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WEST LAFAYETTE - Purdue women's basketball freshman point guard Jordyn Poole became the sixth player to enter the transfer portal.
Poole announced her intention to enter the transfer portal through her X account on Tuesday.
The latest transfer came after Poole, a former McDonald's All-American nominee from Fort Wayne Snider played in eight games.
Poole came back from an ankle injury she sustained during the 2024 Indiana All-Star showcase.
She played in eight games but persistent ankle injuries kept her out most of the season. Poole scored seven points twice against Iowa on Dec. 29 and Washington on Jan. 18 where she logged a season high 21 minutes.
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Poole's quickness and playmaking that made her a top 50 player in the 2024 class were seen in spurts.
Purdue has a crowded group entering the transfer portal after the program finished 10-19 and missed the Big Ten Conference Tournament after going 3-15.
More: Shooting guard from Netherlands commits to Purdue women's basketball
Poole became the sixth player to enter joining sophomore 5-foot-11 guard Sophie Swanson, Jayla Smith and Madison Layden along with Amiyah and Mila Reynolds.
Junior forward Alaina Harper announced her retirement from playing basketball last week. Purdue has two 4-star recruits from the 2025 class including Avery Gordon, a 6-foot-6 center from Brownsburg and shooting guard Keona Douwstra from the Netherlands
Jones averaged 9.8, points, 3.7 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game during her sophomore year after she made the Big Ten All-Freshman Team in 2023-24. Jones became a more efficient scorer this season raising her field goal percentage from 36.6% to 47.7% and free throw percentage from 75.9% to 84.9% in 2024-25. She started the final 13 games for the Boilermakers and scored 32 points with eight rebounds and six assists against Penn State on Feb. 27.
The native of Lee's Summit, Missouri showed promise amid the struggles Purdue faced across the board. Puryear brought a physicality to the Boilermakers and maximized her time on the floor despite coming off the bench for most of 2024-25. She scored a career high 18 points against Wisconsin on Feb. 2 which started a string of five straight games scoring in double figures.
McCarthy, a 2024 Miss Basketball and Volleyball Gatorade Player of the Year from Bedford, New Hampshire played all 29 games and started 26 games. McCarthy averaged 6.4 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. McCarthy was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week after leading Purdue to wins over UT Arlington and Bellarmine on Nov. 18 and Nov. 24. and scored 15 points and eight rebounds in the Boilermakers final game against Indiana on March 2.
Layden began finding her identity late in 2024-25 after battling through a foot injury. Layden started nine games including the final four games of the regular season. Layden scored season highs of 12 points in back to back games against Wisconsin on Jan. 30 and Nebraska on Feb. 2.
Ethan Hanson is the sports reporter for the Journal & Courier in Lafayette. He can be reached at [email protected], on Twitter at EthanAHanson and Instagram at ethan_a_hanson.
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Poole announced her intention to enter the transfer portal through her X account on Tuesday.
The latest transfer came after Poole, a former McDonald's All-American nominee from Fort Wayne Snider played in eight games.
Poole came back from an ankle injury she sustained during the 2024 Indiana All-Star showcase.
She played in eight games but persistent ankle injuries kept her out most of the season. Poole scored seven points twice against Iowa on Dec. 29 and Washington on Jan. 18 where she logged a season high 21 minutes.
More: Another Purdue women's basketball player hits the transfer portal
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Poole's quickness and playmaking that made her a top 50 player in the 2024 class were seen in spurts.
Purdue has a crowded group entering the transfer portal after the program finished 10-19 and missed the Big Ten Conference Tournament after going 3-15.
More: Shooting guard from Netherlands commits to Purdue women's basketball
Poole became the sixth player to enter joining sophomore 5-foot-11 guard Sophie Swanson, Jayla Smith and Madison Layden along with Amiyah and Mila Reynolds.
Junior forward Alaina Harper announced her retirement from playing basketball last week. Purdue has two 4-star recruits from the 2025 class including Avery Gordon, a 6-foot-6 center from Brownsburg and shooting guard Keona Douwstra from the Netherlands
Who is left at Purdue women's basketball for now?
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Rashunda Jones — sophomore shooting guard
Jones averaged 9.8, points, 3.7 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game during her sophomore year after she made the Big Ten All-Freshman Team in 2023-24. Jones became a more efficient scorer this season raising her field goal percentage from 36.6% to 47.7% and free throw percentage from 75.9% to 84.9% in 2024-25. She started the final 13 games for the Boilermakers and scored 32 points with eight rebounds and six assists against Penn State on Feb. 27.
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Kendall Puryear — freshman power forward
The native of Lee's Summit, Missouri showed promise amid the struggles Purdue faced across the board. Puryear brought a physicality to the Boilermakers and maximized her time on the floor despite coming off the bench for most of 2024-25. She scored a career high 18 points against Wisconsin on Feb. 2 which started a string of five straight games scoring in double figures.
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Lana McCarthy — freshman power forward
McCarthy, a 2024 Miss Basketball and Volleyball Gatorade Player of the Year from Bedford, New Hampshire played all 29 games and started 26 games. McCarthy averaged 6.4 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. McCarthy was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week after leading Purdue to wins over UT Arlington and Bellarmine on Nov. 18 and Nov. 24. and scored 15 points and eight rebounds in the Boilermakers final game against Indiana on March 2.
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McKenna Layden — sophomore guard
Layden began finding her identity late in 2024-25 after battling through a foot injury. Layden started nine games including the final four games of the regular season. Layden scored season highs of 12 points in back to back games against Wisconsin on Jan. 30 and Nebraska on Feb. 2.
Ethan Hanson is the sports reporter for the Journal & Courier in Lafayette. He can be reached at [email protected], on Twitter at EthanAHanson and Instagram at ethan_a_hanson.
This article originally appeared on Lafayette Journal & Courier: Freshman guard Jordyn Poole enters transfer portal Purdue women's basketball
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