HAMMOND, Ind. — Former Lake Central center Eric Summers, a two-time Duneland All-Conference player, is continuing his basketball career at Purdue University Calumet. Summers, listed at 6-8 and 240 pounds, made it official Thursday signing with the Peregrines and Head Coach Dan Voudrie.

In his senior season, Summers averaged 14.5 points hitting 59.3 percent from the field, grabbed 9.1 rebounds and

Eric Summers signs contract after a workout.

dished out 4.5 assists per game. He led Lake Central in scoring and rebounding in his junior and senior seasons and started on the varsity all four years. Summers was a First Team All-Area player, the NWI Times Region Rumble Player of the Game last season and a two-year captain.

Summers’ size and basketball skills will be a significant factor helping the Peregrines in a rebuilding season, according to Voudrie.

“We are excited to have another young man of such high quality character and talent join the PUC basketball family,” Voudrie said. “The addition of Eric Summers to our basketball program greatly accelrates the process of building a championship program at Purdue Calumet.

“He is an outstanding capstone to the previously strong foundation of this recruiting class.”