Jyrus Freels - 2021-22 - Men's Basketball - Purdue University Northwest

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First PNW Pride men's basketball player in school history to earn All-GLIAC recognition (Second Team 2019-20; All-Preseason 2020-21).
Freels enters the 2020-21 season with 1,342 career points scored and 681 career rebounds combined at Dodge City and Purdue Northwest.

Junior Season at Purdue Northwest (2019-20)

Selected All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Second Team in his first season at PNW.
Freels started 27 of 28 games while leading the team in overall minutes played. He led the Pride in scoring in 15 contests in 2019-20.
He led the Pride in several categories including scoring (14.8 ppg), rebounding (6.3) and field-goal percentage (56.1).
Closed the season ranked 15th in the GLIAC in scoring and 17th in rebounds.
Freels produced four double-doubles including a 25-point, 12-rebound performance in his Pride debut against William Jewell (11/8/19). He had two double-double outings in league play with both in road games (1/23/20 at LSSU, 2/13/20 at WSU).
Scored a season-high 29 points in the final game of the regular season against Parkside, shooting 14 of 19 from the floor overall (2/27/20).
Hauled down a season-high 12 rebounds in both of his double-doubles during non-conference play.
He dished out a career-high four assists twice during the season, and most recently in PNW’s one-point overtime loss at Wayne State (2/13/20) when he posted a double-double effort with 24 points and 10 boards.

Juco at Dodge City (KS) (Freshman & Sophomore)

Freels played two seasons for the Conquistadors in 2017-18 and 2018-19.
Named to the All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Honorable Mention Team.
Played in 61 career games and made 45 career entries in the starting lineup.
Averaged a double-double his sophomore season, leading KJCC Division I in points (19.9) and rebounds (10.0) per game.
23 career double-doubles including 19 in his breakout sophomore season.
Earned KJCCC Player of the Week twice during his sophomore season, including after scoring a career-high 37 points on 15-of-18 shooting and grabbing 11 rebounds in the season opener.
Posted a career-high 19 rebounds to go with 28 points at Lee College (11/20/18).
Registered a 29-point, 14-board output against nationally-ranked Barton (1/16/19).
Freels averaged 11.2 points and 6.7 rebounds as a true freshman in 2017-18.
Logged a career-high three assists twice during his freshman season.

Prep Career at F.J. Reitz

Named All-Southern Indiana Athletic Conference honorable mention as a senior.
Averaged 17.5 points while shooting 58 percent from the field and pulled down 7.2 rebounds per game during senior campaign.
Helped Reitz reach the regional final for the second straight season as the squad finished with a 22-5 record his junior year.
Played for long-time Reitz boys basketball head coach Mike Adams.
Freels also played football and caught a pair of touchdowns his senior year.

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