Elijah Millsap

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Elijah Millsap
Free agent
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
Personal information
Born (1987-08-12) August 12, 1987 (age 36)
Grambling, Louisiana
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Grambling (Grambling, Louisiana)
College Louisiana–Lafayette (2006–2008)
UAB (2009–2010)
NBA draft 2010 / Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present
Career history
2010–2011 Tulsa 66ers
2011–2013 Los Angeles D-Fenders
2013 Petron Blaze Boosters
2014 Maccabi Ashdod
2014 Los Angeles D-Fenders
2014–2015 Bakersfield Jam
2015–2016 Utah Jazz
2016 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Career highlights and awards

Elijah Millsap (born August 12, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

High school career

Millsap attended Grambling High School, averaging 29.8 points and 14.5 rebounds as a senior, earning the MVP on the Louisiana Class A ranks.[1]

College career

Millsap attended Louisiana–Lafayette, playing in 53 games and starting 40 while averaging 9.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.5 steals as a sophomore.[1] After two years, he transferred to Alabama-Birmingham, where he averaged 16.1 points per game as a senior, earning an All-Conference USA selection.[2]

Professional career

Tulsa 66ers

After going undrafted in the 2010 NBA draft, Millsap joined the Detroit Pistons for the 2010 NBA Summer League. On September 26, he signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder.[2] However, he was later waived by the Thunder on October 20.[3] On October 30, he was acquired by the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Thunder.[4] He went on to be named to the D-League All-Rookie second team for the 2010–11 season.[5]

Los Angeles D-Fenders

On November 28, 2011, Millsap was acquired by the Los Angeles D-Fenders.[6] On December 9, he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers,[4] but was waived on December 22 prior to the start of the regular season.[4] He then re-joined the D-Fenders.[4]

In July 2012, Millsap joined the Atlanta Hawks for the 2012 NBA Summer League. On September 17, he signed with the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association.[7] However, he was later released by the Sharks in November 2012 in favor of Gilbert Arenas.[8] On December 12, 2012, he was reacquired by the D-Fenders,[4] where he played out the 2012–13 season.

Philippines

In June 2013, Millsap joined the Petron Blaze Boosters of the Philippine Basketball Association for the 2013 Governor's Cup.[9]

Israel and D-League

On January 13, 2014, Millsap signed with Maccabi Ashdod for the rest of the 2013–14 season.[10] On March 19, he left Maccabi and returned to the United States.[11] Ten days later, he was re-acquired by the Los Angeles D-Fenders.[4]

In July 2014, Millsap joined the Philadelphia 76ers for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[12] On September 27, he signed with the Milwaukee Bucks.[13] However, he was later waived by the Bucks on October 16.[14] On October 30, Millsap was reacquired by the Los Angeles D-Fenders.[4] The next day, he was traded to the Bakersfield Jam.[15]

Utah Jazz

On January 5, 2015, Millsap signed a 10-day contract with the Utah Jazz[16] and made his NBA debut that night against the Indiana Pacers. In just over 18 minutes of action, he recorded 2 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal in a 105–101 loss.[17] On January 15, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Jazz,[18] and on January 25, he signed a multi-year contract with the Jazz.[19]

On January 5, 2016, Millsap was waived by the Jazz.[20]

Maccabi Tel Aviv

On January 23, 2016, Millsap signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli League for the rest of the season.[21] On March 10, 2016, he was released by the club after appearing in six games.[22][23]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games 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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Utah 47 5 19.7 .340 .311 .674 3.2 1.2 1.2 .3 5.3
2015–16 Utah 20 0 8.7 .282 .083 .722 1.8 1.0 .4 .2 1.8
Career 67 5 16.4 .332 .284 .683 2.8 1.1 .9 .3 4.2

Personal life

Millsap was born in Grambling, Louisiana to an American father and a Mexican mother. He has three brothers who also play basketball:[24] John, Paul and Abraham.

References

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