Boogie Ellis
| No. 5 – Stockton Kings | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| League | NBA G League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 12, 2000 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Mission Bay (San Diego, California) |
| College | |
| NBA draft | 2024: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2024–present |
| Career history | |
| 2024–present | Stockton Kings |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Rejean "Boogie" Ellis (born December 12, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Stockton Kings of the NBA G League. He played for Memphis and USC in his college career.
High school career
[edit]Ellis attended Mission Bay High School for his four years in high school.[1]
Recruiting
[edit]Ellis was a consensus four-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2019 class, according to major recruiting services. On November 9, 2018, Ellis committed to playing college basketball for Duke.[2] On May 2, 2019, he requested Duke to release his letter of intent allowing him to choose other schools to attend.[3] He later explained that he wanted to be the starting point guard for the Blue Devils and Tre Jones returning impacted his decision.[4] On May 13, 2019, Ellis committed to play for Memphis.[5]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boogie Ellis PG |
San Diego, CA | Mission Bay (CA) | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | May 13, 2019 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 37 247Sports: 33 ESPN: 39 | ||||||
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College career
[edit]Ellis scored a game-high 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting in a 83–78 win over NC State. He was subsequently named American Athletic Conference freshman of the week on December 2, 2019.[6] He struggled shooting the ball in December and was relegated to a bench role.[7] Ellis averaged eight points and 3.3 rebounds per game as a freshman.[8] On November 25, 2020, Ellis scored a career-high 24 points in a game against Saint Mary's.[9] On March 31, 2021, Ellis entered the transfer portal.[10] On April 12, he announced that he would transfer to USC.[11] Ellis was named Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 as a junior.[12]
Professional career
[edit]Stockton Kings (2024–present)
[edit]After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft, Ellis joined the Sacramento Kings for the 2024 NBA Summer League[13] and on September 16, he signed with them.[14] However, he was waived on October 18.[15] On October 27, he joined the Stockton Kings.[16]
Career statistics
[edit]| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | Memphis | 31 | 27 | 24.5 | .330 | .324 | .685 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | .1 | 8.0 |
| 2020–21 | Memphis | 28 | 15 | 23.4 | .401 | .386 | .657 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.1 | .2 | 10.2 |
| 2021–22 | USC | 33 | 33 | 29.8 | .417 | .376 | .798 | 3.3 | 2.4 | .8 | .2 | 12.5 |
| 2022–23 | USC | 33 | 33 | 33.1 | .434 | .386 | .805 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 1.4 | .2 | 17.7 |
| Career | 125 | 108 | 27.9 | .404 | .372 | .751 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.1 | .2 | 12.2 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Cordova, David (May 27, 2019). "Boogie Ellis: Memphis' New Floor General". Dave's Joint. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ Daniels, Tim (November 9, 2018). "4-Star Guard Prospect Boogie Ellis Commits to Duke". BleacherReport.com. Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
- ^ Howard, Chelsea (May 2, 2019). "Duke releases Boogie Ellis, 5-star outside shooter, from letter of intent". SportingNews.com. Sporting News. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ King, JD (May 3, 2019). "Boogie Explains His Decommitment". Duke Basketball Report. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
- ^ Hill, Drew (May 13, 2019). "Boogie Ellis, a 4-star guard, commits to Penny Hardaway, Memphis basketball". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ "Temple's Rose, Memphis' Ellis Earn Men's Basketball Weekly Awards". American Athletic Conference. December 2, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- ^ Martin, John (January 16, 2020). "What's wrong with Memphis freshman Boogie Ellis? 'It's mental'". The Athletic. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ Martin, John (May 1, 2020). "Eleven thoughts on Memphis' 11 scholarship players". The Athletic. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "Boogie Ellis Game by Game Stats and Performance". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- ^ Lerner, Danielle (April 3, 2021). "Memphis basketball: Boogie Ellis, Damion Baugh, D.J. Jeffries enter transfer portal". Daily Memphian. Archived from the original on March 31, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
- ^ Zeigler, Mark (March 31, 2021). "Mission Bay High's Boogie Ellis is transferring from Memphis". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ "2021-22 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference honors and Annual Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva". Pac-12.com (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ "Sacramento Kings Announce NBA 2K25 Summer League Roster". NBA.com. July 10, 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
- ^ "Kings Sign Boogie Ellis". NBA.com. September 16, 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
- ^ "Kings Announce Roster Moves". NBA.com. October 18, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ^ "Stockton Kings Announce 2024-25 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. October 27, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
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