Boogie Ellis facts for kids
Point guard / shooting guard | |
Personal information | |
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Born | San Diego, California, U.S. |
December 12, 2000
High school | Mission Bay (San Diego, California) |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Rejean Tremaine "Boogie" Ellis Jr. (born December 12, 2000) is an American basketball player. He previously played for the Memphis Tigers and USC Trojans.
High school career
Ellis attended Mission Bay High School for his four years in high school.
Recruiting
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. On May 2, 2019, he requested Duke to release his letter of intent allowing him to choose other schools to attend. He later explained that he wanted to be the starting point guard for the Blue Devils and Tre Jones returning impacted his decision. On May 13, 2019, Ellis committed to play for Memphis.
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: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 37 247Sports: 33 ESPN: 39 | ||||||
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College career
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. He struggled shooting the ball in December and was relegated to a bench role. Ellis averaged eight points and 3.3 rebounds per game as a freshman. On November 25, 2020, Ellis scored a career-high 24 points in a game against the Saint Mary's Gaels. On March 31, 2021, Ellis entered the transfer portal. On April 12, he announced that he would transfer to the University of Southern California. Ellis was named Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 as a junior.
Career statistics
Legend | |||||
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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
Year | 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 |