Trevion Williams to Purdue

Trevion Williams, the 6-foot-8 Class of 2018 four-star power forward from Detroit (MI) Henry Ford Academy, committed to Purdue on Thursday over Xavier.

Ranked the No. 5 center in the Class of 2018 by 247Sports.om, Williams also held offers from UNLV, Illinois, DePaul, Detroit and a few others.

He is Purdue’s first 2018 commit.

After years of recruitment, I’ve decided to further my academic and athletic career at West Lafayette, Indiana-future Boilermaker!!!#Purdue? pic.twitter.com/naknvCAUv2
— Trevion Williams (@a1mighty_trey23) July 6, 2017

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