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Boys Basketball - Mississippi

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BOYS BASKETBALL

Daeshun Ruffin

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

Peak Performance

26.8

Points per game

4.1

Rebounds per game

3.4

Assists per game

2.9

Steals per game
“Ruffin is the best scorer I’ve coached against in my five years here,” “He can really shoot and he finishes at the rim too. We started running a double team at him whenever he touched the ball and he always made the correct pass. He’s just a great player.”
Daniel Worsham
Head Coach Head coach at Lake Cormorant High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-10, 155-pound junior guard led the Chargers to a 25-5 record and the Class 5A state championship this past season. Ruffin averaged 26.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.9 steals per game. A First Team All-State selection, he is a member of the Clarion Ledger Dandy Dozen and is ranked as the nation’s No. 21 recruit in the Class of 2021 by ESPN.

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Academic Achievement

Ruffin has maintained a B average in the classroom. He will begin his senior year of high school 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.