Local guard Solomon Richard enters Purdue Fort Wayne as a redshirt freshman with size and intrigue
Solomon Richard is a 6-foot-2, 210-pound guard from Leo, Indiana, who used the 2025-26 season as a redshirt year and is listed on Purdue Fort Wayne’s 2026-27 roster as a redshirt freshman, so his immediate value is more projection than production.[3][6] He arrives with strong in-state pedigree — IBCA Senior All-State honorable mention in high school — and a build that suggests physical, downhill guard play rather than a pure small guard profile.[3] If you need a developmental guard with local ties, toughness, and upside, he is worth watching; if you need proven college scoring right now, the résumé is still early.[3][8]
