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Danjel Purifoy Season 2016-17

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Danjel Purifoy Season 2016-17

PositionF
Weight230 lbs
Height6-7
ClassFreshman
HometownCentreville, Ala.

2019-20 (Senior): Averaged 8.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.8 steals in 26.6 minutes per game … appeared in 30 games with 27 starts … reached double figures 13 times, including six games in league play … averaged 7.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per game in SEC play ... knocked down 44 3s, second most on the squad … connected from deep multiple times in 12 games ... was the team’s best free throw shooter at 83.6 percent (46-of-55) … shot 92 percent (23-of-25) from the charity stripe in SEC games … was the third-best rebounder on the team with 131 total boards, which includes 95 on the defensive glass ... pulled down at least five rebounds in 12 games … had at least one steal in 12 of his last 18 games … led team in steals seven times, rebounds three times, assists three times, scoring twice and blocks twice … had a near double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds in the Legends Classic championship game vs. Richmond (Nov. 26) … scored season high 17 points and added nine rebounds vs. Lipscomb (Dec. 29) … rattled off four straight double-digit scoring outputs against Iowa State (Jan. 25), Ole Miss (Jan. 28), Kentucky (Feb. 1) and Arkansas (Feb. 4).

2018-19 (Junior): Averaged 3.7 points, 2.1 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 0.6 steals in 12.3 minutes per game … played in 28 games and earned one start … one start came in the Final Four vs. Virginia (April 6) … shot 41 percent from the floor, including 36 percent from 3-point land … competed in 15 SEC games while averaging 3.3 points, 1.7 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 0.6 steals per contest … scored in double figures twice … led team in steals five times, and rebounding and blocks once … scored 10 points on 4 of 5 shooting, including 2 of 3 from downtown, in the SEC Tournament final vs. Tennessee (March 17) … came off the bench and scored 12 points in 12 minutes on 4 of 6 shooting from deep in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 victory over top-seeded North Carolina (March 29) … started the Final Four matchup with Virginia (April 6) and had seven points with five rebounds in 29 minutes … averaged 5.8 points 3.2 rebounds while shooting 39 percent from the floor during Auburn’s run to the Final Four … given the Mike Mitchell Courage Award at the annual end-of-season team banquet.

2017-18 (Sophomore): Did not see any game action.

August 2017 Italy Tour: Averaged 12.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, three steals and two assists on the four-game Italy Tour ... shot 48.3 percent (14-of-29) from the field and made all 20 of his free throw attempts ... just missed a double-double with 19 points and nine rebounds, five steals, three assists and a block vs. Veneto Select ... went 4-of-8 from the field and 10-of-10 from the foul line vs. Veneto Select while four of his nine boards were offensive ... had 14 points on 6-of-10 field goals, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals ... had 10 points on 2-of-4 3-pointers, seven rebounds and two steals vs. Stella Azzurra ... totaled seven points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals vs. Italy All-Stars.

2016-17 (Redshirt Freshman): Averaged 11.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.4 steals in 28.7 minutes per game ... played in 29 games, starting 25 ... shot 39.8 percent from the field, 36.9 percent from 3-point range and 87.9 percent from the foul line ... in the SEC rankings, ranked sixth in free throw percentage, sixth in 3-point field goals made (two per game), eighth in 3-point field goal percentage and ninth in steals ... made 27 straight free throws to tie the Auburn record with Frankie Sullivan in 2009-10 ... he and Mustapha Heron were the first Auburn freshmen to score in double figures in their first five college games since Wesley Person in 1990-91 ... had 19 points (17 in the second half) after playing only three first-half minutes vs. Georgia State (Nov. 14) … named to the Cancun Challenge all-tournament team, averaging 16.5 points on 6-of-14 3s ... in Cancun, totaled 22 points (4-of-9 3s), three rebounds and two steals vs. No. 17 Purdue (Nov. 23) ... averaged 11.4 points in the final 10 games after averaging 3.5 points in the four games prior after a sprained ankle ... had career-high nine assists with six points and four rebounds vs. USC Upstate (Nov. 29) ... scored a career-high 27 points (4-of-7 3s) vs. Boston College (Dec. 12) in the UnderArmour Reunion in New York’s Madison Square Garden to go along with five rebounds, two assists and two steals ... had 27 points (career-high 5-of-10 3s), seven rebounds and three steals vs. Coastal Carolina (Dec. 15) … career-high 15 rebounds in the win at UConn (Dec. 23) and hit the game-tying 3-pointer with 1:04 left in overtime … at the team’s postseason awards banquet, received the Sonny Smith Most Outstanding Teammate Award and the John Mengelt Free Throw Award.

2015-16 (Freshman): Redshirted the season.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Rated as a four-star small forward by ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports … ranked ninth among all small forwards and 48th overall by 247Sports … ranked as the nation’s No. 12 small forward and the top player in Alabama by 247 Sports … averaged 25 points, 11 rebounds, five blocks and 20 deflections a game at Hargrave Military Academy under coach A.W. Hamilton in 2014-15 ... averaged 17.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game at Bibb County as a junior ... son of Waukesha Evans ... studying in the College of Liberal Arts ... signed national letter of intent on Nov. 12, 2014.