Grambling, Louisiana raised four basketball-playing brothers — Elijah, John, Abraham and four-time All-Star Paul. Elijah's path was the hardest: undrafted out of UAB in 2010, he ground through the D-League, China and the Philippines before Utah signed him to a 10-day contract in January 2015. He stuck for a full year of defense-first minutes before being waived the next January.
He last suited up for the College Park Skyhawks in 2022.
HOW HE CAME & WENTHe signed a 10-day contract on January 5, 2015, the first in the league that season, debuted the same night, and got a multi-year deal on January 25. Exactly one year later the Jazz waived him, two days before his salary would have guaranteed.
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| SEASON | TEAM | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | UTA | 47 | 19.7 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | .340 | .311 | .674 |
| 2015–16 | UTA | 20 | 8.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .282 | .083 | .722 |
| JAZZ TOTAL | 2 SEASONS | 67 | 16.4 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | .332 | .284 | .683 |
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