Eli Pemberton

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Eli Pemberton
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No. 5–Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Position Shooting guard
League Israeli Basketball Premier League
Personal information
Born (1997-05-31) May 31, 1997 (age 26)
Middletown, Connecticut, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school
College Hofstra (2016–2020)
NBA draft 2020: undrafted
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–2023 Santa Cruz Warriors
2023 Ottawa BlackJacks
2023 Samsunspor
2023–present Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× Second-team All-CAA (2019, 2020)
  • CAA All-Rookie team (2017)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
FIBA AmeriCup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Brazil

Elijah Pemberton (born May 31, 1997) [1] is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the Hofstra Pride. [2]

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High school career

Pemberton attended Xavier High School for three years. He played one season at The Masters School and one at Cheshire Academy, scoring more than 2,000 points in his scholastic career. [3] Pemberton averaged 26 points per game in 2014–15 and 21 points per game in 2015–16. He became a four-time team Most Valuable Player between 2013 and 2016, a four time All-Connecticut selection. He also became the 2016 Jordan Brand Classic Regional Game MVP, a first team All-New England pick as a senior and a second team All-New England as a junior. [2]

College career

Pemberton played college basketball for Hofstra. He started his second game as a freshman and was named CAA rookie of the week on three occasions. [4] Pemberton averaged 12.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game, and ranked third in the CAA with a .406 three point percentage as a freshman. [5] As a sophomore, he averaged 15.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. [6]

Pemberton averaged 15 points and 4.8 rebounds per game as a junior, helping lead Hofstra to a CAA regular season championship. [7] In his senior season, he saw action in 34 games with averages of 17.6 points (8th in the CAA), 5.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.29 steals over 36.3 minutes per game, and had a free throw percentage of .854 (3rd). [5] Pemberton led Hofstra to a berth in the 2020 NCAA tournament, but the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]

By the end of his college career, he had earned All-CAA Second Team honors as a junior and a senior in addition to the 2020 All-CAA Tournament honors. Pemberton saw action in 129 career games while averaging 15.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 34.8 minutes per contest. [2] [8] Pemberton ranks ninth in Hofstra program history with 1,982 career points and fourth with 215 three-pointers. [2]

Professional career

Santa Cruz Warriors (2021–2023)

After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, Pemberton signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the Golden State Warriors on December 19, 2020, but was waived the same day. [8] On January 12, 2021, he signed as an affiliate player with the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League, [9] where he played 10 games and averaged 6.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 17.6 minutes per game. [10]

Ottawa BlackJacks (2023)

On April 27, 2023, Pemberton signed with the Ottawa BlackJacks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League, for whom he played two games. [11] [10] However, he was released on June 20.

On June 8, 2023, Pemberton was selected by the Rip City Remix in the 2023–24 NBA G League Expansion draft. [12]

Reeder Samsunspor (2023)

On August 16, 2023, Pemberton signed with Samsunspor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi, for whom he played three games. [13] [10]

Hapoel Be'er Sheva (2023–present)

On December 26, 2023, he signed with Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. [14]

Personal life

Pemberton has one brother, William Allen, who played basketball at Johnson C. Smith and a cousin, Chauncey Hardy, who played basketball at Sacred Heart. He earned a degree in Management in May, 2020. [2]

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  1. ↑ "Eli Pemberton, Basketball Player - Proballers". Proballers.com. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Eli Pemberton - Hofstra University Athletics". GoHofstra.com. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Amore, Dom (May 22, 2020). "Middletown's Eli Pemberton helped bring Hofstra men's basketball to new heights. Now he has bigger dreams". The Hartford Courant . Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  4. ↑ McFarland, Shawn (February 10, 2021). "Middletown's Eli Pemberton learning from Jeremy Lin, hoping to inspire the next wave of Connecticut hoopers in G League". The Hartford Courant . Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Eli Pemberton - Men's Basketball". Hofstra University Athletics.
  6. ↑ Joseph, Justin (March 23, 2020). "Eli Pemberton looks to cap career with trip to the promise land". The Hofstra Chronicle. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  7. ↑ Johnson, Dave (November 9, 2019). "CAA favorite Hofstra welcomes back three starters". The Virginian-Pilot . Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  8. 1 2 "Warriors Sign Waive Guard Eli Pemberton". NBA.com. December 19, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  9. ↑ "SANTA CRUZ WARRIORS ANNOUNCE 2020-21 ROSTER". NBA.com. January 12, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  10. 1 2 3 "Eli Pemberton Player Profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Ottawa BlackJacks Sign NBA G League Guard Elijah Pemberton". CEBL.ca. April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Expansion Draft". twitter.com. June 8, 2023. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  13. ↑ Samsunspor Basketbol [@SSBasketbol] (August 16, 2023). "WELCOME ELIJAH PEMBERTON! 💪💯 Takımımız, son üç sezondur NBA G League takımlarından Santa Cruz Warriors forması giyen 1997 doğumlu 1.96 cm boyundaki Elijah Pemberton ile anlaşma sağlamıştır. Anlaşmanın her iki taraf için de hayırlı olmasını dileriz. #ElijahPemberton" (Tweet). Retrieved August 16, 2023– via Twitter.
  14. ↑ "H.Be'er Sheva lands Elijah Pemberton, ex Samsunspor". Eurobasket. December 26, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
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