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CoachPurnell

  1. I thoroughly enjoyed participating in Villa 7. Great event with great people! sportleadership.vcu.edu/villa7/index.h… 9:52 AM May 11th via Twitter for iPad
  2. Shoutout to our AD Jean Lenti Ponsetto on winning the NACWAA Trailblazer contest! bit.ly/KDtsRo 3:40 PM May 8th via web
  3. Congratulations to the Utah Jazz on making the playoffs. Another successful former Blue Demon player, Head Coach Tyrone Corbin. 10:37 AM Apr 25th via Twitter for iPad
  4. Workouts went really well this morning. It's clear that guys are getting better!!! 10:20 AM Apr 24th via Twitter for iPad
  5. Sorry to hear about Wilson Chandler. Wish him nothing but the best in a speedy recovery 6:06 PM Apr 23rd via Twitter for iPad
  6. Great series between the Blackhawks and the Coyotes. All 3 games have gone into OT! Let's go Hawks!!! 11:16 AM Apr 18th via Twitter for iPad
  7. It's time for the Blackhawks to make another run at the cup!! All the best to them tonight in Game 1!! 12:11 PM Apr 12th via web
  8. We want to wish a warm welcome to the newest member of the DePaul basketball family, Durrell McDonald!! 3:34 PM Apr 11th via web
  9. Great day on the court. Great day in the weightroom. And a fantastic nutritional message from our strength coach Mac Calloway today!! 1:39 PM Apr 10th via web
  10. Good luck to DePaul Basketball alum Rod Strickland in the national championship game tonight!! #depaul 2:07 PM Apr 2nd via web
  11. Really like our new website. Check it out! depaulhoops.com. Mobile app is coming soon!! 1:30 PM Mar 27th via web
  12. It's tough watching the big east championship game, knowing u competed so closely with Louisville and Cincy. Yet, encouraging. 9:01 AM Mar 10th via txt
  13. Check out our new basketball only website!! depaulhoops.com 10:35 AM Feb 23rd via web
  14. Checked into San Francisco vs. New Orleans on CBSSports.com. Are you with me? Go New Orleans! via @CBSSports 5:04 PM Jan 14th via CBS Sports for iPad
  15. My thoughts and prayers go out to the Family of Mac Irvin, a cornerstone of Chicago basketball. 12:03 PM Dec 25th, 2011 via txt
  16. Wishing everyone safe travels and a wonderful holliday season! 3:08 PM Dec 23rd, 2011 via txt
  17. Had some professional development with our guys this week. They got to visit w the CEOs and business leaders of Chicago twitter.com/CoachPurnell/s… 3:34 PM Dec 3rd, 2011 via web
  18. Congrats to the St Louis Cardinals, World Series Champs!! Great to see home town kid,David Freese, win the MVP. 5:42 AM Oct 29th, 2011 via txt
  19. Great to see my former player, Mike Jones today! It's always wonderful to see how successful these guys become in life after basketball. 5:36 PM Sep 29th, 2011 via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  20. I really enjoyed spending time w/ Mac Irvin @ the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. What an unbelievably positive attitude. I’m uplifted! 3:18 PM Sep 16th, 2011 via web
  • Name Oliver Purnell
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  • Bio Head Basketball Coach at DePaul University
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