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Career Honors
USA Men's Select Team (2010) ... World University Games Trials invitee (2009) ... USBWA All-District V (2009, 2010) ... NABC All-District 7 (2009) ... First-team All-Big Ten (2009) ... Second-team All-Big Ten (2010) ... Big Ten All-Defensive Team (2009, 2010) ... Big Ten Player of the Week (1-25-10, 2-15-10).
2010-11 Outlook
One of the most versatile big men in the college game, combining a punishing inside game with range to the three-point line ... An advanced shot blocker and still developing as a rebounder despite leading the Boilermakers on the boards in 2009-10 ... Can finish through contact and shoots a high volume of free throws ... Will look to continue his improvement on the glass and raise his offensive efficiency as a senior.
As a Junior (2009-10)
USBWA All-District V ... Second-team All-Big Ten ... Big Ten All-Defensive Team ... Two-time Big Ten Player of the Week (1-25-10, 2-15-10) ... Played in all 35 games with 34 starts, averaging 15.5 points, a team-best 7.1 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game ... In overall games, ranked second in the Big Ten in blocks (2.1), third in offensive rebounds (2.3), fifth in total rebounds (7.1) and defensive boards (4.8), seventh in field goal percentage (50.7) and eighth in scoring (15.5) ... Led the Big Ten in league play with an average of 2.0 blocks per game, and ranked fourth in defensive rebounds (5.6), sixth in total rebounds (7.3), 11th in offensive rebounds (1.8) and 12th in both scoring (14.6) and field goal percentage (47.8) ... Paced the Boilermakers in blocks 25 times, rebounds 21 times, scoring 13 times and steals on nine occasions ... Posted a team-high nine double-doubles ... Became the 45th player in program history to score 1,000-career points, and the 20th Boilermaker to eclipse both the 1,000-point and 500-rebound markers ... His 72 blocks and 250 rebounds ranked fifth and 15th, respectively, on Purdue's single-season charts ... Finished the season ranked second on the program's career blocks chart with 184 rejections ... Had 24 multi-block games as a junior ... Posted 23 points, five rebounds and a game-high four blocks against Duke in the Sweet 16 ... Tallied 11 points and three blocks in the win over Texas A&M in the second round of the NCAA Tournament ... Scored 23 points, tied his career high with 15 rebounds and blocked three shots in the win over Siena in the first round of the Big Dance, marking his ninth double-double of the season ... Netted a game-high 17 points against Minnesota in the Big Ten Tournament semis ... Scored 22 points and hauled in eight rebounds in the defeat of Northwestern in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament ... Posted his eighth double-double of the season with 21 points and 10 boards, along with four blocks, in the Big Ten title-clinching win at Penn State ... Recorded 14 points, seven rebounds, four blocks and two steals in the home win over Indiana ... Turned in his seventh double-double of the year with 14 points and 10 rebounds in the win at Minnesota ... Fueled the win at Ohio State with 24 points and seven rebounds ... Recorded his sixth double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds in the home victory over Iowa ... Scored 19 points, shared game-high honors with seven rebounds and swatted three shots in the win at Michigan State ... Propelled the Boilers to victory at Indiana with 21 points, nine boards and four blocks ... Shared game-high honors with 21 points in the home win over Michigan ... Poured in 24 points and ripped down 12 rebounds in the victory at Illinois, marking his fifth double-double of the season ... Scored 16 points and grabbed 10 boards, while also blocking four shots, in the win over Minnesota to mark his second-straight double-double ... Sparked the win over West Virginia with his third double-double of the season, finishing with 25 points and 10 boards ... Led the team with 16 points in the win over SIU Edwardsville ... Shared game-high honors with 19 points in the win over Valparaiso ... Ripped off 21 points, nine rebounds and three blocks in the win over Wake Forest in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge ... Registered 18 points and 10 rebounds in the win over St. Joseph's in the semifinals of the Paradise Jam ... Notched his first double-double of the season against South Dakota State in the Paradise Jam's opening round, finishing with 13 points and 10 rebounds to accompany five blocks.
As a Sophomore (2008-09)
Invited to Team USA's World University Games Trials following the season ... Named first-team All-Big Ten, marking the third-straight season that a Purdue player was included on the first team ... Earned inclusion on the Big Ten All-Defensive Team ... An all-district honoree by both the U.S. Basketball Writers Association and the National Association of Basketball Coaches ... Paced the Big Ten with 78 blocks, good for the fourth-highest single-season total at Purdue, while his average of 2.2 rejections per game ranked sixth on the program's single-season ledger ... Averaged 13.4 points and 5.6 rebounds, leading the Boilers in scoring 11 times and rebounding 11 times ... Set single-game career bests in every category, including 30 points at Iowa, 15 rebounds against Illinois and seven blocks at Northwestern.
As a Freshman (2007-08)
Played in all 34 games, starting 17 times ... Ranks fourth on Purdue's freshman blocked shots list with 34 ... Averaged 5.4 points and 3.1 rebounds per game ... Scored in double digits five times and blocked multiple shots on 10 occasions.
High School
Ranked as the No. 41 overall recruit in his class by Rivals.com ... Also rated 47th by Scout.com and 65th by Hoopmasters.com ... Named to the Indiana All-Star Team following his senior season ... Averaged 20.6 points, 9.1 boards and 4.3 blocks per game as a senior ... Coached by Mark James.
Personal
Full name is JaJuan Markeis Johnson ... Majoring in organizational leadership and supervision ... Born on Feb. 8, 1989 ... Son of Chris and Rhonda Curlin ... Has one sister, Dàshawna Curlin.
