====== Jameel Pugh ======
  * **Player**
  * **Seasons:** [[season_2000-01|2000-01]], [[season_2001-02|2001-02]]
  * **Number:** 24
  * **Position:** G
  * **Height:** 6' 5"
  * **Weight:** 200
  * **Hometown:** [[wp>Sacramento, California|Sacramento, CA]]
  * **High School:** [[wp>Grant Union High School (Sacramento, California)|Grant Union]]
  * **Prep School:** none
  * **Transfer From:** none
  * **Transfer To:** [[wp>Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball|Sacramento State]]
  * **Birthday:** March 18, 1982

[{{ https://umasshoops.com/games/2000-01/0106gw/pugh2.jpg?direct&200|Pugh in the GW game, 1/6/2001}}]
===== At UMass =====
  * Played his freshman year for [[flint_bruiser|Bruiser Flint]], and sophomore year for [[lappas_steve|Steve Lappas]].  [[https://umasshoops.com/news/2001-02/pugh_to_transfer03012002.htm|Opted to transfer]] after that.
  * A sensational dunker, but didn't get many opportunities to showcase those skills in games with us.
  * [[https://umasshoops.com/recruit/pugh_verbal11091999.htm|Committed to UMass in November 1999.]]

==== 2001-02 season ====
  * Appeared in 12 games, all off the bench.  Tallied 5.3 points and 2.1 rebounds, in 11.4 minutes per game.
  * Left the team prior to the regular-season finale, opting to concentrate on academics, after it was clear he wouldn't make much more progress with the Minutemen.((https://umasshoops.com/news/2001-02/pugh_to_transfer03012002.htm))
  * Last appeared in the game at Rhode Island (2/2), going scoreless in six minutes of action.
  * The 12 games played was the lowest for any Minuteman on scholarship this season.
  * Scored double-figures in three games, including a 22-point effort at Fordham (1/12) in 22 productive minutes of action.
  * Logged a UMass-high 26 minutes against Maine (12/23), tallying 12 points and 6 rebounds.
  * Was in the dog house early in the season, missing the team bus for the trip to NC State (12/1), and he was left behind for the trip.
  * [[https://umasshoops.com/news/2001-02/pugh_profile10132001.htm|Pugh leaps at his opportunity]] (10/13)
  * Successfully defended his best dunk title at Midnight Madness.

==== 2000-01 season ====
  * Appeared in 17 games, all off the bench, but only tallied 45 minutes of action, scoring 20 total points.
  * Better at dunks than defense, Pugh struggled to gain favor with Bruiser's defensive mindset.((https://umasshoops.com/news/2001-02/pugh_to_transfer03012002.htm#article5))
  * [[https://umasshoops.com/news/2000-01/pugh_adjusting12072000.htm|Pugh learning college game]] (12/7/2000)
  * Won the best dunk title at [[https://umasshoops.com/news/2000-01/midnight_madness.htm|Midnight Madness]].


[{{ https://www.csus.edu/news/made/stories/2020/8/pughdunk.jpg?direct&200|Pugh with Sacramento State}}]
===== Sacramento State (2002-05) =====
  * Transferred back home to Sacramento, and joined the Hornets at Sacramento State.((https://statehornet.com/2002/04/the-best-dunker-in-the-world-transfers-to-sac-state/))
  * Got the opportunities he was looking for, and upped his production from 3.0 ppg at UMass to 12.0 at Sac State, including 15.0 in his final season.
  * Had also considered Oregon State, San Diego State, San Jose State, and St. Mary's.((https://statehornet.com/2002/04/the-best-dunker-in-the-world-transfers-to-sac-state/))
  * Graduated in 2005 with a degree in Child Development.((https://www.csus.edu/news/made/stories/2020/8/jameel-pugh.html))
  * Inducted into their Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009.((https://www.hornetsports.com/sports/mbkb/hof/pughjameel))

==== 2004-05 season ====
  * [[wp>Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]] First Team selection.
  * Runner-up at the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5E_ZeQ0_tQ|College Slam Dunk Championship in March]].((https://www.hornetsports.com/sports/mbkb/hof/pughjameel))
  * Appeared in 25 of the Hornets' 28 games, starting in 23.
  * Minutes up to 28.2 per game, scoring up to 15.0 per game, as he blossomed into a 3-point shooter, taking 6.2 per game and hitting at .378.
  * Scored 24+ points in four of the last five games in the season, and 20+ points in seven of the last ten.
  * Dropped 40 points on NAIA's William Jessup University (1/25).
  * Just missed a double-double, with 11 & 9, at Montana State (1/20).
  * His 18 points led the team at Portland State (1/6).
  * Scored 25 points in 29 minutes of action versus Southern Utah (11/22).

==== 2003-04 season ====
  * Appeared in all 28 of the Hornets' games, starting 11.
  * Averaged 9.3 points and 4.9 rebounds in 19.5 minutes per game.

==== 2002-03 season ====
  * Practiced with the Hornets, but had to sit out from games under NCAA transfer rules.


===== Stats =====
^Season^School^Conf^G^GS^MP^MPG^FG^FGA^FG%^2P^2PA^2P%^3P^3PA^3P%^FT^FTA^FT%^PTS^PPG^ORB^DRB^TRB^RPG^AST^STL^BLK^TOV^PF^FO^
|2000-01|UMass|A-10|17|0|45|2.6|8|28|.286|6|15|.400|2|13|.154|2|10|.200|20|1.2|8|5|13|0.8|3|5|0|2|9|0|
|2001-02|UMass|A-10|12|0|137|11.4|22|66|.333|15|37|.405|7|29|.241|12|16|.750|63|5.3|12|13|25|2.1|6|5|1|12|17|0|
|Total|UMass||28|0|182|6.5|30|94|.319|21|52|.404|9|42|.214|14|26|.538|83|3.0|20|18|38|1.4|9|10|1|14|26|0|
|2003-04|Sac. St.|Big Sky|28|11|545|19.5|95|216|.440|81|175|.463|14|41|.341|56|91|.615|260|9.3|60|78|138|4.9|25|34|4|50|77|1|
|2004-05|Sac. St.|Big Sky|25|23|704|28.2|129|330|.391|70|174|.402|59|156|.378|57|86|.663|374|15.0|34|77|111|4.4|25|34|6|51|67|1|
|Total|Sac. St.||53|34|1249|23.6|224|546|.410|151|349|.433|73|197|.371|113|177|.638|634|12.0|94|155|249|4.7|50|68|10|101|144|2|
|Career|Overall||81|34|1431|17.7|254|640|.397|172|401|.429|82|239|.343|127|203|.626|717|8.9|114|173|287|3.5|59|78|11|115|170|2|

[[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/jameel-pugh-1.html|More at Sports-Reference.com]]

===== Pre-UMass =====
  * PacWest Hoops called him the #2 shooting guard on the West Coast((https://umasshoops.com/news/2001-02/pugh_to_transfer03012002.htm#article5))
  * Slam Magazine called him "The Best Dunker in the World That You've Never Heard Of."((https://umasshoops.com/news/2001-02/pugh_to_transfer03012002.htm#article5))
  * [[https://umasshoops.com/recruit/pugh_dunknet082000.htm|Profile from Dunk.Net]] (Aug. 2000)
  * [[https://umasshoops.com/recruit/pugh_dunker01062000.htm|January 2000 articles]]

===== Post-College =====
  * Selected in the 6th round of the 2006 [[wp>NBA G League|NBA D-League]] Draft, by the [[wp>Dakota Wizards]].((http://www.draftexpress.com/article/2006-D-League-Draft-Recap-1591/))  Appeared in two games with the Wizards in the 2006-07 season.((https://www.basketball-reference.com/gleague/players/p/pughja01d.html))
  * Went on to become a college and career counselor.((https://www.csus.edu/news/made/stories/2020/8/jameel-pugh.html))((https://collegetocareerready.com/your-advisor/))
  * Made a documentary film on education called [[https://www.amazon.com/Solving-Inequality-Jameel-Pugh/dp/B00JZHQHTW|Solving The Inequality]].

===== External Links =====
  * [[https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameelpugh/|LinkedIn - Jameel Pugh]]
  * [[https://www.instagram.com/jameelpugh/|Instagram - Jameel Pugh]]
  * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnH_B98pjTo|YouTube video featuring his dunk skills, including clips from UMass Midnight Madness]]

{{tag>"Players" "Jersey # 24" "Guards" "Played for Bruiser Flint" "Played for Steve Lappas" "Players from California" "Transfers outgoing" "Sacramento State" "Born in 1982"}}