Player Profile
LaPhonso Ellis | 3
Position:  F
Born: 05/05/70
Height: 6-8 /  2,03
Weight: 240  lbs. /  108,9  kg.
College - Notre Dame '92

 2002-03 Statistics
                    REBOUNDS PER GAME  
  TEAM G GS MPG FGM-A FG% 3PM-A 3P% FTM-A FT% OFF DEF TOT APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
 MIA 55 3 14.3 100-262 .382 27-107 .252 50-66 .758 .80 2.10 2.90 .3 .27 .27 .56 1.60 5.0
Career Highlights

  • Scored a 1999-2000 season high 17 points against the Portland Trail Blazers on 2/4/00 and the Cleveland Cavaliers on 12/23/99.
  • Registered 15 points and 10 rebounds, for his first double-double with the Hawks, against the Orlando Magic on 3/1/99.
  • Scored a 1997-98 season-high 26 points against the Houston Rockets on 1/2/98 and matched it against the Sacramento Kings on 4/9/98.
  • Established a career-best in 1996-97 with 21.9 ppg, 6.5 ppg more than his previous career-best.
  • Scored a career-high 39 points, hitting 7-of-10 three-pointers, against the San Antonio Spurs on 3/15/97.
  • Scored a 1995-96 season-high 22 points against the Portland Trail Blazers on 1/13/96.
  • Missed all but 6 games of the 1994-95 season due to a stress fracture of the right patella.
  • Grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds against the Houston Rockets on 4/10/94.
  • Earned NBA All-Rookie First Team honors in 1992-93, scoring a Nuggets' rookie record 1,205 points (14.7 ppg).
Personal

  • Full name is Laphonso Darnell Ellis
  • He and his wife Jennifer have three children, Elexis, LaPhonso, Jr. and Walter
  • He and his wife are the spokesfamily for the Denver Boys and Girls Club's "Home For Good" fundraising effort
  • Served as Hawks' Fast Break for Reading Spokeman
  • Appeared in the filiming of a TV 411 segment called "SportsSmarts", in which viewers can learn quick and easy math tips from professional athletes
  • Is Denver's spokesperson for the Easter Seals Shootout
  • Holds Laphonso Eliss Basketball Camp in Denver in the off-season
  • The Name "LaPhonso" means Great Warrior
  • Graduated from Notre Dame with an accounting degree
 Season Highs / Career Highs
  2002-03 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS
 Points15 vs. Atlanta 2/03/03 39 vs. San Antonio 3/15/97
 Field Goals Made6 vs. Cleveland 11/30/0214 3 Times
 Field Goals Attempted13 2 Times27 2 Times
 Three Point Field Goals Made 3 2 Times7 vs. San Antonio 3/15/97
 Three Point Field Goals Attempted7 3 Times11 @ Philadelphia 2/16/97
 Free Throws Made6 vs. Atlanta 2/03/0312 vs. Seattle 1/08/97
 Free Throws Attempted6 3 Times16 vs. Dallas11/01/96
 Offensive Rebounds3 4 Times9 2 Times
 Defensive Rebounds8 vs. Boston 4/13/0315 vs. Golden State 3/09/96
 Total Rebounds9 vs. Boston 4/13/0319 vs. Houston 4/10/94
 Assists2 3 Times8 @ Vancouver 1/20/98
 Steals2 3 Times4 5 Times
 Blocks2 2 Times6 vs. Milwaukee 4/02/93
 Minutes Played33 @ Boston 12/18/0251 vs. San Antonio 11/07/92
created: 06/16/2003 12.00.am
 CAREER AVERAGES
                REBOUNDS PER GAME  
  YEAR TEAM G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
 92-93 DEN 82 82 33.5 .504 .154 .748 3.30 5.70 9.10 1.8 .88 1.35 1.87 3.60 14.7
 93-94 DEN 79 79 34.2 .502 .304 .674 2.80 5.80 8.60 2.1 .80 1.01 2.18 3.80 15.4
 94-95 DEN 6 0 9.7 .360 .000 1.000 1.20 1.70 2.80 .7 .17 .83 .83 2.00 4.0
 95-96 DEN 45 28 28.2 .438 .182 .601 2.10 5.10 7.20 1.6 .80 .73 1.84 3.60 10.5
 96-97 DEN 55 49 36.4 .439 .367 .773 1.90 5.10 7.00 2.4 .80 .75 2.13 3.30 21.9
 97-98 DEN 76 71 33.9 .407 .284 .805 1.90 5.20 7.20 2.8 .86 .64 2.28 3.00 14.3
 98-99 ATL 20 20 27.0 .421 .200 .705 1.30 4.20 5.50 .9 .40 .35 1.70 2.40 10.2
 99-00 ATL 58 8 22.6 .450 .143 .695 1.70 3.30 5.00 1.0 .55 .43 .90 2.30 8.4
 00-01 MIN 82 5 23.8 .464 .318 .790 2.40 3.60 6.00 1.1 .82 .90 1.32 3.50 9.4
 01-02 MIA 66 14 25.5 .418 .306 .631 1.60 2.70 4.30 .8 .45 .56 1.11 3.00 7.1
 02-03 MIA 55 3 14.3 .382 .252 .758 .80 2.10 2.90 .3 .27 .27 .56 1.60 5.0
 Career 624 359 28.2 .452 .302 .730 2.10 4.30 6.50 1.6 .69 .76 1.60 3.10 11.9
 Playoff 16 12 32.1 .467 .429 .710 2.10 4.80 6.90 1.6 .63 .88 1.50 3.70 12.6

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