Henry Ellenson

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Henry Ellenson
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Ellenson at the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game with a broken hand
Free agent
Position Power forward / center
Personal information
Born (1997-01-13) January 13, 1997 (age 27)
Rice Lake, Wisconsin
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school Rice Lake (Rice Lake, Wisconsin)
College Marquette (2015–2016)
NBA draft 2016: 1st round, 18th overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2019 Detroit Pistons
2016–2019→Grand Rapids Drive
2019 New York Knicks
2019–2020 Brooklyn Nets
2019→Long Island Nets
2020–2021 Raptors 905
2021 Toronto Raptors
2021–2022 Monbus Obradoiro
2022–2023 Club Joventut Badalona
2023 Ibaraki Robots
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
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 World U17 Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Dubai National team

Henry John Ellenson (born January 13, 1997) [1] is an American professional basketball player for Ibaraki Robots of the B.League. He played one season of college basketball for Marquette, [2] [3] [4] before being drafted 18th overall by the Pistons in the 2016 NBA draft.

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High school career

Ellenson played basketball at Rice Lake High School, where he also competed in track and field (high jump and discus). [1] In August 2014, he was a member of the United States' National Team at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Dubai, scoring 21 points in the quarterfinal game with China. [5] [6]

As a freshman in the 2011–12 season, Ellenson averaged 12.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 blocks per game. As a sophomore in the 2012–13 season, Ellenson averaged 21.5 points, 11.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.8 blocks per game. [1]

Career highlights and awards

College career

During his only season at Marquette, Ellenson averaged a near-double-double with 17 points and 9.7 rebounds per game, with 1.8 assists and 1.5 blocks in 33.5 minutes of action over 33 games. As a result, he earned All-Big East First Team, Big East All-Freshmen Team, and Big East Freshman of the Year honors. [7]

On April 5, 2016, Ellenson declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final three years of college eligibility. [8]

Professional career

Detroit Pistons (2016–2019)

On June 23, 2016, Ellenson was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the 18th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft. [9] On July 19, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Pistons. [10] On October 26, he made his professional debut in a 109–91 loss to the Toronto Raptors, recording two rebounds in two minutes off the bench. [11] During his rookie season, Ellenson had multiple assignments with the Grand Rapids Drive, the Pistons' D-League affiliate. [12] On February 9, 2019, Ellenson was released by the Pistons. [13]

New York Knicks (2019)

On February 20, 2019, Ellenson signed a 10-day contract with the New York Knicks. [14] After several productive games, he signed a standard contract with the Knicks on March 2. [15] On June 30, 2019, Ellenson joined the Knicks for the 2019 NBA Summer League.

Brooklyn Nets (2019–2020)

On July 17, 2019, Ellenson signed a two-way contract with the Brooklyn Nets. [16] On January 3, 2020, the Nets waived Ellenson after he appeared in five games. [17]

Raptors 905 (2020–2021)

On January 21, 2020, Ellenson was acquired by the Raptors 905 in a sign-and-trade deal with the Long Island Nets. [18] [19]

On November 26, 2020, Ellenson signed a deal with the Toronto Raptors. [20] On December 19, he was waived by the team. [21]

On January 27, 2021, Ellenson was included in roster of Raptors 905. [22]

Toronto Raptors (2021)

On March 10, 2021, the Toronto Raptors announced that they had signed Ellenson to a 10-day contract. [23]

Monbus Obradoiro (2021–2022)

On July 13, 2021, Ellenson signed with Monbus Obradoiro of the Liga ACB. [24]

Joventut Badalona (2022–present)

On July 7, 2022, he has signed with Club Joventut Badalona of the Liga ACB. [25]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2016–17 Detroit 1927.7.359.294.5002.2.4.1.13.2
2017–18 Detroit 3808.7.363.333.8622.1.5.1.04.0
2018–19 Detroit 2012.5.400.5001.0004.5.5.0.06.0
New York 17013.8.412.441.7393.4.9.4.16.0
2019–20 Brooklyn 503.0.143.000—1.2.2.0.0.4
2020–21 Toronto 2019.0.357.222.7506.02.5.0.07.5
Career8329.5.371.336.7732.5.6.2.04.1

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2015–16 Marquette 333333.5.446.288.7499.71.8.81.517.0

Personal life

The son of John and Holly Ellenson, he has two brothers and one sister. His father played two seasons (1986–88) of basketball at Marquette and two seasons at Wisconsin while his brother, Wally, was a member of the men's basketball and track and field teams there. [26]

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