Maurice H. "Bo" Ellis (born August 8, 1954) is an American former professional basketball player.
Personal information | |
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Born | (1954-08-08) August 8, 1954 (age 68) Chicago, Illinois |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 197 lb (89 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Parker (Chicago, Illinois) |
College | Marquette (1973–1977) |
NBA draft | 1977 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17th overall |
Selected by the Washington Bullets | |
Playing career | 1977–1983 |
Position | Power forward |
Number | 31 |
Career history | |
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1977–1980 | Denver Nuggets |
1981–1982 | Maine Lumberjacks |
1983 | Sarasota Stingers |
As coach: | |
1987–1988 | Collins Academy HS (assistant) |
1988–1998 | Marquette (assistant) |
1998–2003 | Chicago State |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats ![]() | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
After graduating from Chicago's Parker High School, Ellis, a 6-9 forward, played college basketball at Marquette University and won an NCAA Championship in 1977. An art major in college he received by going to class at Mount Mary College Fashion Design Program, Ellis created several different uniform designs worn by his team during the 1977 season.[1]
After graduating, he played three seasons of professional basketball for the Denver Nuggets of the NBA, averaging 3.6 points per game. He later held coaching positions at Marquette and Chicago State University.
Recently, Ellis worked with the Chicago Public Schools' athletics administration.[2][3]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Chicago State Cougars (Mid-Continent Conference) (1998–2003) | |||||||||
1998–99 | Chicago State | 3–24 | 3–11 | T–7th | |||||
1999–00 | Chicago State | 10–18 | 7–9 | 7th | |||||
2000–01 | Chicago State | 5–22 | 2–14 | 9th | |||||
2001–02 | Chicago State | 2–26 | 0–14 | 8th | |||||
2002–03 | Chicago State | 3–15* | 0–2* | 8th* | |||||
Chicago State: | 23–105 | 12–50 |
(*) Indicates record/standing at time | ||||||
Total: | 23–105 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Chicago State Cougars men's basketball head coaches | |
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Marquette Warriors men's basketball 1976–77 NCAA champions | |
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1977 NBA draft | |
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First round | |
Second round |