Boogie Ellis
{{short description|American basketball player (born 2000)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Boogie Ellis
| image =
| caption =
| position = Point guard / shooting guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 190
| league = NBA G League
| team = Noblesville Boom
| number = 1
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|12|12}}
| birth_place = San Diego, California, U.S.
| high_school = Mission Bay
(San Diego, California)
| college =
| draft_year = 2024
| career_start = 2024
| career_end =
| years1 = 2024–2025
| team1 = Stockton Kings
| years2 = 2025–present
| team2 = Indiana Mad Ants / Noblesville Boom
| highlights =
- First-team All-Pac-12 (2023)
- Second-team All-Pac-12 (2024)
- NIT champion (2021)
- AAC Sixth Man of the Year (2021)
- Jordan Brand Classic (2019)
}}
Rejean "Boogie" Ellis (born December 12, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Noblesville Boom of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for Memphis and USC. He previously played for the Stockton Kings.
High school career
Ellis is a native of San Diego.{{Cite web |last=Munz |first=Jason |date=June 30, 2024 |orig-date=June 30, 2024 |title=Sacramento Kings sign USC's Boogie Ellis, former Memphis basketball |url=https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/college/memphis-tigers/2024/06/27/boogie-ellis-sacramento-kings-usc-basketball-memphis/74237480007/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630054513/https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/college/memphis-tigers/2024/06/27/boogie-ellis-sacramento-kings-usc-basketball-memphis/74237480007/ |archive-date=30 June 2024 }}{{Cite web |date=2024-05-04 |title=USC Basketball: Boogie Ellis' Draft Prospects Take Major Hit |url=https://www.si.com/college/usc/boogie-ellis-draft-prospects-take-hit-ak1987 |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=USC Trojans On SI |language=en-US}} Ellis attended Mission Bay High School for his four years in high school.{{cite web|first=David|last=Cordova|title=Boogie Ellis: Memphis' New Floor General|url=https://davesjoint.net/2019/05/27/boogie-ellis-memphis-new-floor-general/|work=Dave's Joint|date=May 27, 2019|access-date=April 20, 2021}}
=Recruiting=
Ellis was a consensus four-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2019 class, according to major recruiting services. On November 9, 2018, Ellis committed to playing college basketball for Duke.{{cite web|first=Tim|last=Daniels|title=4-Star Guard Prospect Boogie Ellis Commits to Duke|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2805331-4-star-guard-prospect-boogie-ellis-commits-to-duke|website=BleacherReport.com|publisher=Bleacher Report|date=November 9, 2018|access-date=May 3, 2019}} On May 2, 2019, he requested Duke to release his letter of intent allowing him to choose other schools to attend.{{cite web|first=Chelsea|last=Howard|title=Duke releases Boogie Ellis, 5-star outside shooter, from letter of intent|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/duke-releases-boogie-ellis-5-star-outside-shooter-letter-intent/11qqhy32z1swi1lfgw8nacyuai|website=SportingNews.com|publisher=Sporting News|date=May 2, 2019|access-date=May 2, 2019}} He later explained that he wanted to be the starting point guard for the Blue Devils and Tre Jones returning impacted his decision.{{cite web|first=JD|last=King|title=Boogie Explains His Decommitment|url=http://www.dukebasketballreport.com/2019/5/3/18527798/boogie-explains-his-decommitment-duke-basketball|work=Duke Basketball Report|date=May 3, 2019|access-date=May 3, 2019}} On May 13, 2019, Ellis committed to play for Memphis.{{cite web|first=Drew|last=Hill|title=Boogie Ellis, a 4-star guard, commits to Penny Hardaway, Memphis basketball|url=https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/college/memphis-tigers/basketball/2019/05/13/penny-hardaway-memphis-basketball-land-four-star-guard-boogie-ellis/1186153001/|work=The Commercial Appeal|date=May 13, 2019|access-date=April 20, 2021}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Start|40=no|collapse=no|year=2019}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Boogie Ellis
| position = PG
| hometown = San Diego, CA
| highschool = Mission Bay (CA)
| feet = 6
| inches = 2
| weight = 170
| 40 =
| commitdate = May 13, 2019
| scout stars =
| rivals stars = 4
| 247 stars = 4
| espn stars = 4
| espn grade = 88
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit End
| 40 =
| year = 2019
| rivals ref title = Memphis 2019 Basketball Commitments
| scout ref title =
| espn ref title = 2019 Memphis Tigers Recruiting Class
| rivals school = memphis
| scout s =
| espn schoolid = 235
| 247 overall = 33
| rivals overall = 37
| espn overall = 39
| accessdate = May 13, 2019
| bball = yes
}}
College career
Ellis scored a game-high 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting in a 83–78 win over NC State. He was subsequently named American Athletic Conference freshman of the week on December 2, 2019.{{cite web|title=Temple's Rose, Memphis' Ellis Earn Men's Basketball Weekly Awards|url=http://theamerican.org/news/2019/12/2/temples-rose-memphis-ellis-earn-mens-basketball-weekly-awards.aspx|work=American Athletic Conference|date=December 2, 2019|access-date=January 3, 2019}} He struggled shooting the ball in December and was relegated to a bench role.{{cite news|first=John|last=Martin|title=What's wrong with Memphis freshman Boogie Ellis? 'It's mental'|url=https://theathletic.com/1537912/2020/01/16/whats-wrong-with-memphis-freshman-boogie-ellis-its-mental/|work=The Athletic|date=January 16, 2020|access-date=May 17, 2020}} Ellis averaged eight points and 3.3 rebounds per game as a freshman.{{cite news|first=John|last=Martin|title=Eleven thoughts on Memphis' 11 scholarship players|url=https://theathletic.com/1788250/2020/05/01/eleven-thoughts-on-memphis-11-scholarship-players/|work=The Athletic|date=May 1, 2020|access-date=May 17, 2020}} On November 25, 2020, Ellis scored a career-high 24 points in a game against Saint Mary's.{{cite web |title=Boogie Ellis Game by Game Stats and Performance |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/gamelog/_/id/4593106 |access-date=December 4, 2020 |website=ESPN.com}} On March 31, 2021, Ellis entered the transfer portal.{{cite web|first=Danielle|last=Lerner|title=Memphis basketball: Boogie Ellis, Damion Baugh, D.J. Jeffries enter transfer portal|url=https://dailymemphian.com/article/21039/memphis-basketball-boogie-ellis-damion-baugh-transfer|work=Daily Memphian|date=April 3, 2021|access-date=April 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210331220810/https://dailymemphian.com/article/21039/memphis-basketball-boogie-ellis-damion-baugh-transfer|archive-date=March 31, 2021|url-status=live}} On April 12, he announced that he would transfer to USC.{{cite web|first=Mark|last=Zeigler|title=Mission Bay High's Boogie Ellis is transferring from Memphis|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/aztecs/story/2021-03-31/san-diego-state-sdsu-aztecs-basketball-boogie-ellis-transfer-memphis-tigers-mission-bay-portal-nit|work=The San Diego Union-Tribune|date=March 31, 2021|access-date=April 20, 2021}} Ellis was named Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 as a junior.{{cite press release|title=2021-22 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference honors and Annual Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva|url=https://pac-12.com/news/2022/3/8/2021-22-pac-12-mens-basketball-all-conference-honors-and-annual-performance.aspx|website=Pac-12.com|publisher=Pac-12 Conference|date=March 8, 2022|access-date=March 8, 2022}}
Professional career
=Stockton Kings (2024–2025)=
After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft, Ellis joined the Sacramento Kings for the 2024 NBA Summer League{{cite web|title=Sacramento Kings Announce NBA 2K25 Summer League Roster|url=https://www.nba.com/kings/news/sacramento-kings-announce-nba-2k25-summer-league-roster|website=NBA.com|date=July 10, 2024|access-date=September 16, 2024}} and on September 16, he signed with them.{{cite web|title=Kings Sign Boogie Ellis|url=https://www.nba.com/kings/news/kings-sign-boogie-ellis|website=NBA.com|date=September 16, 2024|access-date=September 16, 2024}} However, he was waived on October 18.{{cite web|title=Kings Announce Roster Moves|url=https://www.nba.com/kings/news/kings-announce-roster-moves-2|website=NBA.com|date=October 18, 2024|access-date=October 20, 2024}} On October 27, he joined the Stockton Kings.{{cite web|title=Stockton Kings Announce 2024-25 Training Camp Roster|url=https://stockton.gleague.nba.com/news/stockton-kings-announce-2024-25-training-camp-roster|website=NBA.com|date=October 27, 2024|access-date=October 27, 2024}}
=Noblesville Boom (2025–present)=
On March 6, 2025, Ellis was traded to the Noblesville Boom in a three–team trade that sent Kyle Mangas to the Austin Spurs.
Career statistics
{{NBA player statistics legend}}
=College=
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20
| style="text-align:left;"| Memphis
| 31 || 27 || 24.5 || .330 || .324 || .685 || 3.3 || 1.5 || 1.3 || .1 || 8.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21
| style="text-align:left;"| Memphis
| 28 || 15 || 23.4 || .401 || .386 || .657 || 2.1 || 1.5 || 1.1 || .2 || 10.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22
| style="text-align:left;"| USC
| 33 || 33 || 29.8 || .417 || .376 || .798 || 3.3 || 2.4 || .8 || .2 || 12.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23
| style="text-align:left;"| USC
| 33 || 33 || 33.1 || .434 || .386 || .805 || 3.7 || 3.1 || 1.4 || .2 || 17.7
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 125 || 108 || 27.9 || .404 || .372 || .751 || 3.1 || 2.2 || 1.1 || .2 || 12.2
{{S-end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://usctrojans.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/boogie-ellis/15854 USC Trojans bio]
- [https://gotigersgo.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/boogie-ellis/9315 Memphis Tigers bio]
{{Indiana Mad Ants current roster}}
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