page_title: Nojel Eastern
section_title: Purdue
hierarchical_section_title: Nojel Eastern / College career / Purdue
caption_attribution_description: English: Brandon Johns defending Nojel Eastern
context_page_description: Nojel Imani Eastern is an American college basketball player for the Howard Bison of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. He previously played for the Purdue Boilermakers.
context_section_description: As a freshman at Purdue, Eastern averaged 2.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game in the role of a defensive specialist off the bench. After the season, he declared for the 2018 NBA draft without hiring an agent, before withdrawing from the draft. On March 9, 2019, Eastern scored a career-high 15 points in a 70–57 win over Northwestern. In his sophomore season, he became a regular starter and averaged 7.5 points, a team-high 5.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game, earning Big Ten Conference All-Defensive honors. Eastern became the first Purdue point guard to lead the team in rebounding since at least 1954. By the time he was a junior, he became Purdue's top defender, with the ability to guard all five positions. As a junior, Eastern averaged 4.9 points, four rebounds and 2.7 assists per game, earning Big Ten All-Defensive accolades for a second time. He led his team in assists and steals. Following the season, he declared for the 2020 NBA draft. On May 12, 2020, Eastern announced that he would transfer from Purdue. Two days later, he committed to Michigan for his senior season. However, on June 17, Eastern announced that he would not play for Michigan after he was unable to clear the admission to the school.
caption: Eastern defended by Brandon Johns of Michigan in February 2020
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