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Northwestern target Nojel Eastern commits to Purdue

Local recruit and top Northwestern target Nojel Eastern announced his commitment and signed his National Letter of Intent to Purdue this afternoon.

Congratulations to Nojel Eastern on signing his National Letter of Intent to get his education and play basketball at Purdue University!!! pic.twitter.com/hdMcIY0bId

— Evanston Athletics (@ETHSports) November 16, 2016

Northwestern failed to crack Eastern’s top five, which was Ohio State, Michigan State, Seton Hall, DePaul, and of course Purdue.

The consensus four-star recruit was the final guard of the 2017 class to hold a Northwestern offer. He was ranked the 3rd best player in Illinois and No.