2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
Ellis, Boogie
Jersey Number 5
Boogie Ellis
- Position:
- G
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 180
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- San Diego, Calif.
Bio
2021 AAC Sixth Man of the Year
2020-21 Season (Sophomore)
Played in all 28 games for the Tigers and made 15 starts… Finished third on the team in scoring at 10.2 points per game… Shot 38.6 percent from 3-point range (51-132)… Season 3-point percentage ranked sixth among sophomores in Tigers history… Was named the American Athletic Conference Sixth Man of the Year… Had 15 games of 10 or more points, including three of 20-plus… Had a career-high 27 points against No. 7 Houston in the AAC Tournament semifinals and was named to the All-Tournament Team… Was 9-of-16 from the floor and 5-of-8 from 3-point range in that game… Was twice named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll… Hit a career-best six 3-pointers in the season opener against Saint Mary’s (Nov. 25)… Hit multiple 3-pointers in 13 games and three or more in six.
2019-20 Season (Freshman)
Started 27 of 31 games and averaged 8.0 points and 3.3 rebounds… Scored a season-high 22 points in a Nov. 8 home victory against Illinois-Chicago... Hit six 3-pointers vs. UIC, which was one shy of tying the record for most 3-pointers by a Tigers freshman… In the Barclays Center Classic game in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Nov. 28, scored 21 points (on 7-of-11 shooting) in a win over North Carolina State… Scored 17 points in the opening half… Finished third on the team with 36 3-pointers made… Pulled down a career-high eight rebounds Jan. 4 against Georgia… Scored 19 points on 7-of-15 shooting in an overtime loss at Cincinnati on Feb. 13… Had four 3-pointers and 17 points overall in a home win over East Carolina Feb. 19… 39 steals ranked second on the team to Alex Lomax (46)… Played a season-high 34 minutes against UCF on Jan. 29.
2019 Summer
Averaged 11.3 points and 4.0 rebounds during the team's 2019 Foreign Tour in The Bahamas… In the four-game exhibition series against Bahamian teams, shot 43 percent (16-of-37)… Scored 17 points in the team's final game of the series to tie for scoring honors with D.J. Jeffries… Had seven rebounds in the TIgers' 87-77 victory over the Bahamas National Team.
High School (Mission Bay)
A 4-star guard from San Diego, Rejean 'Boogie' Ellis was ranked as the nation's 32nd overall player in the Class of 2019 by 247Sports… Participated in the 2019 Jordan Brand Classic in April in Las Vegas… Averaged 17.2 points and shot 46.0 percent from the field on the 2018 NIKE EYBL circuit… As a senior at Mission Bay High School, scored 51 points in a season-opening win over Mt. Miguel… Scored 43 points in a late-December victory over Seattle O'Dea in the Torrey Pines Holiday Classic… As a junior, averaged 24 points, six rebounds and six assists and was named San Diego Section Player of the Year… Led Mission Bay to the CIF Open Division title with a 34-point performance against Torrey Pines… After leading Mission Bay to an 18-13 record as a senior, narrowly missed repeating as San Diego Section Player of the Year.
2020-21 Season (Sophomore)
Played in all 28 games for the Tigers and made 15 starts… Finished third on the team in scoring at 10.2 points per game… Shot 38.6 percent from 3-point range (51-132)… Season 3-point percentage ranked sixth among sophomores in Tigers history… Was named the American Athletic Conference Sixth Man of the Year… Had 15 games of 10 or more points, including three of 20-plus… Had a career-high 27 points against No. 7 Houston in the AAC Tournament semifinals and was named to the All-Tournament Team… Was 9-of-16 from the floor and 5-of-8 from 3-point range in that game… Was twice named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll… Hit a career-best six 3-pointers in the season opener against Saint Mary’s (Nov. 25)… Hit multiple 3-pointers in 13 games and three or more in six.
2019-20 Season (Freshman)
Started 27 of 31 games and averaged 8.0 points and 3.3 rebounds… Scored a season-high 22 points in a Nov. 8 home victory against Illinois-Chicago... Hit six 3-pointers vs. UIC, which was one shy of tying the record for most 3-pointers by a Tigers freshman… In the Barclays Center Classic game in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Nov. 28, scored 21 points (on 7-of-11 shooting) in a win over North Carolina State… Scored 17 points in the opening half… Finished third on the team with 36 3-pointers made… Pulled down a career-high eight rebounds Jan. 4 against Georgia… Scored 19 points on 7-of-15 shooting in an overtime loss at Cincinnati on Feb. 13… Had four 3-pointers and 17 points overall in a home win over East Carolina Feb. 19… 39 steals ranked second on the team to Alex Lomax (46)… Played a season-high 34 minutes against UCF on Jan. 29.
2019 Summer
Averaged 11.3 points and 4.0 rebounds during the team's 2019 Foreign Tour in The Bahamas… In the four-game exhibition series against Bahamian teams, shot 43 percent (16-of-37)… Scored 17 points in the team's final game of the series to tie for scoring honors with D.J. Jeffries… Had seven rebounds in the TIgers' 87-77 victory over the Bahamas National Team.
High School (Mission Bay)
A 4-star guard from San Diego, Rejean 'Boogie' Ellis was ranked as the nation's 32nd overall player in the Class of 2019 by 247Sports… Participated in the 2019 Jordan Brand Classic in April in Las Vegas… Averaged 17.2 points and shot 46.0 percent from the field on the 2018 NIKE EYBL circuit… As a senior at Mission Bay High School, scored 51 points in a season-opening win over Mt. Miguel… Scored 43 points in a late-December victory over Seattle O'Dea in the Torrey Pines Holiday Classic… As a junior, averaged 24 points, six rebounds and six assists and was named San Diego Section Player of the Year… Led Mission Bay to the CIF Open Division title with a 34-point performance against Torrey Pines… After leading Mission Bay to an 18-13 record as a senior, narrowly missed repeating as San Diego Section Player of the Year.
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