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14 Facts About Jaraan Cornell

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Jaraan V Cornell was born on November 22,1976 and is an American former collegiate basketball player at Purdue University, in West Lafayette, Indiana.

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Jaraan Cornell averaged 21.8 points, 8.9 rebounds a 3.2 assists a game while leading the team in blocks, with 24.

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Jaraan Cornell scored his high school career high with 36 points against city rivals Washington High.

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Jaraan Cornell was teamed with South Bend native and former NBA player, Lee Nailon.

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Jaraan Cornell received a scholarship to attend Purdue University, where he played basketball for head coach Gene Keady and assistants Frank Kendrick and Bruce Weber.

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Jaraan Cornell shot 36.1 percent from beyond the arc, while shooting 50 percent or better in half of the 30 game in which he appeared in.

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Jaraan Cornell connected on 85 three-pointers on the season, which is the program's fourth most in a single season and set a school record with 245 attempts.

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Jaraan Cornell scored a career-high 30 points on February 13,1999 @Illinois.

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Jaraan Cornell led the Boilers to a second straight Sweet Sixteen appearance.

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Jaraan Cornell was Purdue's second leading scorer behind Brian Cardinal with 12.5 a game and grabbed a career-best 141 rebounds on the season.

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Jaraan Cornell led the Boilermakers to an Elite Eight appearance, losing to Wisconsin the third time on the season.

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Jaraan Cornell left Purdue holding the school record for most three-point field goals made in a career, connecting with 242 treys, while having the record for most attempts, with 656.

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Jaraan Cornell played under former Purdue assistant and first-year head coach Frank Kendrick in the franchise's first season.

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Jaraan Cornell is a mentor and program director at Heroes Camp in South Bend, Indiana.