St. John's University Athletics
2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 40
Eli Wright
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Guard
- Hometown:
- Owensboro, Ky.
- High School:
- 22 Feet Academy
- Prev School:
- Mississippi State
Bio
2018-19
A redshirt year... sat out the season due to NCAA transfer regulations.
2017-18
Averaged 3.0 points and 2.2 rebounds in 13.8 minutes per game … saw action in 34 of the Bulldogs’ 37 contests, helping lead Mississippi State to an appearance in the NIT semifinals at Madison Square Garden … finished in double figures one time, recording a career-high 12 points in the season opener against Alabama State … scored eight or more points four times … grabbed a career-best eight boards in 21 minutes of action against Ole Miss on Jan. 6 in addition to scoring five points … dished out 30 assists on the season.
2016-17
Played in 30 games and made one start for the Bulldogs as a rookie … averaged 3.5 points and 1.6 rebounds in 13.1 minutes of action per game … shot 52. 9 percent from the floor (36-of-68) and sank 40.7 percent of his tries from deep (11-of-27) … shot 71.0 percent from the charity stripe (22-of-31) … reached double figures in back-to-back outings against Northwestern State (11) on Nov. 28 and Oregon State (10) on Dec. 1.
Before College
A four-star prospect and a high school teammate of Sedee Keita at 22 Feet Academy in Greenville, S.C. … ranked 65th in the ESPN Top 100 for the class of 2016 … averaged 23.6 points per game as a senior in 2015-16 … averaged 20.6 points and 7.5 rebounds per game at Apollo High School as a junior en route to earning Courier-Journal All-State honors … hit 52 of his 136 three-point attempts as a junior.
Personal
Elijuan Donneki Wright … born in Madisonville, Ky. … son of Letetia Wright … has two brothers, Evan and Donte.
Eli Wright Profile
Sports hero: LeBron James
Favorite dessert: Chess pie
Favorite candy: Starburst
Favorite video game: Call of Duty
Favorite board game: Monopoly
A redshirt year... sat out the season due to NCAA transfer regulations.
2017-18
Averaged 3.0 points and 2.2 rebounds in 13.8 minutes per game … saw action in 34 of the Bulldogs’ 37 contests, helping lead Mississippi State to an appearance in the NIT semifinals at Madison Square Garden … finished in double figures one time, recording a career-high 12 points in the season opener against Alabama State … scored eight or more points four times … grabbed a career-best eight boards in 21 minutes of action against Ole Miss on Jan. 6 in addition to scoring five points … dished out 30 assists on the season.
2016-17
Played in 30 games and made one start for the Bulldogs as a rookie … averaged 3.5 points and 1.6 rebounds in 13.1 minutes of action per game … shot 52. 9 percent from the floor (36-of-68) and sank 40.7 percent of his tries from deep (11-of-27) … shot 71.0 percent from the charity stripe (22-of-31) … reached double figures in back-to-back outings against Northwestern State (11) on Nov. 28 and Oregon State (10) on Dec. 1.
Before College
A four-star prospect and a high school teammate of Sedee Keita at 22 Feet Academy in Greenville, S.C. … ranked 65th in the ESPN Top 100 for the class of 2016 … averaged 23.6 points per game as a senior in 2015-16 … averaged 20.6 points and 7.5 rebounds per game at Apollo High School as a junior en route to earning Courier-Journal All-State honors … hit 52 of his 136 three-point attempts as a junior.
Personal
Elijuan Donneki Wright … born in Madisonville, Ky. … son of Letetia Wright … has two brothers, Evan and Donte.
Eli Wright Profile
Sports hero: LeBron James
Favorite dessert: Chess pie
Favorite candy: Starburst
Favorite video game: Call of Duty
Favorite board game: Monopoly
Episode 5: Khaman Maker
Friday, January 31
Episode 4: Lefteris Liotopolous
Wednesday, January 22
Episode 3: Vince Iwuchukwu
Thursday, January 16
Episode 2: Ruben Prey
Friday, January 10
