Eli Scott

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Eli Scott
Scott with Loyola Marymount in 2018
Free Agent
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Personal information
Born (1999-04-19) April 19, 1999 (age 25)
West Covina, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeLoyola Marymount (2017–2022)
Career history
2022Kouvot
2022-2023MBK Handlová
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-WCC (2021)
  • 2× Second-team All-WCC (2020, 2022)
  • WCC All-Freshman Team (2018)

Elizjah Johnson Scott (born April 19, 1999) is an American professional basketball player who last played for MBK Handlová of the Slovak Basketball League (SBL). He played college basketball for the Loyola Marymount Lions of the West Coast Conference (WCC).

High school career[edit]

Scott attended Upland High School in Upland, California before transferring to Chino Hills High School in Chino Hills, California for his sophomore season. He was ruled ineligible for his first year by the CIF Southern Section.[1] As a junior, he started alongside Lonzo Ball, LaMelo Ball, LiAngelo Ball and Onyeka Okongwu, helping Chino Hills achieve a 35–0 record and win the CIF Open Division state title.[2] He averaged 19.4 points, 15 rebounds and five assists per game as senior.[3] He committed to playing college basketball for Loyola Marymount over offers from UC Riverside, UC Irvine and Utah State.[4]

College career[edit]

As a freshman at Loyola Marymount, Scott averaged 12.6 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. He set the program freshman record with 225 rebounds and was named to the West Coast Conference (WCC) All-Freshman Team. Scott averaged 7.9 points and 4.8 rebounds per game as a sophomore after missing his first six games with an illness.[5] On December 4, 2019, he posted a junior season-high 31 points and 10 rebounds in a 76–64 victory over Colorado.[6] In his next game, Scott recorded the first triple-double in program history, with 21 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists in an 83–67 win over Grambling State.[7] He averaged 15.5 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game as a junior, earning Second Team All-WCC honors.[8] On February 16, 2021, Scott scored a career-high 37 points and made the game-winning shot with 14 seconds left in a 76–73 victory over Santa Clara.[9] He averaged 18 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game as a senior, earning First Team All-WCC honors. Scott opted to return to Loyola Marymount for a fifth year.[10] Scott was named to the Second Team All-WCC in 2022.[11]

On March 4, 2022, Scott surpassed the 2,000 career point mark in his final game for LMU, a second round loss to BYU in the 2022 WCC tournament. He finished his career with 2,002 points, sixth in school history.[12]

Career statistics[edit]

Legend
  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
2017–18 Loyola Marymount 31 22 30.9 .471 .133 .606 7.3 2.3 .8 .3 12.6
2018–19 Loyola Marymount 27 18 24.2 .519 .500 .635 4.8 2.5 .6 .4 7.9
2019–20 Loyola Marymount 32 32 34.6 .528 .290 .639 6.7 4.3 1.0 .2 15.5
2020–21 Loyola Marymount 22 22 35.6 .495 .242 .704 8.2 3.6 .6 .5 18.0
2021–22 Loyola Marymount 29 29 35.4 .518 .182 .761 6.4 3.0 .7 .4 17.4
Career 141 123 32.1 .506 .237 .672 6.6 3.1 .8 .3 14.2

SBL[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022-23 MBK Handlová 26 26 34.8 .580 .346 .667 8.3 3.3 0.8 0.1 19.1

References[edit]

  1. ^ Gardner, Michelle (March 24, 2016). "Chino Hills' Elizjah Scott making up for lost year, helping Huskies to perfection". Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  2. ^ Hutton, Alex (November 7, 2018). "Scott finds family both inside and outside of LMU". Los Angeles Loyolan. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  3. ^ Marshall, Pete (April 12, 2017). "All-area boys basketball: Chino Hills' LiAngelo Ball is Player of the year". The San Bernardino Sun. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  4. ^ Gardner, Michelle (September 14, 2016). "Chino Hills basketball standout Eli Scott commits to Loyola Marymount". Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "Mr. Triple-Double Eli Scott Fills Box Scores and Record Books". Loyola Marymount University Athletics. May 11, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  6. ^ Laub, Nicole (December 6, 2019). "No. 20 Buffaloes earn a tough win over Eli Scott and the Lions". CU Independent. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  7. ^ "Eli Scott Records First Triple-Double in Program History". Loyola Marymount University Athletics. December 7, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  8. ^ "Scott Named to All-WCC Second Team, Leaupepe Named to WCC All-Freshman Team". Loyola Marymount University Athletics. March 3, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  9. ^ "Scott Scores Career-High 37 In Final Minute Comeback Win". Loyola Marymount University Athletics. February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  10. ^ Barrett, Ben (April 6, 2021). "What does the future hold for the Lions after Eli Scott's decision to stay at LMU another season?". Los Angeles Loyolan. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  11. ^ "Timme Tabbed WCC Player Of The Year" (Press release). West Coast Conference. March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  12. ^ "Scott Surpasses 2,000 Career Points in Final Game for LMU". Loyola Marymount Lions. March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2022.

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