2012-13 Men’s Basketball M e e t T h e P l ay e r s ... collected 11 points and three boards in the win over UCF (2/19) ... made first career start at ECU (1/17) and responded with seven points ... finished the season leading the squad in three-point field goal percentage (.426) and was fourth in field goal percentage (.468) ... hit a game-tying three-pointer in third overtime to set up UAB’s game-winning shot in the triple overtime win vs. UTEP (1/8). High School Four-year letterwinner at Conway High School ... named the Arkansas Gatorade Player of the Year following his senior season, as he led Conway HS to a 27-2 record and the 7A state championship ... scored 25 points and grabbed seven boards in the Wampus Cats’ win over Fayetteville in the state finals ... led all scorers with 27 points at the Demetrious Johnson Charitable Foundation All-Star Game ... played with fellow UAB freshman Quincy Taylor in the event ... earned his third straight all-state honor following the 2009-10 season
after averaging 15.8 points 5.0 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game ... considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and was ranked as the No. 47 small forward in the ESPN.com national rankings ... also rated by the The Arkansas Hoop Report as the No. 2 prospect out of the state’s 2010 basketball class .. as a junior, Purifoy averaged 13.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game, despite playing with an injury for most of the year ... over his last three seasons, Purifoy led Conway HS to a combined record of 71-16 ... maintained an grade point average of 3.4 ... also had interest from Tulsa, Ole Miss, SMU and Drake. Personal Preston Purifoy was born Jan. 16, 1992 in Conway, Ark. ... parents are Hesterly and Linzy Purifoy ... academic major is IDM-sports management and communication... has one sister - Shanika.
2010-11 Game-By-Game
2011-12 Game-By-Game
Opponent Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-FTA O-D-T PF A TO B S TP SE MISSOURI STATE 12 2-4 0-1 1-2 1-1-2 2 0 0 1 0 5 at Middle Tennessee 21 1-3 0-0 4-4 2-1-3 3 1 0 0 0 6 at Arizona State 17 1-4 0-2 0-0 0-2-2 2 1 0 0 0 2 SOUTH ALABAMA 12 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0-0 3 1 0 1 0 3 at Arkansas 7 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 at TROY 12 3-4 2-3 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 8 JACKSONVILLE ST 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 at Georgia 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 KENT STATE 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 ALABAMA A&M 20 1-1 1-1 3-4 1-3-4 3 0 1 1 0 6 VCU 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 1 1 0 0 0 GEORGE WASH 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 1 0 0 0 0 2 at Duke 11 1-3 0-0 2-2 3-0-3 0 0 0 0 1 4 UTEP 8 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-2-2 1 1 0 0 0 3 at Tulsa 23 5-6 3-3 0-0 1-2-3 1 1 1 1 0 13 at East Carolina* 24 2-2 1-1 2-2 0-0-0 4 0 3 0 0 7 SMU* 13 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-1-1 2 0 0 0 0 2 MEMPHIS 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MARSHALL 14 1-2 0-1 0-0 1-0-1 1 0 0 0 0 2 at UCF 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 SOUTHERN MISS 17 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 4 1 0 0 0 2 at Tulane 7 1-2 0-1 0-0 1-0-1 1 0 1 0 0 2 at Marshall 13 1-4 0-3 2-2 0-2-2 3 0 0 0 1 4 RICE 15 1-3 1-2 2-2 0-2-2 2 0 0 1 0 5 at Memphis 18 1-4 1-2 0-0 2-0-2 3 0 0 1 0 3 UCF 23 3-7 3-6 2-3 1-2-3 3 1 0 1 0 11 at Houston 22 6-9 3-6 2-2 2-1-3 1 2 0 1 1 17 at Southern Miss 12 2-4 2-4 0-0 2-0-2 2 1 0 0 0 6 EAST CAROLINA 8 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 vs East Carolina 11 0-4 0-2 4-7 2-3-5 2 0 0 0 2 4 vs Clemson 8 1-4 1-3 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 1 0 0 3 * Started game
Opponent Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-FTA O-D-T PF A TO B S TP CREIGHTON 28 3-6 2-3 1-1 1-1-2 2 1 0 2 0 9 MURRAY STATE 13 0-2 0-2 2-2 0-1-1 3 1 1 0 0 2 TROY 17 3-5 3-4 2-2 2-2-4 2 0 0 0 0 11 at Wichita State 14 1-6 0-5 2-2 1-0-1 4 0 1 0 1 4 UT MARTIN 20 1-3 1-3 0-0 1-2-3 2 1 0 0 0 3 at South Alabama* 34 1-8 1-4 3-4 2-3-5 2 1 1 0 0 6 at Kent State* 31 3-7 2-6 0-0 3-0-3 1 2 0 0 1 8 MIDDLE TENNESSEE* 27 3-5 1-3 5-5 0-0-0 3 0 1 0 0 12 at VCU 25 2-4 0-2 1-2 2-2-4 1 1 2 0 0 5 JACKSONVILLE* 20 4-7 2-4 0-0 0-1-1 4 1 3 0 1 10 at George Washington* 31 4-7 3-6 0-0 0-1-1 3 1 4 0 1 11 ALABAMA A&M* 20 2-5 1-4 2-2 0-1-1 2 0 0 0 0 7 at Florida* 9 0-4 0-4 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 MEMPHIS 17 2-3 1-1 2-2 1-1-2 4 0 0 0 0 7 MARSHALL 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 at Southern Miss 18 3-3 1-1 0-0 1-1-2 1 1 1 0 0 7 at Rice* 29 7-11 4-7 0-0 0-2-2 2 0 0 1 1 18 UCF 26 0-6 0-5 0-2 0-2-2 2 1 1 0 0 0 at Marshall* 30 2-6 1-3 4-5 0-2-2 3 2 1 1 0 9 EAST CAROLINA* 33 6-12 5-9 0-0 2-1-3 4 4 0 0 0 17 HOUSTON* 33 5-8 3-4 2-3 1-0-1 2 0 1 0 1 15 at UTEP* 31 4-8 2-6 2-3 1-2-3 1 1 0 0 0 12 SOUTHERN MISS* 31 3-5 2-4 2-2 1-2-3 3 2 3 0 2 10 at Memphis* 33 4-11 4-11 2-2 0-2-2 2 0 0 0 0 14 at SMU* 30 1-7 1-7 0-0 1-4-5 2 0 1 0 0 3 TULANE* 29 7-10 5-8 0-0 1-1-2 4 2 3 0 0 19 at East Carolina* 34 5-11 3-5 2-2 2-1-3 2 0 0 0 0 15 TULSA* 28 0-3 0-3 0-0 0-3-3 3 2 0 0 0 0 at UCF* 32 2-10 1-7 0-0 1-1-2 3 0 0 0 1 5 vs Tulane* 38 4-7 3-5 3-4 0-2-2 4 2 1 0 0 14 vs UCF* 35 4-12 3-11 3-4 1-0-1 4 3 0 0 4 14 * Started game
Purifoy’s Career Statistics Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg TFG TFGA .Pct 3FG 3FGA .Pct FT FTA .Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2010-11 31 2 385 12.4 37 79 .468 20 47 .426 26 32 .813 20 26 46 1.5 56 0 11 8 10 5 120 3.9 2011-12 31 21 802 25.9 86 203 .424 55 147 .374 40 49 .816 25 41 66 2.1 79 0 29 26 4 13 267 8.6 TOTAL 62 23 1187 19.1 123 282 .436 75 194 .387 66 81 .815 45 67 112 1.8 135 0 40 34 14 18 387 6.2
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