15 Days to Purdue Basketball: Tommy Luce

Jr. | Guard | 5’10”

Jeffersonville, IN

Role: Deep Reserve

As the lights flashed and fireworks went boom over Ross-Ade, Purdue football and its storming fans celebrated its biggest program win in a decade, but the game, a historically one-sided upset over #2 ranked Ohio State(3rd largest margin of victory for an unranked team defeating a #2 team in the nation), was a reminder that sometimes what happens off the field is more important than what happens on it.

Cue: the real star of the Purdue basketball team, Tommy Luce.

First thing you notice is that he doesn’t look like a division 1 athlete. His small frame combined with his baby-face, and he could start for most high school teams right now and…