2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 2
Elijah Harkless
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Rialto, CA
- High School:
- Etiwanda HS
Bio
2019-20 Season (Sophomore)
Harkless had a breakout sophomore season where he posted new career-highs in points per game (10.7), minutes per game (29.5), rebounds per game (5.8), assists per game (2.9), steals per game (1.7), field goal percentage (45.5), 3-point percentage (36.0) and free throw percentage (69.7) ... Led the Big West in steals per game while he ranked sixth in defensive rebounds per game (4.5) and ninth in assists per game, rebounds per game and free throws made (83) ... Averaged 11.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists in Big West play ... Scored in double-figures 18 times, posted three double-doubles and registered the team's first-ever triple-double ... Earned Big West Player of the Week honors on Jan. 6 ... His 54 steals during the season were the most by a CSUN player since the 2004-05 season ... Collected 15 points at Oregon State (11/5/19) .. Pulled down 13 rebounds and added 11 points vs. North Dakota State (12/11/19) ... Picked up the third-most steals (8) in team history while he added 11 points and 11 rebounds vs. San Francisco State (12/22/19) ... Tallied 22 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and four steals vs. Saint Katherine (1/4/20) ... Hit a career-high four 3-pointers and tallied 21 points vs. UC Irvine (2/22/20) ... Registered a career-high 30 points on 12-of-19 shooting to go with seven rebounds in a win at UC Irvine (3/4/20).
2018-19 Season (Freshman)
Harkless appeared in 18 games, making two starts as a true freshman ... Averaged 3.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 14.3 minutes per game ... Shot 41.7 percent from the field for the year ... Tallied six rebounds, six assists, four steals and five points in his collegiate debut vs. New Mexico (11/6/18) ... Scored 10 points and added four assists and four rebounds at Loyola Marymount (11/13/18) ... Posted 10 points and six rebounds vs. Sacramento State (12/1/18) ... Came off the bench and recorded career highs in points (13), rebounds (7) and steals (5) vs. Utah Valley at the Roman College Basketball Invitational (3/19/19).
Etiwanda High School
Harkless helped lead Etiwanda to a third-place finish at the CIF Southern Section Open Division Tournament as a senior ... Also guided the team to a Southern California Regional berth ... The Eagles went 30-4 and 10-0 in league play in 2017-18 ... Averaged over 10 points and five assist as a senior ... Posted a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds in the 2018 regional finals against eventual state champions Sierra Canyon ... Named to the All-Baseline First Team and to the Sun-Daily Bulletin All-Area Team.Â
Personal
Mother is Sherice Sterling and father is Kevin Harkless ... Has two sisters, Lynesha and Creation Harkless ... He has two brothers, Kevin and Aaron Harkless ... Undecided on major.
CSUN CAREER-HIGHS
Harkless had a breakout sophomore season where he posted new career-highs in points per game (10.7), minutes per game (29.5), rebounds per game (5.8), assists per game (2.9), steals per game (1.7), field goal percentage (45.5), 3-point percentage (36.0) and free throw percentage (69.7) ... Led the Big West in steals per game while he ranked sixth in defensive rebounds per game (4.5) and ninth in assists per game, rebounds per game and free throws made (83) ... Averaged 11.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists in Big West play ... Scored in double-figures 18 times, posted three double-doubles and registered the team's first-ever triple-double ... Earned Big West Player of the Week honors on Jan. 6 ... His 54 steals during the season were the most by a CSUN player since the 2004-05 season ... Collected 15 points at Oregon State (11/5/19) .. Pulled down 13 rebounds and added 11 points vs. North Dakota State (12/11/19) ... Picked up the third-most steals (8) in team history while he added 11 points and 11 rebounds vs. San Francisco State (12/22/19) ... Tallied 22 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and four steals vs. Saint Katherine (1/4/20) ... Hit a career-high four 3-pointers and tallied 21 points vs. UC Irvine (2/22/20) ... Registered a career-high 30 points on 12-of-19 shooting to go with seven rebounds in a win at UC Irvine (3/4/20).
2018-19 Season (Freshman)
Harkless appeared in 18 games, making two starts as a true freshman ... Averaged 3.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 14.3 minutes per game ... Shot 41.7 percent from the field for the year ... Tallied six rebounds, six assists, four steals and five points in his collegiate debut vs. New Mexico (11/6/18) ... Scored 10 points and added four assists and four rebounds at Loyola Marymount (11/13/18) ... Posted 10 points and six rebounds vs. Sacramento State (12/1/18) ... Came off the bench and recorded career highs in points (13), rebounds (7) and steals (5) vs. Utah Valley at the Roman College Basketball Invitational (3/19/19).
Etiwanda High School
Harkless helped lead Etiwanda to a third-place finish at the CIF Southern Section Open Division Tournament as a senior ... Also guided the team to a Southern California Regional berth ... The Eagles went 30-4 and 10-0 in league play in 2017-18 ... Averaged over 10 points and five assist as a senior ... Posted a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds in the 2018 regional finals against eventual state champions Sierra Canyon ... Named to the All-Baseline First Team and to the Sun-Daily Bulletin All-Area Team.Â
Personal
Mother is Sherice Sterling and father is Kevin Harkless ... Has two sisters, Lynesha and Creation Harkless ... He has two brothers, Kevin and Aaron Harkless ... Undecided on major.
CSUN CAREER-HIGHS
| Points | 30 at UC Irvine | 3/4/20 |
| Field Goals | 12 at UC Irvine | 3/4/20 |
| 3-Point Field Goals | 4 vs. UC Irvine | 2/22/20 |
| Free Throws | 10 vs. Saint Katherine | 1/4/20 |
| Rebounds | 13 vs. North Dakota State | 12/31/19 |
| Assists | 10 vs. Saint Katherine | 1/4/20 |
| Blocks | 1 (14x) last vs. Hawai'i | 3/7/20 |
| Steals | 8 vs. San Francisco State | 12/22/19 |
| Minutes | 40 vs. UC Irvine | 2/22/20 |
Texas State vs. Eastern Washington
Saturday, November 20
Texas State vs. Dixie State
Friday, November 19
A Conversation With Mark Gottfried
Friday, June 19
Preseason chat with Terrell Gomez
Thursday, October 03
