2024-25 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Appeared in 29 games with one start
• Averaged 7.2 points, 3.7 rebounds in 17.7 minutes per game
• Finished third on the team with 8.3 points 3.6 rebounds per Big Ten outing
• Ranked fourth on Purdue's freshman charts with a 55.3% shooting clip and 19th overall in program history
• Tenth freshman to lead the team in field goal percentage and first since Ae'Rianna Harris in 2017
• Closed the season averaging 10.3 points and 4.1 rebounds over the last eight games of the season, while shooting 64% from the floor
• Was one of two Big Ten players and one of 15 freshmen nationally to average 7.0 points per game or better with one or fewer starts on the year
• One of seven Big Ten freshmen to average 7.0 points and 3.5 rebounds per night
• Reached double figures in 11 games, all coming off the bench, including nine in Big Ten play
• Scored in double figures in five straight games in February
• Tallied a career-high 18 points against Wisconsin (Feb. 2)
• Hauled down eight rebounds at Indiana (Feb. 15)
• Rejected a pair of shots against Northwestern (Feb. 12)
NOTABLE
• McDonald’s All-American Games Nominee
• 2024 Greater Kansas City Suburban Gold Conference Player of the Year
• 2024 The Examiner Player of the Year
• Finalist for Miss Show-Me Basketball
• Ranked No. 2 Player in Missouri by Prep Girls Hoops
• Selected to 2024 Direnna All-Star Team representing Missouri
• 2024 All-KCHS Hoops First Team
• Two-time Class 6 All-State Team
• Four-time Class 6 District 7 All-District Team
• Four-time Suburban Gold All-Conference Team
• Three-time The Examiner All-Area Team
• Team Captain junior and senior years
PREP
• Lettered four seasons in Basketball and Track and Field at Blue Springs South High School
• Set the school record for career rebounds with 897
• Posted single-game rebounding record with 22 rebounds during senior year
• Finished career with 1,249 points, 897 rebounds, including 317 offensive boards
• Averaged a double-double as a senior 18.3 points and 11.2 rebounds shooting 60% inside the arc
• Dominated junior season to average 15.9 points, 9.9 rebounds while shooting 57.8% from the field
• Anchored the Lady Jags to the Missouri State Class 6 Final Four, finishing third place
• Garnered Conference and District titles as a sophomore. First in school history with record wins at 26.
• Led the Kansas City Metro area (Kansas and Missouri) in 2-point field goal percentage freshman and sophomore years at 59.8% and 61.9% respectively
• Played Grass Roots basketball with Missouri Phenom EYBL
• Won 2024 District and Sectional titles in shot put as a senior
• Placed second in 2024 Missouri State Track and Field for shot put breaking the Blue Springs South school record
• Won Conference title in Track and Field/Shot Put. Advanced to District tournament placing third overall as a junior
• Ranked No. 1 for Shot Put in Missouri at start of senior season
• 1st Degree Black Belt in Martial Arts (Taekwondo)
PERSONAL
• Full Name: Kendall Sarai Puryear
• Birthdate: April 4, 2006
• Birthplace: Kansas City, MO
• Intended Major: Psychological Sciences
• Parents: Kevin and Vicki Puryear
• Sister: Aleyse Puryear
• Brother: Kevin Puryear
• Brother Kevin was a four-year letterwinner, four-year starter, three-year captain at University of Missouri for Purdue alumnus Cuonzo Martin
• Kevin scored 1,241 points in 119 starts to finish 27th in Mizzou history for scoring, was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team in 2016