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Jersey Number 55
Walter Ellis
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 200
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Granger, Ind.
- High School:
- Brewster Academy
- Prev School:
- Bucknell
- Major:
- Master of Business Administration with an Emphasis in Sports Business
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| Read | Trust factor brings Ellis' shooting to GCU Watch | |
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Grand Canyon |
2021-22 | Second-Year Junior
- Was a 3-point specialist for the Lopes, with 21 of his 22 field-goal attempts coming from distance.
- Shot from 3-point range at a 45.7% clip. Was one of 51 players nationally to shoot over 45% (min. 20 makes).
- Had the best 3-point percentage of any GCU player at the D-I level (min. 20 makes).
- One of only four players in the nation to make 20 or more 3-pointers despite logging under 205 minutes.
- Hit his 100th career 3-pointer on March 3 against Utah Valley.
- Matched a career high with four 3-point makes on Feb. 23 at Chicago State.
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Bucknell |
Lewisburg, Pa. |
Career Summary
- Racked up 349 points on 81 made 3-pointers at a 37.7% clip in a three-year Bucknell career spanning 72 games.
- Played the nation's fourth-lowest game total (12 games) due to the Patriot League playing a conference-only schedule and further COVID-19 issues.
- Hit half of his 3-point attempts (14 of 28).
- Scored in double figures in five-straight games towards end of season.
- Led the Patriot League in 3-point percentage at 41%.
- Scored in double figures 10 times.
- In first career start against American on Jan. 15, had 12 points including a game-tying 3-pointer in the final five minutes and go-ahead free throws with 43 seconds remaining.
- Appeared in 27 games.
Brewster Academy |
Wolfeboro, N.H. |
- Moved to Brewster for final year of high school.
Adams HS |
South Bend, Ind. |
- Played first three seasons at Adams.
Personal |
- Born in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Parents are LaPhonso and Jennifer Ellis.
- Father, LaPhonso, played at Notre Dame and was the fifth overall pick of the Denver Nuggets in the 1992 NBA Draft. He has been a college basketball analyst for ESPN since 2009. He held Notre Dame's career blocks record with 200.
- Knew GCU's former Director of Player Development, Ryne Lightfoot, since age 10 dating back to Indiana youth basketball camps.
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