Eli Ellis

2025-26

• Played in 28 games off the bench, averaging 8.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 0.8 steals per game
• Shot a team-high 87.9% (58-of-66) at the charity stripe, which led all SEC freshmen (No. 3 nationally) with at least 60 attempts
• Had double-figures in 12 games, seven of which came in SEC action
• Matched season-high with five assists (just one turnover) in 28 minutes in a road win at Ole Miss (March 7)
• Finished with 12 points, four rebounds, two assists and a steal at Georgia (Feb. 28)
• Had 13 points, three rebounds, three assists and a steal in win vs. Mississippi State (Feb. 21)
• Tallied 11 points, six rebounds and a steal vs. Missouri (Feb. 7)
• Hit a trio of 3s and had 14 points, three rebounds and three assists vs. LSU (Jan. 31)
• Notched 13 points, two rebounds, two steals and an assist vs. No. 19/21 Florida (Jan. 28)
• Finished with 13 points, seven rebounds (tied season high), a steal and a block vs. No. 18/20 Georgia (Jan. 10)
• Had 13 points and a season-high three steals vs. Butler (Nov. 21) at the Greenbrier Tip-Off
• 14 points, four assists and three rebounds in a win vs. Radford (Nov. 18)
• Went 3-of-6 from deep and had season-high 20 points, seven rebounds, two assists and a steal in an overtime win vs. Southern Miss (Nov. 9)
• Played 27 minutes in Gamecock debut finishing with 11 points, five assists, two rebounds and a steal in a season-opening victory over NC A&T (Nov. 4)

PRE-COLLEGE

• A consensus four-star prospect ranked No. 69 nationally via 247Sports ; No. 9 point guard for the class ; No. 3 ranked player in the state of North Carolina
• Joins Gregory “GG” Jackson II (2022), Collin-Murray Boyles (2023) and Cam Scott (2024) as four-star or better signees under head coach Lamont Paris at South Carolina
• Played for his dad at Moravian Prep and the YNG Dreamerz in Overtime Elite ; teammates with fellow Gamecocks Hayden Assemian and Abu Yarmah
• Selected to play in the 2025 Iverson Classic All-American Game as one of the top-26 high school players in the country
• OTE all-time leading scorer with multiple 50-point games on his resume
• 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 ; led the YNG Dreamerz to the OTE Championship
• He became the second player in OTE history to win multiple MVP awards ; Ausar Thompson, the fifth overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets, is the other OTE player to win multiple MVPs
• Won 2023-24 OTE MVP after averaging 33.4 points, 6.1 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.8 steals per game ; logged five games with 40 or more points during the regular season

PERSONAL

• Son of Jeremy and Jenny Ellis – has three younger brothers: Isaac, Abraham and Ari
• Chose South Carolina because of his relationship with the coaching staff, the style of play and it felt like home away from home
• List Power and Outer Banks as his favorite TV shows ; chicken alfredo is favorite food
• Favorite pro players to watch and learn from are Luka Dončić and Payton Pritchard
• Advice to young people is to trust the process ; put your head down and work, so when you’re older you can live the life you want

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