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Keon Ellis (born January 8, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Stockton Kings of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers and the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Keon Ellis

Ellis with Alabama in 2022
No. 23 – Sacramento Kings
Position	Shooting guard
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(2000-01-08) January 8, 2000 (age 22) Eustis, Florida, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	Eustis (Eustis, Florida) Leesburg (Leesburg, Florida)
College	Florida SouthWestern (2018–2020) Alabama (2020–2022)
NBA draft	2022 / Undrafted
Playing career	2022–present
Career history
2022–present	Sacramento Kings
2022–present	→Stockton Kings
Career highlights and awards
SEC All-Defensive Team (2022) Second-team NJCAA DI All-American (2020) Suncoast Player of the Year (2020) First-team All-Suncoast (2020) Second-team All-Suncoast (2019)
Stats  at NBA.com

High school career

Ellis played basketball for Eustis High School in his hometown of Eustis, Florida before transferring to Leesburg High School in Leesburg, Florida for his junior season.[1] He led Leesburg to back-to-back Class 6A state titles.[2] As a senior, Ellis averaged 12.7 points, 11 rebounds, and two assists per game, helping his team achieve a 29–1 record.[3] He signed to play college basketball for Gardner–Webb but instead opted to join Florida SouthWestern, a junior college program, for academic reasons.[4]

College career

As a freshman at Florida SouthWestern, Ellis averaged 8.3 points and three rebounds per game, earning Second Team All-Suncoast Conference honors.[3][5] On January 4, 2020, he scored a school-record 41 points in a 92–77 win against St. Petersburg College.[6] In his sophomore season, Ellis averaged 18.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 2.1 steals per game, setting program single-season records in points and steals. He was recognized as a Second Team NJCAA Division I All-American and Suncoast Player of the Year.[7][8] For his junior season, Ellis moved to Alabama, choosing the Crimson Tide over Iowa State, Kansas State and Western Kentucky.[9]

He averaged 5.5 points and four rebounds per game as a junior.[10] Ellis was named to the SEC All-Defensive Team as a senior.[11] He averaged 12.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and two steals per game.[12]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Ellis signed a two-way contract with the Sacramento Kings.[13]

Ellis played in seven total games during the 2022 NBA Summer League, averaging 11.4 points on 44.1% shooting from the field and an impressive 46.9% clip from deep, 3.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 2.0 steals per game.

Career statistics

Legend

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

College

NCAA Division I

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2020–21	Alabama	32	7	17.5	.504	.389	.723	4.0	1.1	1.1	.4	5.5

JUCO

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2018–19	Florida SouthWestern	33	6	18.3	.442	.291	.767	3.0	2.2	1.5	.6	8.3
2019–20	Florida SouthWestern	31	26	27.6	.536	.401	.807	4.3	2.2	2.1	1.2	18.1
Career		64	32	22.8	.501	.371	.791	3.7	2.2	1.8	.9	13.1

Personal life

Ellis' older brother, Antwon Clayton, played college basketball for Jacksonville before turning professional.[3]

References

External links

• Alabama Crimson Tide bio
• Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers bio

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