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Sad news; former Purdue player
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BoilerBasketball2008 Nov 1 2009, 10:31 PM Post #1
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Former Purdue player, Jonathan Uchendu, was killed in a hit-and-run accident. He was 22. Thoughts go out to his family.

http://www.jconline.com/article/20091101/NEWS0901/91101013
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i remember him playing at PU. how sad.
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i remember him playing at PU. how sad.
Yeah, kid didn't play a ton, prolly why he transfered, but i saw him live many times, seemed like a good kid. Always a tragedy to be gone at 22.
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When UB chimes in with an inappropriate comment just ignore it.
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i remember him playing at PU. how sad.
Yeah, kid didn't play a ton, prolly why he transfered, but i saw him live many times, seemed like a good kid. Always a tragedy to be gone at 22.
Horrible loss.

I believe that he got two underage drinking violations while at Purdue and was kicked off the team.
“He’s always been a guy — maybe to a fault — he would always try to do what I said. That seems like something simple in coaching, but those are the guys I hang my hat on. We’ve had some guys in our program, we had a couple guys that felt I had a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. And they were right — I do have a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. I like guys that go to class, that are academic All-Americans, that come early, that stay late, that love the game of basketball. I am biased towards those guys. And I’m biased towards Rob Hummel. But I’m also biased towards their habits, their work ethic, and how they carry themselves."

"I’d take him to the ends of the earth — I’d want him playing for me.” - Bo Ryan on Robbie Hummel

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i remember him playing at PU. how sad.
Yeah, kid didn't play a ton, prolly why he transfered, but i saw him live many times, seemed like a good kid. Always a tragedy to be gone at 22.
Horrible loss.

I believe that he got two underage drinking violations while at Purdue and was kicked off the team.
Classless DC completely classless.
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i remember him playing at PU. how sad.
Yeah, kid didn't play a ton, prolly why he transfered, but i saw him live many times, seemed like a good kid. Always a tragedy to be gone at 22.
Horrible loss.

I believe that he got two underage drinking violations while at Purdue and was kicked off the team.
Classless DC completely classless.
I explained why he left the program.

Its a sad story, hence the "Horrible loss" part.
“He’s always been a guy — maybe to a fault — he would always try to do what I said. That seems like something simple in coaching, but those are the guys I hang my hat on. We’ve had some guys in our program, we had a couple guys that felt I had a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. And they were right — I do have a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. I like guys that go to class, that are academic All-Americans, that come early, that stay late, that love the game of basketball. I am biased towards those guys. And I’m biased towards Rob Hummel. But I’m also biased towards their habits, their work ethic, and how they carry themselves."

"I’d take him to the ends of the earth — I’d want him playing for me.” - Bo Ryan on Robbie Hummel

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were Chump & Stu Sweigart driving the other car? how ironic this happening to a player who played for a school with this chronic problem
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i remember him playing at PU. how sad.
Yeah, kid didn't play a ton, prolly why he transfered, but i saw him live many times, seemed like a good kid. Always a tragedy to be gone at 22.
Horrible loss.

I believe that he got two underage drinking violations while at Purdue and was kicked off the team.
I don't really remember, but I thought him an Lutz just decided to transfer around the same time, maybe i'm wrong.
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Yeah, I don't remember him being in any trouble. Thought he just transfered out. Very sad though.
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Its always sad when someone dies that young. Sorry to hear it.
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Yeah, I don't remember him being in any trouble. Thought he just transfered out. Very sad though.
I do know that he got one suspension during the season for drinking. I've heard several rumors as to why he left, but none were ever substantiated.

Always sad to hear this.
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impossible that Porkchop would have the nads to discipline any kid: see LowIQJack
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Or Gordon Watt.
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or Terrance Chump
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