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Jersey Number 2
Eli Wright
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Owensboro, Ky.
- High School/Previous School:
- 22 Feet Academy
2017-18 • Sophomore
-Appeared in 34 games for Mississippi State.
-Averaged 3.0 points and 2.2 rebounds.
-Scored a career-high 12 points vs. Alabama State on 11-10-17 in 28 minutes of play. He was 5-of-8 shooting and also had 6 rebounds.
-Career-high 8 rebounds came at Ole Miss on 1-6-18. He also had 5 points.
-In 14 minutes vs. South Carolina at home, he had 8 points with the game on the line and made 2 of his 3 free throws.
-Career-high 4 assists against North Florida on 12-30-17.
-Played in all 18 SEC games and averaged 2.8 points 1.6 rebounds.
-In SECT, had 2 points against both LSU and Tennessee
-In the NIT, scored 2 points and had 4 rebounds against Nebraska.
-At Louisville, had 2 points, 2 assists and 2 steals.
-Against Penn State in Madison Square Garden, had 1 rebound.
-In two years at MSU, he scored 207 points, had 121 rebounds, dished out 37 assists and collected 20 steals.
-In April, transferred to St. John's.
2016-17 • Freshman
-Appeared in 30 games and drew one start.
-His lone start came against Northwestern State.
-In that game, he played a season-high 32 minutes and scored a career-high 11 points to go along with his season-best 7 rebounds.
-Averaged 3.5 points and 1.6 rebounds, while dishing out 7 assists and collecting 11 steals.
-In SEC games, he averaged 4.1 points.
-Also scored in double-digits against Oregon State (10) on 12-1-16.
-Made his collegiate debut against Norfolk State, logging 13 minutes of play.
-Scored his first career-points in Charleston, S.C., against Central Florida.
-Had a career-high 3 assists vs. Boise State and had 2 steals against both Oregon State and Georgia. He finished the year with 7 assists and 11 steals.
-Appeared in 17 of the 18 SEC games, missing the home game with Ole Miss.
-Best SEC games were his 9-point efforts at LSU and at Auburn.
-In his first SEC game at home against Alabama, played just 1 minute.
-Fouled out just once — at Tennessee.
-SEC high in minutes played came at South Carolina, where he logged 23 minutes and scored 5 points to go along with his 1 steal on 2-28-17.
-In the SEC Tournament against LSU and Alabama, had 5 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal. All five of his points came against LSU, along with 2 rebounds.
2016 Italy Tour
-In four games, averaged 15.3 points and 5.3 rebounds. Shot 61.9 percent from the floor, .500 beyond the arc. Collected 7 steals.
High School
-Transferred to 22 Feet Academy from Apollo High School for his senior year and averaged 23.6 points.
-Had two standout games as a senior, scoring 28 points and grabbing six rebounds against Christ School before pouring in 20 points in a win against Oak Hill Academy at the Phenom National Showcase Breakout.
-Ranked by Rivals.com as the No. 125 national prospect in in 2016.
-Selected to play in the Kentucky Derby Festival Basketball Classic, scoring 9 points and grabbing 6 rebounds.
-As a junior at Apollo, averaged 20.6 points and 7.5 rebounds and made 52 of his 136 3-point attempts.
-Named to the Courier-Journal All-State team.
-Named MVP at a Future 150 camp.
Personal
-Elijuan Donneki Wright was born on June 8, 1997, in Madisonville, Ky. ... Majoring in philosophy. ... Son of Letetia Wright.
-Appeared in 34 games for Mississippi State.
-Averaged 3.0 points and 2.2 rebounds.
-Scored a career-high 12 points vs. Alabama State on 11-10-17 in 28 minutes of play. He was 5-of-8 shooting and also had 6 rebounds.
-Career-high 8 rebounds came at Ole Miss on 1-6-18. He also had 5 points.
-In 14 minutes vs. South Carolina at home, he had 8 points with the game on the line and made 2 of his 3 free throws.
-Career-high 4 assists against North Florida on 12-30-17.
-Played in all 18 SEC games and averaged 2.8 points 1.6 rebounds.
-In SECT, had 2 points against both LSU and Tennessee
-In the NIT, scored 2 points and had 4 rebounds against Nebraska.
-At Louisville, had 2 points, 2 assists and 2 steals.
-Against Penn State in Madison Square Garden, had 1 rebound.
-In two years at MSU, he scored 207 points, had 121 rebounds, dished out 37 assists and collected 20 steals.
-In April, transferred to St. John's.
2016-17 • Freshman
-Appeared in 30 games and drew one start.
-His lone start came against Northwestern State.
-In that game, he played a season-high 32 minutes and scored a career-high 11 points to go along with his season-best 7 rebounds.
-Averaged 3.5 points and 1.6 rebounds, while dishing out 7 assists and collecting 11 steals.
-In SEC games, he averaged 4.1 points.
-Also scored in double-digits against Oregon State (10) on 12-1-16.
-Made his collegiate debut against Norfolk State, logging 13 minutes of play.
-Scored his first career-points in Charleston, S.C., against Central Florida.
-Had a career-high 3 assists vs. Boise State and had 2 steals against both Oregon State and Georgia. He finished the year with 7 assists and 11 steals.
-Appeared in 17 of the 18 SEC games, missing the home game with Ole Miss.
-Best SEC games were his 9-point efforts at LSU and at Auburn.
-In his first SEC game at home against Alabama, played just 1 minute.
-Fouled out just once — at Tennessee.
-SEC high in minutes played came at South Carolina, where he logged 23 minutes and scored 5 points to go along with his 1 steal on 2-28-17.
-In the SEC Tournament against LSU and Alabama, had 5 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal. All five of his points came against LSU, along with 2 rebounds.
2016 Italy Tour
-In four games, averaged 15.3 points and 5.3 rebounds. Shot 61.9 percent from the floor, .500 beyond the arc. Collected 7 steals.
High School
-Transferred to 22 Feet Academy from Apollo High School for his senior year and averaged 23.6 points.
-Had two standout games as a senior, scoring 28 points and grabbing six rebounds against Christ School before pouring in 20 points in a win against Oak Hill Academy at the Phenom National Showcase Breakout.
-Ranked by Rivals.com as the No. 125 national prospect in in 2016.
-Selected to play in the Kentucky Derby Festival Basketball Classic, scoring 9 points and grabbing 6 rebounds.
-As a junior at Apollo, averaged 20.6 points and 7.5 rebounds and made 52 of his 136 3-point attempts.
-Named to the Courier-Journal All-State team.
-Named MVP at a Future 150 camp.
Personal
-Elijuan Donneki Wright was born on June 8, 1997, in Madisonville, Ky. ... Majoring in philosophy. ... Son of Letetia Wright.
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