Isaiah Hill Basketball: Purdue Lands No. 13 Prospect in 2027
isaiah hill basketball now points straight to Purdue. Isaiah Hill, a 7-foot center from Pike High School, announced Friday that he is committing to the Boilermakers as a five-star prospect in the 2027 recruiting class.
He brings a No. 13 national ranking, a No. 2 ranking among centers and a.9941 evaluation, and Purdue beat out Indiana, Notre Dame, Louisville and Kentucky to get him. The commitment also gives Purdue its highest-rated recruit since the start of modern rankings.
Purdue’s latest in-state win
Hill is the top overall player out of Indiana, which keeps Purdue’s recent run with elite in-state talent going. The Boilermakers also landed Luke Ertel, the No. 1 Indiana prospect in the 2026 class who led his team to a state championship and was named Indiana Mr. Basketball.
Purdue first offered Hill a scholarship in August 2024, and the late push paid off. For a program that has leaned on high-level post development under Matt Painter and assistant coach Brandon Brantley, adding a 7-footer with Hill’s ranking gives it another major frontcourt piece to build around.
Isaiah Hill at Pike
Hill’s junior season at Pike High School backed up the rankings. During the 2025-26 season, he averaged 12.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 4.3 blocks per game while helping Pike finish 23-4.
Pike’s season ended with a 57-54 overtime loss to Mount Vernon in the Class 4A Regional. That result closed the book on Hill’s high school year, but it also left Purdue with a prospect who arrived with production, size and the best evaluation the program has ever signed.
Matt Painter’s frontcourt haul
Hill’s commitment reshapes Purdue’s long-range frontcourt outlook. Caleb Swanigan had been the benchmark for the program after committing in 2015 with a.9910 rating, and Hill’s.9941 mark clears that standard.
The competition for him was strong, but the final result was simple: Purdue landed a No. 13 national recruit, the No. 2 center in his class and the top player in Indiana. For a program trying to keep winning the state’s biggest recruiting battles, that is the kind of addition that changes the top of the board.
