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INDIANAPOLIS — Hancock County natives could have a big say in who holds the national championship trophy at the end of this week's Final Four at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Former Greenfield-Central star and UConn freshman Braylon Mullins is as famous as any player in the field after his last-second 35-foot shot to beat Duke in the Elite Eight. While Illinois' Jake Davis played at Cathedral, his hometown is McCordsville, a little east of the Marion County line.
Mullins, though, was quick to point out the county has kept producing upper-tier talent since he and Davis left home.
"I know Luke Ertel's going to be able to do that as well at Purdue," Mullins said Thursday. "We represent the county and the (Hoosier Heritage) Conference well."
Ertel is a top contender to succeed Mullins as IndyStar Mr. Basketball. He led Mt. Vernon to a Class 4A state championship Saturday while the Boilermakers were between games at the West Region in San Jose.
Mullins' final high school game was against Ertel and the Marauders, and it will go down in Hancock County lore for the performances on both sides. Mullins scored 38 points for Greenfield, which led by as many as 14. Ertel scored 36 for Mt. Vernon, which kept rallying back to force one overtime, then another.
Ertel made a game-tying 3-pointer with eight seconds remaining in regulation. He tried another with the game tied 70-70 at the end of the first overtime, but Mullins partially blocked the shot. In the second overtime, Mullins made a deep 3 with 45.8 seconds left to pull within 77-74, but Mt. Vernon finished off the victory.
"We just couldn’t let Braylon beat us," Ertel said after the game. "And he still had (38 points).”
Ertel, a four-star, top-50 prospect, headlines an incoming Purdue class which also includes LaLumiere forwards Rivers Knight and Jacob Webber and Georgetown Prep center Sinan Huan.
Mullins expects to see him enjoying his own March Madness success soon enough.
Nathan Baird is IndyStar's Purdue insider. Sign up for IndyStar's Boilermakers newsletter for the best Purdue coverage.
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: UConn freshman Braylon Mullins on Purdue recruit Luke Ertel, Indiana players
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Former Greenfield-Central star and UConn freshman Braylon Mullins is as famous as any player in the field after his last-second 35-foot shot to beat Duke in the Elite Eight. While Illinois' Jake Davis played at Cathedral, his hometown is McCordsville, a little east of the Marion County line.
Mullins, though, was quick to point out the county has kept producing upper-tier talent since he and Davis left home.
"I know Luke Ertel's going to be able to do that as well at Purdue," Mullins said Thursday. "We represent the county and the (Hoosier Heritage) Conference well."
Ertel is a top contender to succeed Mullins as IndyStar Mr. Basketball. He led Mt. Vernon to a Class 4A state championship Saturday while the Boilermakers were between games at the West Region in San Jose.
Mullins' final high school game was against Ertel and the Marauders, and it will go down in Hancock County lore for the performances on both sides. Mullins scored 38 points for Greenfield, which led by as many as 14. Ertel scored 36 for Mt. Vernon, which kept rallying back to force one overtime, then another.
Ertel made a game-tying 3-pointer with eight seconds remaining in regulation. He tried another with the game tied 70-70 at the end of the first overtime, but Mullins partially blocked the shot. In the second overtime, Mullins made a deep 3 with 45.8 seconds left to pull within 77-74, but Mt. Vernon finished off the victory.
"We just couldn’t let Braylon beat us," Ertel said after the game. "And he still had (38 points).”
Ertel, a four-star, top-50 prospect, headlines an incoming Purdue class which also includes LaLumiere forwards Rivers Knight and Jacob Webber and Georgetown Prep center Sinan Huan.
Mullins expects to see him enjoying his own March Madness success soon enough.
Nathan Baird is IndyStar's Purdue insider. Sign up for IndyStar's Boilermakers newsletter for the best Purdue coverage.
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: UConn freshman Braylon Mullins on Purdue recruit Luke Ertel, Indiana players
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