Pearson, a 6-foot-10 forward from St. Louis, is listed as a top-100 overall prospect in the 2026 class, per 247Sports. In addition to Purdue, he's received offers from DePaul, Illinois, Iowa, Iowa State, Marquette, Missouri and St. Louis.

Daniel Jacobsen, Purdue's 7-4 freshman center who started the first two games, is out indefinitely with a fractured tibia.

The Purdue basketball team and head coach Matt Painter need someone else to control the paint at center, following Sunday’s unfortunate injury news. Freshman center Daniel Jacobsen “will likely miss the remainder of the season” according to the school.

Purdue freshman center Daniel Jacobsen will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 basketball season after suffering a fractured tibia in his right leg.

Purdue men’s basketball will likely be without true freshman center Daniel Jacobsen for the remainder of the season, per a media availability from head coach Matt Painter on Sunday. Nathan Baird of the Indianapolis Star shared the details on Twitter: Jacobsen who suffered a leg injury during the team’s game against Northern Kentucky,