Boogie Ellis

Rejean "Boogie" Ellis (born December 12, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the USC Trojans of the Pac-12 Conference. He previously played for the Memphis Tigers.

Boogie Ellis
No. 5 – USC Trojans
PositionPoint guard
LeaguePac-12 Conference
Personal information
Born (2000-12-12) December 12, 2000
San Diego, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolMission Bay
(San Diego, California)
College
Career highlights and awards

High school career

Ellis attended Mission Bay High School for his four years in high school.[1]

Recruiting

On November 9, 2018, Ellis committed to play at Duke University.[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 at the University of Memphis.[5]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 37  247Sports: 33  ESPN: 39
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Memphis 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  • "2019 Memphis Tigers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 13, 2019.

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.[6] He struggled shooting the ball in December and was relegated to a bench role.[7] Ellis averaged 8.0 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]

Career statistics
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
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Memphis 312724.5.330.324.6853.31.51.3.18.0
2020–21 Memphis 281523.4.401.386.6572.11.51.1.210.2
2021–22 USC 333329.8.417.376.7983.32.4.8.212.5
2022–23 USC 333333.1.434.386.8053.73.11.4.217.7
Career 12510827.9.404.372.7513.12.21.1.212.2

References
  1. Cordova, David (May 27, 2019). "Boogie Ellis: Memphis' New Floor General". Dave's Joint. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  2. Daniels, Tim (November 9, 2018). "4-Star Guard Prospect Boogie Ellis Commits to Duke". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  3. Howard, Chelsea (May 2, 2019). "Duke releases Boogie Ellis, 5-star outside shooter, from letter of intent". Sporting News. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  4. King, JD (May 3, 2019). "Boogie Explains His Decommitment". Duke Basketball Report. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  5. Hill, Drew (May 13, 2019). "Boogie Ellis, a 4-star guard, commits to Penny Hardaway, Memphis basketball". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  6. "Temple's Rose, Memphis' Ellis Earn Men's Basketball Weekly Awards". American Athletic Conference. December 2, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  7. Martin, John (January 16, 2020). "What's wrong with Memphis freshman Boogie Ellis? 'It's mental'". The Athletic. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  8. Martin, John (May 1, 2020). "Eleven thoughts on Memphis' 11 scholarship players". The Athletic. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  9. "Boogie Ellis Game by Game Stats and Performance". ESPN. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  10. Lerner, Danielle (April 3, 2021). "Memphis basketball: Boogie Ellis, Damion Baugh, D.J. Jeffries enter transfer portal". Daily Memphian. Archived from the original on 2021-03-31. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  11. Zeigler, Mark (March 31, 2021). "Mission Bay High's Boogie Ellis is transferring from Memphis". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  12. "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.
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