D.J. Magley

Height:
6-9
Weight:
265
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Bradneton, Fla.
High School:
Western Kentucky
Prev School:
Western Kentucky U.
Twitter::
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TULSA -- In his third year at Tulsa . . . transferred to Tulsa from Western Kentucky University . . . sat out the 2009-10 season due to transfer rules, and played his first season at Tulsa in 2010-11.

2010-11 -- Played in 31 games and started 18 games . . . started the first 18 games of the season . . . averaged 3.9 points and 3.9 rebounds in 16.4 minutes per game . . . in his last 11 games, averaged 5.4 points (59) and 4.1 rebounds (45) per game in 16.4 minutes off the bench . . . shot 59.8-percent from the field . . . led Tulsa in both rebounding and steals seven times and in blocked shots five times . . . saw his first action in the season opener since March 2009 when he played at Western Kentucky . . . totaled seven rebounds and scored two points in the season opener against Appalachian State . . . tallied a season-high 10 points in three games, as well as a season-best nine rebounds twice . . . scored a season-high 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting, and added eight rebounds against Texas-San Antonio (12/23), and scored 10 points on perfect 5-for-5 shooting against UTEP (1/29) . . . matched a season-high with 10 points and added six rebounds vs. Rice in the C-USA Tournament . . . grabbed nine rebounds in back-to-back home games against Princeton (12/12) and Weber State (12/16).

PREVIOUS COLLEGE -- Spent the past two seasons at Western Kentucky University . . . played in 70 games and started 34 contests . . . was on a Hilltopper team that advanced to the NCAA Tournament both years . . . had career averages of 3.7 points and 2.9 rebounds, while shooting 52-percent from the field . . . led Western Kentucky 13 times in blocked shots, six times in steals and four times in rebounds in his two seasons . . . started 33 of 36 games his freshman season as the Hilltoppers reached the NCAA Sweet Sixteen . . . scored 4.8 points and grabbed 3.3 rebounds per game in 15.7 minutes of playing time in the 2007-08 campaign . . . had career-highs of 18 points against Michigan when he conected on 8-of-9 field goals . . . and also had a career-best of eight rebounds against North Texas in his rookie season . . . as a sophomore, he played in all 34 games and averaged 11.0 minutes per game . . . averaged 2.5 points and 2.5 rebounds, while shooting 53-percent from the field and 69-percent from the free throw line . . . had a season-high of eight points twice and seven rebounds one time . . . had four points, six rebounds and two steals in 13 minutes in WKU's NCAA first round win over Illinois in 2009

HIGH SCHOOL -- Was a four-year letterwinner at Bradenton Christian High School . . . helped lead his high school team to a four-year mark of 94-28 . . . left as the school's all-time leader in points (1,815), rebounds (1,269), assists (416) and blocked shots . . . averaged 24.9 points, 14.4 rebounds and 6.8 assists as a senior . . . earned All-America and all-state honors in his senior season . . . was named the Florida Gulf Coast Player of the Year and the Manatee County Player of the Year as a senior . . . averaged 16.4 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists in his junior campaign . . . his efforts helped BCS finish 29-2 en route to advancing to the semifinals of the state tournament . . . earned Manatee County Player of the Year accolades and was an all-conference selection as a junior . . . his team advanced to the regional finals his sophomore season while posting a 21-11 mark as he was named all-county and all-league after recording averages of 14 points, eight boards and four assists per game.

PERSONAL -- Favorite NBA player is Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs . . . the Sacramento Kings is his favorite NBA team . . . his favorite TV show is "House Hunters International" . . . enjoys drawing and reading books . . . his oldest sister, Jennifer, was a four-time tennis All-America selection at Florida where she won a national championship . . . sister, Jessica, ranked third all-time in Florida high school basketball history in scoring and rebounding and played collegiately at Western Kentucky . . . was married this past summer . . . his wife's name is Emily . . . his parents are Dave and Evelyn Magley . . . his father was Indiana Mr. Basketball, played four years at Kansas and was the 28th pick in the 1982 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers . . . majoring in business . . . born David John Magley, Jr. on February 3, 1989 in Akron, Ohio.