2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 15
Eli Ellis
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Weight:
- 195
- Height:
- 6-0
- Hometown:
- Hickory, N.C.
- Prev School:
- South Carolina
- High School:
- Moravian Prep
2025-26 (at South Carolina):
- Saw action in 28 games for the Gamecocks during his freshman campaign, averaging 8.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 0.8 steals per game.
- Scored in double-figures in 12 contests, including a career-high 20 points vs. Southern Miss, while shooting a team-high 87.9% from the charity stripe to lead all SEC freshman with at least 60 attempts.
- Consensus four-star recruit ranked No. 69 nationally via 247Sports, the No. 9 point guard for the class, and the No. 3 ranked player in the state of North Carolina.
- Selected to play in the 2025 Iverson Classic All-American Game as one of the top 26 high school players in the country.
- Played for his dad at Moravian Prep and the YNG Dreamerz in Overtime Elite, becoming the OTE all-time leading scorer with multiple 50+ point games.
- Won his second consecutive OTE MVP in 2024-25 after averaging 32.1 points, 6.7 assists, 5.7 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game while leading the YNG Dreamerz to the OTE Championship.
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