He spent 16 seasons with the Perry Lakes Hawks of the NBL1 West, making his debut in 2008 and playing through until his retirement in 2023.

As team captain, he led the Hawks to two championships: the first in 2018 in the State Basketball League (SBL), where he was named grand final MVP, and the second in 2021 during the inaugural NBL1 West season.

[2] As a youth, Purser played for the Perry Lakes Hawks in the Western Australian Basketball League (WABL).

[2] Purser made his debut for the Perry Lakes Hawks in the State Basketball League (SBL) in the 2008 season.

[18] In 2010, Purser scored in double figures in all but one game, including a season-high 28 points against the Cockburn Cougars on 20 March.

[27] The Hawks reached the SBL Grand Final for the second time in three years,[29] where they were defeated 88–83 by the Wanneroo Wolves despite 18 points from Purser.

[32][33] The Hawks missed the finals in 2012 for the first time since 1992,[34] with Purser averaging 17.2 points, 9.0 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.6 steals in 19 games.

[36] In 2014, Purser recorded a triple-double with 28 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists in a 138–134 double-overtime win over the Stirling Senators on 23 May.

[47][48] On 4 July, in his 200th SBL game,[49] Purser had 29 points, 14 rebounds, four assists and four steals in a 104–102 overtime win over the Goldfields Giants.

[56] In the Hawks' regular-season finale on 29 July, he recorded 24 points and 21 rebounds in a 102–96 win over the Kalamunda Eastern Suns.

[61] On 10 June, in his 250th SBL game, Purser scored a team-high 22 points in a 74–69 loss to the Goldfields Giants.

[66] He had a season-high 29 points in game two of the semi-finals against the Rockingham Flames,[67][68] with the Hawks going on to reach the SBL Grand Final.

[69] In the grand final, Purser led the Hawks to a 94–87 victory over the Joondalup Wolves to win his first championship.

He was named grand final MVP with 12 points, 10 rebounds and a game-high eight assists in playing all 40 minutes.

[77] With a cancelled 2020 SBL season due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[79] Purser played for the Hawks in the West Coast Classic.

[80][81] He helped them reach the grand final, where they lost 96–81 to the Warwick Senators despite Purser's 24 points, nine assists, eight rebounds and two steals.

[89] In the grand final, Purser recorded 16 points, four rebounds and four assists in a 92–82 win over the Rockingham Flames to claim his second championship with the Hawks.

Purser did not return to Augusta State for a second season,[106][110] deciding instead to join the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL) as a development player.

[120][121][122][123] Purser was eligible to be elevated to the senior roster for the NBL Grand Final in place of the injured Damian Martin but the Wildcats opted for Robbins coming out of retirement instead.

[128][129][130] In June 2009, Purser represented Australia at the FIBA Oceania Basketball Tournament in Saipan.

[133][134] In April 2018, Purser played in the NBL 3x3 Pro Hustle and helped his team reach the final of the tournament.