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2016-17 Men's Basketball

55 Elijah Long

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 180
  • Year Sophomore
  • Hometown Mississauga, Ont.
  • High School John Carroll (Md.)
  • Position G

Biography

2016-17 SEASON:  Named First Team All-Northeast Conference...Averaged 15.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.6 steals per game...Started 35 of 36 games during the year...Named NEC Tournament Most Valuable Player after averaging 21.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.3 steals in three NEC Tournament games...Recorded 24 points and nine rebounds in the NEC Championship game against Saint Francis U...Recorded 19 points in the Mount’s 76-73 win over Sacred Heart in the NEC Quarterfinals...Led the Mount with 22 points, five rebounds and five assists in semifinal win over Robert Morris...Tallied 14 points, five rebounds and four assists in the season opener at No. 20 West Virginia...Led the Mount with 19 points while adding seven rebounds and four assists at No. 20 Iowa State...He faced older brother, Nazareth, a senior guard for ISU, in that game...Scored a career-best 27 points at UT Arlington, adding five boards and five assists in the game...Stuffed stat sheet with 24 points, seven rebounds and seven assists at Arkansas...Tallied team-high 21 points, hitting all four of his three-point attempts, in 67-65 win at LIU Brooklyn.wRecorded first career double-double with 14 points and career-best 12 assists in win over FDU...Added seven rebounds and career-high five steals as well...Posted 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists in 78-72 win over Saint Francis U...Tallied 19 points, seven assists and six rebounds in 86-75 win at Sacred Heart...Posted 11 points and 10 rebounds for double-double at St. Francis Brooklyn...Scored team-high 21 points while adding seven boards, five assists and three steals in 77-70 win over Bryant...Posted career high 29 points while adding six rebounds and five assists in the Mount’s 79-74 win at FDU...Tallied 22 points, seven assists and six boards in 77-62 victory against St. Francis Brooklyn...Scored 20 or more points on nine occasions...Had five or more rebounds 26 times...Led the team in scoring, assists and steals.

2015-16 SEASON:  Played in 30 games with 23 starts...Averaged 5.6 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists...Scored season-best 20 points at Sacred Heart, hitting 8-of-13 from the field and 3-of-3 from three-point range...Had 16 points and eight rebounds in final game of regular season at St. Francis Brooklyn...Scored 11 points with four rebounds in NEC quarterfinal win at St. Francis Brooklyn...Tallied 13 points and four assists in home win over LIU Brooklyn.

HIGH SCHOOL:  Averaged 10.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.5 steals as a senior at John Carroll...Averaged 10 points, four rebounds and four assists his junior season... He played AAU basketball for CIA Bounce.

PERSONAL:  One of 10 siblings, and his older brother, Nazareth (Naz) averaged 10.1 points as a junior last year at Iowa State...The first player from Canada to play at Mount St. Mary's.

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2015-16Freshman

    G
    6'0" 175 lbs
    13
  • 55

    2016-17Sophomore

    G
    6'0" 180 lbs
    55
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