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Position | Power forward / center | ||||||||||||||
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Born | Rice Lake, Wisconsin | January 13, 1997||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Rice Lake (Rice Lake, Wisconsin) | ||||||||||||||
College | Marquette (2015–2016) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2016: 1st round, 18th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Detroit Pistons | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2016–2019 | Detroit Pistons | ||||||||||||||
2016–2019 | →Grand Rapids Drive | ||||||||||||||
2019 | New York Knicks | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Brooklyn Nets | ||||||||||||||
2019 | →Long Island Nets | ||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Raptors 905 | ||||||||||||||
2021 | Toronto Raptors | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Monbus Obradoiro | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Club Joventut Badalona | ||||||||||||||
2023 | Ibaraki Robots | ||||||||||||||
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Henry John Ellenson (born January 13, 1997) [1] is an American professional basketball player for Ibaraki Robots of the B.League. He played one season of college basketball for Marquette, [2] [3] [4] before being drafted 18th overall by the Pistons in the 2016 NBA draft.
Ellenson played basketball at Rice Lake High School, where he also competed in track and field (high jump and discus). [1] In August 2014, he was a member of the United States' National Team at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Dubai, scoring 21 points in the quarterfinal game with China. [5] [6]
As a freshman in the 2011–12 season, Ellenson averaged 12.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 blocks per game. As a sophomore in the 2012–13 season, Ellenson averaged 21.5 points, 11.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.8 blocks per game. [1]
During his only season at Marquette, Ellenson averaged a near-double-double with 17 points and 9.7 rebounds per game, with 1.8 assists and 1.5 blocks in 33.5 minutes of action over 33 games. As a result, he earned All-Big East First Team, Big East All-Freshmen Team, and Big East Freshman of the Year honors. [7]
On April 5, 2016, Ellenson declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final three years of college eligibility. [8]
On June 23, 2016, Ellenson was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the 18th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft. [9] On July 19, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Pistons. [10] On October 26, he made his professional debut in a 109–91 loss to the Toronto Raptors, recording two rebounds in two minutes off the bench. [11] During his rookie season, Ellenson had multiple assignments with the Grand Rapids Drive, the Pistons' D-League affiliate. [12] On February 9, 2019, Ellenson was released by the Pistons. [13]
On February 20, 2019, Ellenson signed a 10-day contract with the New York Knicks. [14] After several productive games, he signed a standard contract with the Knicks on March 2. [15] On June 30, 2019, Ellenson joined the Knicks for the 2019 NBA Summer League.
On July 17, 2019, Ellenson signed a two-way contract with the Brooklyn Nets. [16] On January 3, 2020, the Nets waived Ellenson after he appeared in five games. [17]
On January 21, 2020, Ellenson was acquired by the Raptors 905 in a sign-and-trade deal with the Long Island Nets. [18] [19]
On November 26, 2020, Ellenson signed a deal with the Toronto Raptors. [20] On December 19, he was waived by the team. [21]
On January 27, 2021, Ellenson was included in roster of Raptors 905. [22]
On March 10, 2021, the Toronto Raptors announced that they had signed Ellenson to a 10-day contract. [23]
On July 13, 2021, Ellenson signed with Monbus Obradoiro of the Liga ACB. [24]
On July 7, 2022, he has signed with Club Joventut Badalona of the Liga ACB. [25]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2016–17 | Detroit | 19 | 2 | 7.7 | .359 | .294 | .500 | 2.2 | .4 | .1 | .1 | 3.2 |
2017–18 | Detroit | 38 | 0 | 8.7 | .363 | .333 | .862 | 2.1 | .5 | .1 | .0 | 4.0 |
2018–19 | Detroit | 2 | 0 | 12.5 | .400 | .500 | 1.000 | 4.5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 6.0 |
New York | 17 | 0 | 13.8 | .412 | .441 | .739 | 3.4 | .9 | .4 | .1 | 6.0 | |
2019–20 | Brooklyn | 5 | 0 | 3.0 | .143 | .000 | — | 1.2 | .2 | .0 | .0 | .4 |
2020–21 | Toronto | 2 | 0 | 19.0 | .357 | .222 | .750 | 6.0 | 2.5 | .0 | .0 | 7.5 |
Career | 83 | 2 | 9.5 | .371 | .336 | .773 | 2.5 | .6 | .2 | .0 | 4.1 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2015–16 | Marquette | 33 | 33 | 33.5 | .446 | .288 | .749 | 9.7 | 1.8 | .8 | 1.5 | 17.0 |
The son of John and Holly Ellenson, he has two brothers and one sister. His father played two seasons (1986–88) of basketball at Marquette and two seasons at Wisconsin while his brother, Wally, was a member of the men's basketball and track and field teams there. [26]
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