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Durrell McDonald
Durrell McDonald

Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Las Vegas, Nev.

High School:
Green Valley

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 171

Position:
G

01/19/2013

DePaul Drops BIG EAST Contest to St. John's 71-62

Jamee Crockett led the Blue Demons with a season-high 19 points

01/04/2013

Men's Basketball Opens Road Trip at Providence

Blue Demons and Friars meet on Saturday night at the Dunkin' Donuts Center

01/02/2013

Blue Demons Drop BIG EAST Opener with Seton Hall, 73-72

Jamee Crockett scored a season-high 16 points and recorded a career-high five steals in the setback

12/22/2012

Melvin Leads DePaul to Seventh Straight Win

Junior forward scores 24 points and grabs eight rebounds in win over UMBC

12/16/2012

Clutch Free Throw Shooting Sends DePaul Past Northern Illinois

Blue Demons hit 10 in a row down the stretch in securing sixth-straight victory

11/16/2012

Highlights and Postgame

Highlights and postgame from DePaul's game against Gardner-Webb at Allstate Arena.

11/10/2012

Highlights and Postgame

Highlights of DePaul's win over UC Riverside and postgame comments from head coach Oliver Purnell.

11/04/2012

Highlights and Postgame

Highlight and postgame from head coach Oliver Purnell from the exhibition game between DePaul and Lewis at McGrath-Phillips Arena.

Career Notes: Signed with DePaul on April 12, 2012... also high jumps as a member of the DePaul track and field team... finished third at the 2013 BIG EAST Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a height of 2.04 meters... posted a season-best of 2.08 meters while finishing 10th at the Drake Relays.

2012-13 (Freshman): Played in all 32 games with starts in nine games... averaged 11.1 minutes per game... 12 points, three assists against Seton Hall... six points against Milwaukee, Fairfield and Loyola-Chicago... scored nine points against Austin Peay with two steals, two rebounds... made DePaul debut with seven points, two assists against UC Riverside... one of two players on roster from Las Vegas with junior Moses Morgan.

High School: Earned first team Class 4A All-State honors from the Las Vegas Review-Journal after averaging 21.2 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game as a senior... led Green Valley to Class 4A state semifinals with a 32-point game in the regional championship... named West region Player of the Week by ESPN.com following the 32-point effort... the Gators started the season at 4-11 before McDonald led the team to 13 wins in 14 games en route to the state semifinals... earned MVP honors for the Sunrise Region and All-Southeast League Team... played for Lorenzo Jarvis at Green Valley... also one of the nation's top prep high jumpers with a personal best mark of 7-0 as a senior... that height was ranked seventh in the nation in 2012... won the Nevada state high jump as a sophomore and was runner-up as a senior... spent junior year in Mississippi and claimed a 2011 Class 2A state title with Piney Woods High School... averaged 7.8 points and 6.5 assists per game... the Tornados finished the season with a 29-3 record after defeating Bruce, 64-48, in the championship game... also won the Mississippi state high jump title during junior year... played AAU basketball for Mitch Mitchell and Mad Moves Inc. and Wesley Reed and Henderson Heat.

Personal: Son of Darryl McDonald and Vernessa Reed... has five brothers and three sisters... brothers are Redale, Carl, Darryl Jr., Derrick and Darren... sisters are Denisha, Ericka and Dakota... father played at Texas A&M from 1986-88 and professionally in the CBA from 1990-93 before a career from 1994-2008 in Australia's NBL... also led a successful coaching career in the NBL... undecided on major.

McDonald by the Numbers
Career Statistics
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2012-13 Game-by-Game Statistics
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Career Highs
Points: 12, vs. Seton Hall (Jan. 2, 2013)
Rebounds: 3, vs. UMBC (Dec. 22, 2012)
Assists: 3 (3x), last vs. St. John's (Jan. 19, 2013)
Steals: 2 (6x), last at Providence (Jan. 5, 2013)
Blocked Shots: 1, at Auburn (Nov. 30, 2012)
Field Goals: 5, vs. Seton Hall (Jan. 2, 2013)
Field Goal Attempts: 6 (2x), last vs. Seton Hall (Jan. 2, 2013)
3pt. Field Goals: 2, vs. Seton Hall (Jan. 2, 2013)
3pt. Field Goal Attempts: 2 (5x), last vs. Seton Hall (Jan. 2, 2013)
Free Throws: 2 (2x), last vs. Connecticut (Feb. 23, 2013)
Free Throw Attempts: 2 (5x), last vs. Connecticut (Feb. 23, 2013)
Minutes: 23, at Auburn (Nov. 30, 2012)
Games in Double-Figures: 1