2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 2
Elias King
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- High School/Previous School:
- Lincoln Academy
Bio
2019-20 • FRESHMAN
King appeared in six games and saw 21 minutes of court time … Averaged 1.7 points, 0.3 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game … Registered points during three of his six appearances … Connected on 4-of-7 shooting which includes a 2-for-4 mark on three-pointers … Made his career debut against Louisiana-Monroe (Nov. 14) … Ripped off a season’s best five points on 2-of-2 from the floor during the last 3:26 of MSU’s 81-56 rout of Coastal Carolina (Nov. 24) … His first career points came on a jumper with 1:56 remaining … Added two points and a rebound versus Missouri (Jan. 14) … Drained a three-pointer during the Georgia game (Jan. 18) … Entered transfer portal after 2019-20 season.
HIGH SCHOOL
A skilled shooter and passer who possesses a good feel for the game and prepped under coach Courtney Goldwire at Lincoln Academy in Suwanee, Georgia … Wing that can play the one, two and three positions … Effective open floor scorer who can create his own shot when going to the rim … Rated the state of Georgia’s No. 5 prospect and the southeast region’s No. 34 prospect by ESPN.com … A consensus 4-star selection by the major recruiting services and dubbed a Top 125 national recruit by Lindy’s Magazine … Played the AAU circuit with Game Elite Gold in the Gold Gauntlet 17U and the Georgia Stars in the Nike 17 U … Also recruited by Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Memphis, Seton Hall and Xavier … Joined by Devin Butts, Iverson Molinar, Quinton Post and Isaac Stansbury as MSU’s true freshmen class in 2019-20.
PERSONAL
Born on December 16, 2000 … Majoring in economics.
King appeared in six games and saw 21 minutes of court time … Averaged 1.7 points, 0.3 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game … Registered points during three of his six appearances … Connected on 4-of-7 shooting which includes a 2-for-4 mark on three-pointers … Made his career debut against Louisiana-Monroe (Nov. 14) … Ripped off a season’s best five points on 2-of-2 from the floor during the last 3:26 of MSU’s 81-56 rout of Coastal Carolina (Nov. 24) … His first career points came on a jumper with 1:56 remaining … Added two points and a rebound versus Missouri (Jan. 14) … Drained a three-pointer during the Georgia game (Jan. 18) … Entered transfer portal after 2019-20 season.
HIGH SCHOOL
A skilled shooter and passer who possesses a good feel for the game and prepped under coach Courtney Goldwire at Lincoln Academy in Suwanee, Georgia … Wing that can play the one, two and three positions … Effective open floor scorer who can create his own shot when going to the rim … Rated the state of Georgia’s No. 5 prospect and the southeast region’s No. 34 prospect by ESPN.com … A consensus 4-star selection by the major recruiting services and dubbed a Top 125 national recruit by Lindy’s Magazine … Played the AAU circuit with Game Elite Gold in the Gold Gauntlet 17U and the Georgia Stars in the Nike 17 U … Also recruited by Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Memphis, Seton Hall and Xavier … Joined by Devin Butts, Iverson Molinar, Quinton Post and Isaac Stansbury as MSU’s true freshmen class in 2019-20.
PERSONAL
Born on December 16, 2000 … Majoring in economics.
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