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Cherrise Graham

Class: Sophomore Hometown: Conshohocken, Pa. High School: Archbishop Carroll

Height: 5-7 Position: Guard Birthdate: 01/15/1982

Thumbnail Sketch — Quick guard with outstanding offensive and defensive skills ... tough to stop off the dribble ... can score off penetration or as a spot-up shooter ... will be an asset to the Boilermakers’ transition game.

High School — First team Parade All-American … first team Street & Smith’s All-American … Nike/WBCA All-American … Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Pennsylvania … second team USA Today All-American … Pennsylvania All-Star … named Main Line and Delaware County Player of the Year by the Philadelphia Inquirer ... averaged 18.6 points and 7.1 rebounds as a senior and led Archbishop Carroll to its first Philadelphia Catholic League championship since 1979 ... scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the title game vs. Cardinal O’Hara ... all-time leading female scorer in Carroll history ... averaged 18.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game for her career ... only Patriot to have number (45) retired ... ranked No. 4 senior prospect by Blue Star … ranked No. 6 by All-Star Girls Report ... high school coach was Barry Kirsch.

Personal — Given name Cherrise Germain Graham ... born Jan. 15, 1982 ... enrolled in the School of Liberal Arts ... mother is Beverly Graham ... has a half-brother, Carl, and a half-sister, Natasha ... chose Purdue because “everything seemed perfect for me.”

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