DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell

DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell
No. 23 – Denver Nuggets
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1993-06-05) June 5, 1993
Orlando, Florida
Nationality Trinidad and Tobago / American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 201 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school West Oaks Academy
(Orlando, Florida)
College
NBA draft 2016 / Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present
Career history
2016–2018 Bakken Bears
2018–present Denver Nuggets
Career highlights and awards

DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell (born June 5, 1993) is an Trinidad and Tobago-American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1][2] Standing at 6 ft 5 in, he usually plays as small forward.

College career

Akoon-Purcell transferred from Eastern Oklahoma State College, where he was a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I All-America Honorable Mention selection in 2014, to Illinois State University ahead of the 2014-15 season.[3] During his junior season at Illinois State, Akoon-Purcell was named to the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) All-Newcomer Team,[4] and he was also named the MVC Newcomer of the Year.[5] In 2014-15, he was also a finalist for the Riley Wallace Award, presented annually to the top transfer in NCAA Division I basketball, as awarded by CollegeInsider.com.[6] Ahead of his senior season, Akoon-Purcell was a 2015-16 MVC Preseason Team selection.[7] During his senior season at Illinois State, Akoon-Purcell led the team in scoring and ranked eighth in the MVC with 14.1 points per game on his way to earning All-MVC Second Team and NABC Division I District 16 Second Team accolades.[8] Akoon-Purcell went undrafted in 2016.[9]

Professional career

Bakken Bears (2016–2018)

In August 2016, Akoon-Purcell signed a one-year contract with Danish side Bakken Bears of the Basketligaen and FIBA Europe Cup.[10] He led the Bears to a Basketligaen championship in his first season, while being named the league's MVP and Finals MVP.[11] In his second season with the Bears, he reached the semi-finals of the FIBA Europe Cup and won the Basketligaen championship. Akoon-Purcell was given the title of Fan Vote FIBA Europe Cup MVP, as he received 4,939 fan votes. He also was named the Guard of the Year of the competition.[12]

Denver Nuggets (2018–present)

Akoon-Purcell joined the Denver Nuggets NBA Summer League roster ahead of the 2018 Las Vegas Summer League, averaging 12.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 2.0 steals in 19.3 minutes per game. On August 7, 2018, the Denver Nuggets signed Akoon-Purcell on a two-way contract.[13]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
† Denotes seasons in which he won the championship
* Led the league

[14]

Basketligaen

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17† Bakken Bears 37 32 27.1 .522 .455 .799 5.9 3.0 1.8 .4 21.4*
2017–18† Bakken Bears 29 25 27.1 .484 .352 .881 4.9 3.8 1.6 .1 17.3

Basketball Champions League

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Bakken Bears 14 11 29.0 .415 .340 .842 6.6 1.7 2.2 .3 17.4

FIBA Europe Cup

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Bakken Bears 18 18 32.7 .415 .255 .718 5.2 4.3 1.6 .0 18.6

References

  1. ↑ "DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell Player Profile". Basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Devaughn Akoon-Purcell". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Illinois State Athletics". goredbirds.com. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  4. ↑ "Illinois State Athletics". goredbirds.com. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  5. ↑ jbenson@pantagraph.com, Jim Benson. "ISU's Akoon-Purcell earns MVC Newcomer of Year award". pantagraph.com. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  6. ↑ "Akoon-Purcell Named Finalist for Riley Wallace Award - Illinois State University". Illinois State University. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  7. ↑ "ISU picked 4th in MVC, Akoon-Purcell named to Valley preseason team". WJBC AM 1230. 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  8. ↑ "Illinois State Athletics". goredbirds.com. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  9. ↑ "Nuggets Sign DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell To Two-Way Deal". Hoops Rumors. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  10. ↑ "Akoon-Purcell Signs Pro Contract with Danish Team". Goredbirds.com. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "Akoon-Purcell Leads Bakken To Danish Title, Named Finals MVP". Goredbirds.com. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  12. ↑ "Winners of FIBA Europe Cup Fan Vote announced". FIBA.basketball. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  13. ↑ "Nuggets Sign Rookie DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell to Two-Way Contract - Denver Nuggets". Denver Nuggets. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  14. ↑ "DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell Player Profile". RealGM (in Indonesian). 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
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