Height: 6-5
Weight: 167
Position: G
College: Alabama
Age: 22
2021-2022 Season Stats
PPG: 12.1
RPG: 6.1
APG: 1.8
BLK: 0.6
STL: 1.9
Player Bio
Courtesy of Alabama Athletics
Career Highlights
- Second Team NJCAA All-American (2020)
- First Team All-Conference (2020)
- First Team All-State (2020)
- Single-season school scoring record holder (562 points in 2020)
2021-22
- One of the league’s top two-way players who earned a spot on the SEC All-Defensive Team
- Also was the Tide’s representative on the SEC Community Service Team
- Was the only player on the squad to have played and started in all 33 contests
- Ranked as the Tide’s top player when it comes to plus-minus totals leading the way with a +87 – an average of 9.4 per 40 minutes which ranked sixth-best in the SEC
- Led the team in rebounding (6.1 rpg), three-point field goal percentage (36.6 percent), steals (1.9 spg), free throw percentage (88.1 percent), deflections (126), Hard Hat Awards (12) and Blue Collar Points (506.5)
- Led the SEC and ranked 24th nationally in free-throw percentage and ranked eighth in the league in threes made per game (2.0)
- Ranked second on the team in minutes played (30.9 mpg) and was third in both blocks (19) and assists (1.5 apg)
- Had 19 games in double-digits, 17 games in which he led the team in steals and 10 times he topped UA in rebounding
- His 10 games of three or more steals led Alabama
- Accounted for a career-best 28 points on 7-of-11 shooting from deep, also career-best marks, to go along with five rebounds and four steals at then-No. 5 Kentucky (2/19)
- Scored 22 points against Miami (11/28) at the ESPN Events Invitational, hitting a then-career-high five three-pointers in the victory
- Led the team in +/- with a +37 against Louisiana Tech (11/9), which matched the highest single-game total in school history
- Also added 18 points, nine rebounds and three steals in the win over Tech
- Notched his first career double-double with 15 points and a career-best 13 rebounds along with three assists and a steal against South Dakota State (11/12)
- Recorded a plus-minus of +63 in the season’s first two games, which set a school record
- Scored 18 points in a win over South Alabama (11/16), adding six rebounds and three steals in the victory
- Recorded his second double-double of the year Jacksonville State (12/18), scoring a team-leading 20 points and pulling down 10 rebounds
- Scored 13 points and a team-leading four steals in the Tide’s win against Florida (1/5)
- Contributed 13 points while shooting 5-of-6 from the field in the Tide’s win against Ole Miss (2/9)
- Contributed nine rebounds, nine points, five assists, a block and a steal in the Tide’s win against Tennessee (12/30)
- Added 12 points to go with eight rebounds, an assist, and three steals against then-No. 13/16 LSU (1/19)
- Contributed a team-leading four steals against then-No. 4 Auburn (1/11), along with 10 points and seven rebounds
- Swiped a team-high four steals while putting up 15 points, nine rebounds, three assists, and two blocks against Georgia (1/25)
- Led the Tide with 19 points to go along with six rebounds against Memphis (12/14)
2020-21
- Played in 32 games making seven starts, including starting in each of the Tide’s final five contests
- Finished the year averaging 5.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per game
- Ranked second on the team in three-point field goal percentage at 38.9 percent (21-of-54) and fourth in steals per game (1.1)
- Also ranked third in total deflections (66) and fourth in total Blue Collar Points (330)
- Earned the team’s Hard Hat Award twice, with those coming at Kentucky (1/12) and home vs. LSU (2/3)
- Began the season 0-of-5 from three through his first seven games but finished the year 21-of-49 (.429) from beyond the arc
- Connected on 38.9 percent (21-of-54) from deep on the season
- Scored a career-best 16 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field and a perfect 3-of-3 from beyond the arc in the win over Florida (1/5)
- Scored 14 points, connecting a career-best 6-of-8 field goals including 2-of-4 from deep, with a clutch three in the final minutes to help fend off LSU in the SEC Championship game (3/14)
- Recorded the second double-digit game of his career with 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the field, to go along with five rebounds at then-No. 24 Oklahoma (1/30)
- Collected 10 points and matched career highs with nine rebounds and three steals in the Sweet 16 overtime loss to UCLA (3/28)
- Accounted for eight points, a career-high nine boards and three assists in the win over Vanderbilt (2/20)
- Finished the year with six games in double figures and four games with three or more steals
2018-20 (Florida SouthWestern State College)
- Named a Second Team NJCAA All-American
- A four-star junior college prospect by 247Sports.com after playing two seasons under head coach Eric Murphy at Florida SouthWestern State College
- Rated by 247Sports as the No. 1 combo guard and the No. 4 JUCO player in the nation
- Averaged 18.7 ppg for the Buccaneers, who finished the 2019-20 season with a 29-2 overall record and were ranked No. 1 in the NJCAA
- Connected on 54 percent shooting from the field, 40 percent from beyond the arc and 81 percent from the charity stripe for the year
- Made his presence felt on the defensive end as he averaged 2.1 steals and 1.2 blocks per game as a sophomore, making him just one of four players nationally to average 2.0 or more steals and 1.0 or more blocks per game
- His 562 points and 64 steals during his sophomore season are the most in a single season in school history
- Finished his career ranked among the program’s top-10 in career points, field goals made, field goal percentage, three-pointers made, three-point percentage, free throws made, free throws attempted, blocked shots and ranks as FSW's all-time leader with 114 steals
- Helped lead the Buccaneers to a 59-5 record over his two seasons (2018-20) and back-to-back undefeated Suncoast Conference Championships, as well as consecutive berths in the NJCAA National Tournament
- Scored 20 or more points in 10 games during his freshman season, including a career-best 41 points in a 92-77 win over St. Petersburg College while he made a career-high eight three-pointers in a win over Miami Dade (Dec. 10, 2019)
Prep Highlights
- Led Leesburg High School under head coach Sean Campbell to back-to-back state titles in 2017 and 2018
- A two-time Class 6A All-State and All-Area honoree by the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches (FABC)
- Averaged 18.1 points per game as a senior on his way to earning 2018 first team all-state honors
- Led Leesburg to a 29-1 record and a second consecutive state championship that season and was chosen to compete in the FABC All-Star game at the end of the year
- As a junior, he helped the Yellow Jackets to the first of consecutive state titles while earning second team all-state and first team all-area recognition
- Averaged 12.7 points, 11.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game during the 2017-18 campaign
Personal Information
- Born Jan. 8, 2000
- Son of Jeremy Evans and Montea Ellis
- Has two brothers, Antwan Clayton and Kavon Ellis, and a sister, Mone’k Clayton
- Oldest brother Antwan played basketball at Jacksonville University
- Majoring in business