Class: r-JR
Position: High Jump
Height: 6-6
Weight: 175 pounds
Previous School: Lausanne School [Alabama State]
Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.

Holds indoor high jump school-record with mark of 7-1.5 ... Played basketball last two years at Alabama State.

2004-05
Indoor: Won high jump at ASU Kickoff Classic with mark of 6-6 and placed second at MT Christmas Invitational (6-6) ... Came in third (6-8) at Blue Raider Invitational and set school-record (7-1.5), placing second at Hoosier Relays ... Won high jump (6-9) at Middle Tennessee Classic and tied for first at MT Valentine Invitational (6-5) ... Finished second with mark of 6-9.75 at Sun Belt Championships.
Outdoor: Placed eighth in high jump with mark of 6-6.75 at Alabama Relays and second (6-7) at Clemson Relays ... Finished third (6-8.75) at Yellowjacket Invitational and fourth (6-6.75) at Ole Miss Invitational ... Won the Boston Moon Classic (6-10.75) as well as Sun Belt Championships (6-10.75) ... Tied for ninth at NCAA Mideast Regional (6-9).

High School: Graduated from Lausanne Collegiate in Memphis, Tenn., in 2004 after starting his prep career at Melrose HS in Memphis ... Earned All-State and All-Region and holds school-record in high jump with mark of 6-11 ... Also lettered in basketball four years, garnering All-State and All-Region honors ... Averaged 17 points and four blocks in basketball.

Personal: Alex Pruitt ... Son of Cornest Pruitt ... Born July 23, 1986.