| Birth Date: | 15 December 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality: | Filipino / American |
| High School: | Impact Basketball Academy (Las Vegas, NV) and Saugus High School (Santa Clarita, CA) |
| College: | California State University Stanislaus (2013-2014) and College of the Canyons (2011-2013) |
| Career Start: | 2018 |
| Career End: | 2018 |
| Career Position: | Point guard / shooting guard |
| Draft Year Pba: | 2015 |
| Draft Round Pba: | 5 |
| Draft Pick Pba: | 43 |
| Draft Team Pba: | Blackwater Elite |
| Team1: | Nakhon Pathom Mad Goat |
| Years1: | 2018 |
| Team2: | Kuala Lumpur Dragons |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Awards: | California Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament Champion 2014 with California State University Stanislaus and Western State Conference Champion 2013 with College of the Canyons, FilSports Basketball Association Best Player of the Conference |
Jawhar William dela Cruz Purdy (born December 15, 1991) is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at the California State University, Stanislaus (2013-2014) and College of the Canyons (2011-2013) and was drafted with the 1st pick of the fifth round in the 2015 PBA draft by the Blackwater Elite.[1] [2] He joined the Westports Malaysia Dragons in 2017[3] and was part of the team for the rest of 2017–18 ABL season.[4] [5] He also played for the AMA Titans in the PBA D-League.[6]
Purdy was born in 1991[7] in Los Angeles to Fatima dela Cruz of Davao City, and William Purdy, a Jackson, Mississippi native. He completed his higher education at Saugus High School and completed his graduation in 2010.[8]
| Year[9] | Team | League | G | MIN | PTS | 2FGP | 3FGP | FT | RO | RD | RT | AS | PF | BS | ST | TO | RNK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | Westports MD | ASEAN-1 | 7 | 31.0 | 5.0 | 20.8% | 19.0% | 59.1% | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.9 | |
| 2018 | Mad Goat | THA-1 | 6 | 33.2 | 14.8 | 29.3% | 29.5% | 78.8% | 1.2 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 16.8 |