2014-15 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Devonte Elliott
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Paramount, CA
- High School:
- Paramount HS
2014-15 Season (Senior)
Competed in all 33 games for the Matadors in his lone season and made 24 starts ... drastically improved his career averages in scoring and rebounding while also putting up the most assists, rebounds, blocks and steals in his career ... named Big West Player of the Week after averaging 19.5 points and 9.5 rebounds across a pair of wins against UC Santa Barbara (1/15/15) and Cal Poly (1/17/15) ... Recorded first career double-double and set new career highs with 23 points and 12 rebounds at UCSB ... scored in double figures nine times, including six times against Big West opposition ... averaged 8.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game for the year.
2012-13 Season (Junior at Nevada)
Played in 31 games, eight as a starter ... Tallied a career-high 13 points at Marshall and Cal State San Marcos ... Scored eleven points along with a game-high eight rebounds over Boise State ... Garnered a career-high four blocks at Fresno State ... At Washington, scored eleven points connecting on 5-of-7 shots along with five rebounds in 20 minutes ... Led the Wolfpack with his first double figure rebounding game (11) against then 25th-ranked Wyoming along with seven points ... Scored in double figures with 12 points off the bench in the conference (MWC) opener at Air Force ... Averaged 16.5 minutes per game ... Shot a team-best .471 from the field.
2011-12 Season (Sophomore at Nevada)
Averaged 1.7 points and 1.7 rebounds in 35 games off the bench ... Averaged 7.9 minutes per game ... Shared Nevada'a Sixth Man Award with five teammates ... Tied his season-high in two home games with eight points vs Pacific (11/17/11) and Hawai'i (1/14/12) ... With the Wolfpack trailing Utah State (2/12/12) 52-50 with 27 seconds to play, Elliott blocked a shot and grabbed the rebound which led to a teammate's game-winning three-pointer with 1.8 seconds to play as Nevada won, 53-52.
2010-11 Season (Freshman at Nevada)
Earned three starts to begin the season at home vs Montana and in the two Preseason NIT games played at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion and Pepperdine ... Averaged 1.8 points and 2.8 rebounds per game in 11.2 minutes per game ... Grabbed a careeer-high 14 rebounds at George Washington (11/22/10) ... Scored a then career-high eight points at South Dakota State (11/30/11) ... Gained international experience playing with Reach USA in China during the summer of 2011.
High School
A 2009 graduate of Paramount (CA) High School ... Averaged 12.5 points, 11.9 rebounds and 4.7 blocks per game during his senior season ... Shot 55 perent from the field, including 31 percent from three-point territory ... Captain of the basketball and the volleyball teams ... During his junior campaign in 2007-08, averaged 10.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 4.5 blocks per game ... An All-CIF selection as a middle blocker in volleyball ... Averaged 11 kills and seven blocks per game.
Matador Memo
Son of Felicia Sanders ... Has an older sister, Victoria ... Full name is Devonte Deshon Elliott.
