Loyola Marymount University Athletics

At LMU...
2012-13...
Played in all 31 games, earning 29 starts... averaged 26.9 minutes... 5.9 ppg and 2.7 rpg...generally defended the opposing team[apos]s top player... scored in double-digits three times, including 12 points vs. UC Santa Barbara (Dec. 5), 11 points at San Diego (Jan. 12) and 12 points vs. BYU (Mar. 8)... career-high seven rebounds vs. Iowa State (Nov. 23) and at Pepperdine (Feb. 21)...career-high three steals vs. San Diego (Feb. 14)... 2011-12...
Earned 27 starts and appeared in all 30 games... averaged 3.4 points and 2.0 rebounds per game... scored in 23 games... season-high 14 points against San Francisco (Dec. 31)... went 5-for-8 from the field and 4-for-6 from the free-throw line in the game... season-high four assists against UTEP (Dec. 17) and at Pepperdine (Feb. 23)... season-high five rebounds at Santa Clara (Feb. 9)... High School...
Four-year letterwinner at View Park Prep High School for Coach Denise Woods... averaged 16 points, seven rebounds, and three assists per game as a junior to earn Division IV All-State honors... First Team All-City selection as a sophomore and junior... Coliseum League Most Valuable Player in 2009-10... put up a triple-double during the city playoffs... also ran track, winning the 100m dash in her league finals... played alongside current Lion teammates Hazel Ramirez, Alexis Love, and Ashley Lovett on the Cal Sparks club team... named to the Honor Roll and received both Student of the Week and Student of the Month recognition... Personal...
Danielle Machele Pruitt was born on March 12, 1993 in Los Angeles... nickname is 'Dani'... parents are George and Gwendolyn Pruitt... youngest of five children... older brother Gabe played basketball at USC and for the Boston Celtics... also has older brother, Jason, and sisters Lakeisha and Natasha... chose LMU because she felt like she belonged there... also considered Pepperdine... volunteers at summer camps and for NBA Cares... majoring in biology...