{{short description|American basketball player (born 2000)}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Boogie Ellis | image = 2025-10-08 ALBA Berlin gegen Élan Chalon (Basketball Champions League 2025-26) by Sandro Halank–144.jpg | caption = Ellis in 2025 | position = Point guard / shooting guard | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 190 | league = Basketbol Süper Ligi | team = Galatasaray | number = 0 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|12|12}} | birth_place = San Diego, California, U.S. | high_school = Mission Bay<br>(San Diego, California) | college = * Memphis (2019–2021) * USC (2021–2024) | draft_year = 2024 | career_start = 2024 | career_end = | years1 = 2024–2025 | team1 = Stockton Kings | years2 = 2025 | team2 = Indiana Mad Ants | years3 = 2025 | team3 = Alba Berlin | years4 = 2025–present | team4 = Dubai Basketball | years5 = 2026–present | team5 = →Galatasaray | highlights = * First-team All-Pac-12 (2023) * Second-team All-Pac-12 (2024) * NIT champion (2021) * AAC Sixth Man of the Year (2021) }} '''Rejean Amor Ellis'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Rejean Amor Ellis > Player : ABA League |url=https://www.aba-liga.com/player/5288/25/1/rejean-amor-ellis/ |access-date=29 October 2025}}</ref> (born December 12, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for Galatasaray of the Basketbol Süper Ligi, on loan from Dubai Basketball. He played college basketball for Memphis and USC. He previously played for the Stockton Kings.
==High school career== Ellis is a native of San Diego.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Munz |first=Jason |date=June 30, 2024 |orig-date=June 30, 2024 |title=Sacramento Kings sign USC's Boogie Ellis, former Memphis basketball |url=https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/college/memphis-tigers/2024/06/27/boogie-ellis-sacramento-kings-usc-basketball-memphis/74237480007/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630054513/https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/college/memphis-tigers/2024/06/27/boogie-ellis-sacramento-kings-usc-basketball-memphis/74237480007/ |archive-date=30 June 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-04 |title=USC Basketball: Boogie Ellis' Draft Prospects Take Major Hit |url=https://www.si.com/college/usc/boogie-ellis-draft-prospects-take-hit-ak1987 |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=USC Trojans On SI |language=en-US}}</ref> Ellis attended Mission Bay High School for his four years in high school.<ref>{{cite web|first=David|last=Cordova|title=Boogie Ellis: Memphis' New Floor General|url=https://davesjoint.net/2019/05/27/boogie-ellis-memphis-new-floor-general/|work=Dave's Joint|date=May 27, 2019|access-date=April 20, 2021}}</ref>
===Recruiting=== Ellis was a consensus four-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2019 class, according to major recruiting services. On November 9, 2018, Ellis committed to playing college basketball for Duke.<ref>{{cite web|first=Tim|last=Daniels|title=4-Star Guard Prospect Boogie Ellis Commits to Duke|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2805331-4-star-guard-prospect-boogie-ellis-commits-to-duke|website=BleacherReport.com|publisher=Bleacher Report|date=November 9, 2018|access-date=May 3, 2019}}</ref> On May 2, 2019, he requested Duke to release his letter of intent allowing him to choose other schools to attend.<ref>{{cite web|first=Chelsea|last=Howard|title=Duke releases Boogie Ellis, 5-star outside shooter, from letter of intent|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/duke-releases-boogie-ellis-5-star-outside-shooter-letter-intent/11qqhy32z1swi1lfgw8nacyuai|website=SportingNews.com|publisher=Sporting News|date=May 2, 2019|access-date=May 2, 2019}}</ref> He later explained that he wanted to be the starting point guard for the Blue Devils and Tre Jones returning impacted his decision.<ref>{{cite web|first=JD|last=King|title=Boogie Explains His Decommitment|url=http://www.dukebasketballreport.com/2019/5/3/18527798/boogie-explains-his-decommitment-duke-basketball|work=Duke Basketball Report|date=May 3, 2019|access-date=May 3, 2019}}</ref> On May 13, 2019, Ellis committed to play for Memphis.<ref>{{cite web|first=Drew|last=Hill|title=Boogie Ellis, a 4-star guard, commits to Penny Hardaway, Memphis basketball|url=https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/college/memphis-tigers/basketball/2019/05/13/penny-hardaway-memphis-basketball-land-four-star-guard-boogie-ellis/1186153001/|work=The Commercial Appeal|date=May 13, 2019|access-date=April 20, 2021}}</ref>
{{College Athlete Recruit Start|40=no|collapse=no|year=2019}} {{College Athlete Recruit Entry | recruit = Boogie Ellis | position = PG | hometown = San Diego, CA | highschool = Mission Bay (CA) | feet = 6 | inches = 2 | weight = 170 | 40 = | commitdate = May 13, 2019 | scout stars = | rivals stars = 4 | 247 stars = 4 | espn stars = 4 | espn grade = 88 }} {{College Athlete Recruit End | 40 = | year = 2019 | rivals ref title = Memphis 2019 Basketball Commitments | scout ref title = | espn ref title = 2019 Memphis Tigers Recruiting Class | rivals school = memphis | scout s = | espn schoolid = 235 | 247 overall = 33 | rivals overall = 37 | espn overall = 39 | accessdate = May 13, 2019 | bball = yes }}
==College career== Ellis scored a game-high 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting in a 83–78 win over NC State. He was subsequently named American Athletic Conference freshman of the week on December 2, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=Temple's Rose, Memphis' Ellis Earn Men's Basketball Weekly Awards|url=http://theamerican.org/news/2019/12/2/temples-rose-memphis-ellis-earn-mens-basketball-weekly-awards.aspx|work=American Athletic Conference|date=December 2, 2019|access-date=January 3, 2019}}</ref> He struggled shooting the ball in December and was relegated to a bench role.<ref>{{cite news|first=John|last=Martin|title=What's wrong with Memphis freshman Boogie Ellis? 'It's mental'|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1537912/2020/01/16/whats-wrong-with-memphis-freshman-boogie-ellis-its-mental/|work=The Athletic|date=January 16, 2020|access-date=May 17, 2020}}</ref> Ellis averaged eight points and 3.3 rebounds per game as a freshman.<ref>{{cite news|first=John|last=Martin|title=Eleven thoughts on Memphis' 11 scholarship players|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1788250/2020/05/01/eleven-thoughts-on-memphis-11-scholarship-players/|work=The Athletic|date=May 1, 2020|access-date=May 17, 2020}}</ref> On November 25, 2020, Ellis scored a career-high 24 points in a game against Saint Mary's.<ref>{{cite web |title=Boogie Ellis Game by Game Stats and Performance |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/gamelog/_/id/4593106 |access-date=December 4, 2020 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> On March 31, 2021, Ellis entered the transfer portal.<ref>{{cite web|first=Danielle|last=Lerner|title=Memphis basketball: Boogie Ellis, Damion Baugh, D.J. Jeffries enter transfer portal|url=https://dailymemphian.com/article/21039/memphis-basketball-boogie-ellis-damion-baugh-transfer|work=Daily Memphian|date=April 3, 2021|access-date=April 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210331220810/https://dailymemphian.com/article/21039/memphis-basketball-boogie-ellis-damion-baugh-transfer|archive-date=March 31, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> On April 12, he announced that he would transfer to USC.<ref>{{cite web|first=Mark|last=Zeigler|title=Mission Bay High's Boogie Ellis is transferring from Memphis|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/aztecs/story/2021-03-31/san-diego-state-sdsu-aztecs-basketball-boogie-ellis-transfer-memphis-tigers-mission-bay-portal-nit|work=The San Diego Union-Tribune|date=March 31, 2021|access-date=April 20, 2021}}</ref> Ellis was named Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 as a junior.<ref name=P12Awards>{{cite press release|title=2021-22 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference honors and Annual Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva|url=https://pac-12.com/news/2022/3/8/2021-22-pac-12-mens-basketball-all-conference-honors-and-annual-performance.aspx|website=Pac-12.com|publisher=Pac-12 Conference|date=March 8, 2022|access-date=March 8, 2022}}</ref>
==Professional career== ===Stockton Kings (2024–2025)=== After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft, Ellis joined the Sacramento Kings for the 2024 NBA Summer League<ref>{{cite web|title=Sacramento Kings Announce NBA 2K25 Summer League Roster|url=https://www.nba.com/kings/news/sacramento-kings-announce-nba-2k25-summer-league-roster|website=NBA.com|date=July 10, 2024|access-date=September 16, 2024}}</ref> and on September 16, he signed with them.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kings Sign Boogie Ellis|url=https://www.nba.com/kings/news/kings-sign-boogie-ellis|website=NBA.com|date=September 16, 2024|access-date=September 16, 2024}}</ref> However, he was waived on October 18.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kings Announce Roster Moves|url=https://www.nba.com/kings/news/kings-announce-roster-moves-2|website=NBA.com|date=October 18, 2024|access-date=October 20, 2024}}</ref> On October 27, he joined the Stockton Kings.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stockton Kings Announce 2024-25 Training Camp Roster|url=https://stockton.gleague.nba.com/news/stockton-kings-announce-2024-25-training-camp-roster|website=NBA.com|date=October 27, 2024|access-date=October 27, 2024}}</ref>
===Noblesville Boom (2025)=== On March 6, 2025, Ellis was traded to the Noblesville Boom in a three–team trade that sent Kyle Mangas to the Austin Spurs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mad Ants Trade Kyle Mangas to Austin in Three-Team Deal - Indiana Mad Ants |url=https://noblesville.gleague.nba.com/news/mad-ants-trade-kyle-mangas-to-austin-in-three-team-deal |access-date=2025-08-17 |website=Noblesville Boom |language=en}}</ref>
===Alba Berlin (2025)=== On August 5, 2025, he signed with Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.albaberlin.de/news/details/guard-mit-scorer-qualitaeten-boogie-ellis-verstaerkt-alba-berlin|title=Guard mit Scorer-Qualitäten: Boogie Ellis verstärkt ALBA BERLIN|last=|first=|date=August 5, 2025|website=albaberlin.de|publisher=|language=de|access-date=October 23, 2025}}</ref>
===Dubai Basketball (2025–present)=== On October 22, 2025, he signed with Dubai Basketball of the ABA League.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/dubai-basketball-officially-announces-the-signing-of-boogie-ellis/|title=Dubai Basketball officially announces the signing of Boogie Ellis|last=|first=|date=October 22, 2025|website=|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=October 23, 2025}}</ref>. On November 19th, Ellis received a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award. He had the game-high 28 points, 3 rebounds, and 6 assists. With the team victory, the team was able to maintain a perfect record.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ellis' 28 points and 6 assists give him Player of the Week award |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/ABA-League/news/968454/Ellis-28-points-and-6-assists-give-him-Player-of-the-Week-award |website=www.eurobasket.com |access-date=20 November 2025}}</ref>
===Galatasaray (2026–present)=== On March 16, 2026, he was loaned to Galatasaray of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) until the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.galatasaray.org/haber/basketbol/erkek-basketbol/boogie-ellis-galatasaray-mct-technic-te/59893|title=Boogie Ellis Galatasaray MCT Technic’te|date=March 16, 2026|website=|publisher=Galatasaray S.K.|language=Tr|access-date=March 16, 2026}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend}}
===College=== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20 | style="text-align:left;"| Memphis | 31 || 27 || 24.5 || .330 || .324 || .685 || 3.3 || 1.5 || 1.3 || .1 || 8.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21 | style="text-align:left;"| Memphis | 28 || 15 || 23.4 || .401 || '''.386''' || .657 || 2.1 || 1.5 || 1.1 || '''.2''' || 10.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22 | style="text-align:left;"| USC | '''33''' || '''33''' || 29.8 || .417 || .376 || .798 || 3.3 || 2.4 || .8 || '''.2''' || 12.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23 | style="text-align:left;"| USC | '''33''' || '''33''' || '''33.1''' || '''.434''' || '''.386''' || '''.805''' || '''3.7''' || '''3.1''' || '''1.4''' || '''.2''' || '''17.7''' |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 125 || 108 || 27.9 || .404 || .372 || .751 || 3.1 || 2.2 || 1.1 || .2 || 12.2 {{S-end}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://usctrojans.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/boogie-ellis/15854 USC Trojans bio] *[https://gotigersgo.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/boogie-ellis/9315 Memphis Tigers bio]
{{Galatasaray S.K. men's basketball team current roster}}
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