kwren34 18 Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Danjel Purifoy, a 6-foot-6, four-star small forward from Centerville, committed to Bruce Pearl and the Auburn basketball team Friday evening during the Under Armour Elite 24 dunk contest, which was shown on ESPN3.http://oanow.com/spo...1a4bcf6878.html Danjel Purifoy Hometown (School): Centreville, AL (Bibb County) Height/Weight: 6-6, 190 Status: Auburn, Maryland, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky Recruiter: -- Commit Date: 8/22/14 | Offered: Yes | Visited: No Ranking: 247 (5*, #5 SF) | Scout (4*, #12 SF) | Rivals (4*, NR) | ESPN (4*, #11 SF) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwren34 18 Posted July 10, 2014 Author Share Posted July 10, 2014 One of the top recruits in the state is transfering out of state. According to AURecruiting on twitter; Virginia seems to be the landing spot. LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey 16,566 Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Football is bad enough, but there seems to be 10X the shady dealings in basketball these days. This guy may be a good one to miss. I think the AAU coaches fill their heads with BS and the kids are naive enough to believe it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUcivE09 582 Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 AAU is like allowing the guy (Willie Lyles?) who "sold" Seastrunk to have a legitimate role without penalty. I am sure the competition and training is good for the players but it definitely tilts the playing field in recruiting. I really believe CBP and CCP have strong enough personalities and will get enough facetime to fight against this. We still need a good showing in the SEC and NIT (Ill reserve saying NCAA). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Football is bad enough, but there seems to be 10X the shady dealings in basketball these days. This guy may be a good one to miss. I think the AAU coaches fill their heads with BS and the kids are naive enough to believe it. Yep.....so, moving right along....who are the top players in the state that might meet AU standards and help the team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwren34 18 Posted July 11, 2014 Author Share Posted July 11, 2014 Football is bad enough, but there seems to be 10X the shady dealings in basketball these days. This guy may be a good one to miss. I think the AAU coaches fill their heads with BS and the kids are naive enough to believe it. Yep.....so, moving right along....who are the top players in the state that might meet AU standards and help the team? I'm waiting until CBP can recruit to make any big updates. His staff is doing a good job. I'm sure his list of prospects will have some change when he can recruit. He'll do a good job of luring more top prospects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aucanucktiger 1,791 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 I agree this guy has caution written all over him but remember Sonny went after Sir Charles when Barkley was exactly like this kid. Somewhere along the line at Auburn, Charles grew up. After an ultimatum or 2 from Sonny. Of course playing along side Moses Malone will make you grow up in a hurry too, but consider that "non participation" for an uber athlete is synonymous with "non participation" for a brainiac bored in Calculus I. Authority issue? Maybe, maybe not. Go after Danjel and go after him hard. IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwmboom7 0 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 I agree, aucanucktiger. We should go after him hard. If we sign him, we would make a big statement recruiting wise in the state of Alabama and also nationally. If he doesn't pan out, so what. I believe the reward is a lot bigger than the risk IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUBwins 10,074 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 As I said before in another thread, Purifoy was kicked off the team for not wanting to participate in team practices. He was a no show for about a week after the Mr basketball banquet so the coach kicked him off. At least that was the story in the paper. He had no choice but to transfer if he wanted to play this year. TIFWIW. I say move on from him but I trust the Auburn staff did their homework on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarDamnEagleWDE 12,737 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFDTiger80 790 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 WDE, I saw we might be getting a commitment from him soon. That would be quite a start to next years recruiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwren34 18 Posted August 22, 2014 Author Share Posted August 22, 2014 Saw this on twitter. Would be interesting if he commits and can't talk with CBP. That would speak volumes about the coaching staff assembled. Danjel Purifoy, Scout's No. 57 player, will announce his college choice this evening during Elite 24 dunk contest.— Evan Daniels (@EvanDaniels) 247 Crystal Ball projection: 5% - Kentucky 5% - Maryland 90% - Auburn 18/20 predict him to pick Auburn. the 2 that didn't pick him are Kentucky & Maryland biased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AubTigers 25 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Bryan Matthews @BMattAU 5m Top 100 SF Danjel Purifoy has committed to Auburn pic.twitter.com/xKiGTnvMhs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WDE_OxPx_2010 5,290 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Just committed to Auburn! !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFDTiger80 790 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Sweet! A top 50 basketball recruit just committed to AU! When was the last time that happened. Good Times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarcara 0 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 War Eagle Danjel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCPeePants 227 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Good pull! Hope the kid has his head right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerbrotha12 2,362 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Boom!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunInRed 16,381 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Welcome and War Eagle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronCrazy 1,058 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 BOOM!! War Eagle, Daniel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aujeff11 6,243 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Boom!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarDamnEagleWDE 12,737 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Bruce does not play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoALtiger 3,849 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Big time pick up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,102 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 I'm backkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk Need to be pinned so be it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfernoOrangeSS 321 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 I'm backkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk Need to be pinned so be it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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