HAMMOND, Ind. – The Purdue University Calumet men’s basketball team dropped a 90-55 decision to No. 6 Indiana Wesleyan in the Friday’s Tip-Off Classic nightcap. The Wildcats’ insurmountable first-half lead proved to be too much for the Black and Gold to overcome, as the Peregrines fell to 0-1 on the season. Read the rest of this entry »

HAMMOND, Ind. – Purdue University Calumet will host its annual Tip-Off Class this weekend on Nov. 6 and 7. The Peregrines will welcome a very competitive field that includes nationally-ranked Indiana Wesleyan University, local rival Indiana University Northwest as well as Chicago’s East West University. Click here for the Tip-Off Classic homepage. Read the rest of this entry »

HAMMOND, Ind. – Second-year head coach Dan Voudrie is trying to establish Purdue University Calumet as one of the elite programs in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference this season. The Peregrines could be well on their way to doing just that, as they return the services of three starters from last season’s squad along with a talented incoming class Read the rest of this entry »

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.”

HAMMOND, Ind. — Jordan Champion, a 6-1 guard from Logansport High School, is the latest recruit to join the Peregrines basketball squad. Champion finished among the top ten in scoring in the North Central Conference averaging 13.7 points per game and led the conference hitting 2.86 3-point attempts per game.

At the free throw line, Champion hit 77.6 percent finishing in the top ten in the conference. He earned a spot on the all conference second team, was the most valuable player of the Cass County Tournament, and also played in the Hoosier Select All-Star Classic.

Champion’s addition to the roster gives Peregrine Head Coach Dan Voudrie more depth and scoring off the bench.

“We’re really excited to have Jordan Champion join our program with his solid athletic background,” Voudrie said. “Having played at a high level during high school, the transition to the college game will be a quick and successful one.

“Like our previous recruits Jordan’s commitment in the classroom is at an extraordinary level.”