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Gatorade 2020 - 2021: Player of the Year

Boys Basketball - Mississippi

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BOYS BASKETBALL

Daeshun Ruffin

Guard
CALLAWAY HS
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-10
Press Release

Peak Performance

33.1

Points per game

3.3

Rebounds per game

2.8

Assists per game
“Daeshun Ruffin is an exciting player and high-energy point guard whose specialty is scoring and shooting. He thrives in the open floor for easy baskets. He can be a big disruptor on the defensive end when he picks up a ball-handler in the backcourt. An ESPN 100 prospect, he’s a dynamic player and will be a crowd favorite at Ole Miss.”
Paul Biancardi
ESPN National Recruiting Director
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-10, 185-pound senior guard led the Chargers to a 10-1 record and the Class 5A quarterfinals this past season. The state’s returning Gatorade Boys Basketball Player of the Year, Ruffin averaged 33.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. Also a McDonald’s All-American, he is a First Team All-State selection and played in the Allen Iverson Roundball Classic. He is ranked as the nation’s No. 40 prospect in the Class of 2021 by ESPN.

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Academic Achievement

Ruffin has maintained a 3.11 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball on scholarship at the University of Mississippi this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Ruffin has served as an elementary school mentor and has volunteered locally on behalf of a youth summer camp.