Rejean "Boogie" Ellis (born December 12, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for the Memphis Tigers and USC Trojans in his college career.
Sacramento Kings | |
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Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | San Diego, California, U.S. | December 12, 2000
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 | Sacramento Kings |
Career highlights and awards | |
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High school career
editEllis attended Mission Bay High School for his four years in high school.[1]
Recruiting
editEllis 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 | |
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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 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 37 247Sports: 33 ESPN: 39 | ||||||
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College career
editEllis 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 the Saint Mary's Gaels.[9] On March 31, 2021, Ellis entered the transfer portal.[10] On April 12, he announced that he would transfer to the University of Southern California.[11] Ellis was named Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 as a junior.[12]
Professional career
editAfter going unselected in the 2024 NBA draft, Ellis signed with the Sacramento Kings on June 27, 2024.[13]
Career statistics
editGP | 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
editYear | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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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". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
- ^ Howard, Chelsea (May 2, 2019). "Duke releases Boogie Ellis, 5-star outside shooter, from letter of intent". 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. 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" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ "Sacramento Kings sign USC's Boogie Ellis, a former Memphis basketball standout". commercialappeal.com. Retrieved June 29, 2024.