Elijah Lufile

POSITION: Forward/Center               

HEIGHT: 6'7" (2.01m)                                                     

WEIGHT: 280lbs (127kg)                                                 

BIRTHDATE:  November 7, 1997 (Milton, ON)                               

HIGH SCHOOL:Jean Vanier Catholic HS

UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE:  Midland College (2018-19) / Oral Roberts University (2019-22)

TWITTER/INSTAGRAM: @elijahlufile

HOW ACQUIRED: BCLA

YEARS PRO:  1

BIO

PROFESSIONAL CAREER


2022-23: Played in 16 games at the NBA G League Showcase with the Salt Lake City Stars … Averaged 5.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 0.4 assists in 9.7 minutes per game … Made his professional debut in a win on November 6, 2022 vs. the G League Ignite, recording two points, three rebounds and one steal in 10 minutes of action … Earned his first pro career double digit scoring game with 12 points, seven rebounds and two blocked shots in 18 minutes of action in a rematch against the G League Ignite on November 28, 2022…


UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE CAREER


2021-22: Played in 28 games in his third season at ORU and made three starts … Averaged 7.9 points, 7.1 rebounds (led the team) and 0.6 blocks in 15.9 minutes per game … Recorded 13 points and a season-high 16 rebounds against South Dakota state on Christmas Eve … Had six different games with double doubles in both points and assists … Had his season-high in points with 25, to go along with 13 rebounds in a win against St. Thomas on January 6th …

 

2020-21 (Redshirt junior season): Missed the entire season due to injury.

 

2019-20 (at Oral Roberts):  Played in 26 games in his first season at ORU and made nine starts ... Earned his first start for the Golden Eagles at Wichita State on November 23rd ... Recorded 5.6 points and 5.3 rebounds per game ... Finished 79th in the nation and fourth in The Summit League averaging 2.85 offensive rebounds per game ... Posted two double-doubles coming against Wichita State on November 23rd and Haskell December 8th ... Reached double-figure scoring five times with a career-best 15 points at home against Haskell on December 8th ... Tallied three games of double-digit rebounds, including a career high of 11 twice against Houston Baptist November 8th and Haskell December 8th ...

 

2018-19 (at Midland): Played one season at Midland College for Head Coach Pat Rafferty in 2018-19 ... Averaged 13.6 points and a team-leading 8.1 rebounds per game in 27 starts with the Chaparrals ... Registered 10 double-doubles as a redshirt freshman ... Reached double-figure scoring in 20 outings, while scoring 20 or more points seven times, including a season-best 23 against South Mountain on December 30th ... Posted a season-high 14 rebounds against North Lake November 9th and again versus Phoenix on December 28th ...


CAREER PROFESSIONAL STATISTICS

Totals


Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2022-23 SLC Stars 16 155 80 32-51 0-0 9-19 28 24 52 7 18 6 5 8
16 155 80 32-51 0-0 9-19 28 24 52 7 18 6 5 8

Averages


Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2022-23 SLC Stars 16 9.7 5 0.627 0 0.474 1.8 1.5 3.3 0.4 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.5
16 9.7 5 0.627 0 0.474 1.8 1.5 3.3 0.4 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.5

COLLEGIATE STATISTICS

Totals


Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2018-19 Midland College 27 682 366 150-277 2-14 64-122 92 127 219 20 62 6 26 64
2019-20 ORU 26 392 145 56-105 0-0 33-57 74 65 139 5 52 2 13 23
2021-22 ORU 28 445 220 99-139 0-0 22-50 97 100 197 2 46 18 4 17
81 1519 731 305-521 2-14 119-229 263 292 555 27 160 26 43 104

Averages


Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2018-19 Midland College 27 25.3 13.6 0.542 0.143 0.571 3.4 4.7 8.1 0.7 2.3 0.2 1 2.4
2019-20 ORU 26 15.1 5.6 0.533 0 0.579 2.8 2.5 5.3 0.2 2 0.1 0.5 0.9
2021-22 ORU 28 15.9 7.9 0.712 0 0.44 3.5 3.6 7.1 0.1 1.6 0.6 0.1 0.6
81 18.8 9 0.595 0.047 0.53 3.2 3.6 6.8 0.3 2 0.3 0.5 1.3
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