Purdue men's basketball player Camden Heide in attendance at the Chipotle Nationals

Modified Apr 04, 2025 06:10 GMT

The Chipotle Nationals began on Wednesday with the first round, and Camden Heide was in Indiana to watch the annual national tournament. The Purdue Boilermakers star watched the first-round game between Wasatch Academy and IMG Academy.

The power forward was on the sidelines behind several Wasatch Academy players.

Utah's Wasatch Academy triumphed over Florida's IMG Academy, 75–57. Three-star junior shooting guard Mariano Manciel led the Wasatch Academy Tigers with 17 points, four rebounds and three steals.

Meanwhile, the team's five-star Houston signee Isiah Harwell also had a good game with 15 points, one assist, one rebound and four steals. This was less than 24 hours after he played for the winning West team during the McDonald's All-American Game in New York City.

As for IMG Academy, Darius Acuff Jr., who was also in New York for the McDonald's All-American Game on Tuesday, finished the game with 20 points and five rebounds, while Syracuse signee Sadiq White Jr. added nine points, 12 rebounds, one assist, two blocks and one steal.

Camden Heide is reportedly entering the transfer portal

Heide may not remain a Boilermaker for very long, as the power forward is reportedly entering the transfer portal to explore other opportunities to further his career after three seasons at Purdue.

247Sports' Dushawn London reported that Camden Heide was entering the transfer portal, citing Heide's agent, Paolo Zamorano.

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Heide only averaged 4.7 points and 3.6 rebounds per game for the Boilermakers this season. However, he starred in their Sweet 16 loss to Houston, sinking the game-tying basket with only 30 seconds left in the second half. He had nine points and five rebounds in the game.

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