away and they wanted me to play with them."
Jenelle Grant, a 6-foot guard/forward from Pacific, might have felt the same, as the London native has chosen to transfer to Purdue, per a source. Grant averaged 7.5 points and 7.2 rebounds per game as a sophomore last season. She'll likely have to sit out next season.
Whilby, the No. 30 wing recruit per ESPN in the 2016 class, averaged 7.2 points per game as a freshman at Tech last season, hitting a team-high 39 three-pointers.
"I'm versatile," she said. "I feel like I can do a lot. I'm long, so I'm active on defense. I'm usually the front of a press. I like to play fast-paced, and I want to work on getting to the basket easier. I like to shoot, but i want to expand my game and develop a better game all around."
Whilby, a Connecticut native who played high school basketball at McEachern in Hiram, Ga., will likely have to sit out a season. But the sophomore will apply for a hardship waiver, citing Texas Tech's coaching change. Last month, the Raiders hired Marlene Stollings away from Minnesota.
"I didn't enjoy myself (at Tech)," she said. "Part of it was the coaching change, but I just didn't enjoy it. I just felt like it was time for something new and I knew that Purdue was a great place. And my major, Computer Science, they're ranked No. 1, so when I had the opportunity I knew I had to take it."
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