Elijah Pennington

22 Elijah Pennington

Height:

5-11
Weight:

150
Year:

Fr.
Hometown:

Indianapolis, Ind.
High School:

Pike
Position:

G

gp

24
pts/g

4.0
fg %

43.2
3pt %

41.7
ft %

78.6
reb/g

1.3
a/g

1.4

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Bio

Freshman (2017-18): Played in 17 games and made 12 starts ... Scored 94 points (5.5 per game) and shot 44.3 percent from the floor (31-of-70) ... Shot 43.5 percent from beyond the arc (10-of-23) ... Shot 78.6 percent from the charity stripe (22-of-28) ... Grabbed 27 rebounds, second on the team with 28 assists, and 10 steals ... Scored a career-high 21 points on Jan. 17 at Earlham.

Recent games

Date	Opponent	Result

Date	Opponent	Result
Jan 31	at Anderson (Ind.)	L, 90-66
Feb 3	at Mt. St. Joseph	L, 92-57
Feb 7	Bluffton	L, 85-65
Feb 10	Transylvania (Ky.)	L, 83-77
Feb 14	Earlham (Ind.)	L, 68-66
Feb 17	at Hanover (Ind.)	L, 78-59

Season Statistics

	Overall	Conference

	Overall	Conference
Games	24	17
Games started	12	12
Minutes	370	331
Minutes per game	15.4	19.5
FG	32-74	31-70
FG Pct	43.2	44.3
3PT	10-24	10-23
3PT Pct	41.7	43.5
FT	22-28	22-28
FT Pct	78.6	78.6
Off rebounds	8	8
Def rebounds	23	19
Total rebounds	31	27
Rebounds per game	1.3	1.6
Personal fouls	20	18
Disqualifications	0	0
Assists	33	28
Turnovers	17	15
Assist to turnover ratio	1.9	1.9
Steals	12	10
Blocks	0	0
Points	96	94
Points per game	4.0	5.5
Points per 40 min	10.4	11.4

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Nov 12	at IPFW	L, 114-59	-	7	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Nov 15	Ohio Mid-Western	W, 103-77	-	11	1-1	100.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	2
Nov 18	at Olivet (Mich.)	L, 96-64	-	6	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Nov 20	Ohio Northern	L, 106-94	-	5	0-1	0.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Nov 27	at Manchester (Ind.)	W, 79-75	-	2	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Nov 29	at Wilmington (Ohio)	L, 85-57	-	2	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Dec 2	at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)	L, 77-65	-	8	0-2	0.0	0-1	0.0	0-0	-	0
Dec 9	Franklin (Ind.)	W, 76-72	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dec 16	Hanover (Ind.)	L, 74-51	-	5	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Dec 18	Adrian (Mich.)	L, 76-66	-	7	0-1	0.0	0-1	0.0	0-0	-	0
Dec 29	Wright St.-Lake	L, 67-61	-	5	0-1	0.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Dec 30	Greenville	L, 139-133	-	3	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Jan 3	Anderson (Ind.)	L, 99-78	-	4	2-2	100.0	0-0	-	1-2	50.0	5
Jan 6	at Transylvania (Ky.)	L, 91-77	-	22	5-6	83.3	1-1	100.0	2-2	100.0	13
Jan 10	at Bluffton	L, 75-47	1	25	2-6	33.3	0-1	0.0	2-2	100.0	6
Jan 13	Mt. St. Joseph	L, 79-64	1	25	1-4	25.0	1-2	50.0	0-0	-	3
Jan 17	at Earlham (Ind.)	L, 77-70	1	40	6-8	75.0	1-2	50.0	8-9	88.9	21
Jan 20	Rose-Hulman (Ind.)	L, 85-66	1	32	4-8	50.0	3-3	100.0	2-2	100.0	13
Jan 24	Manchester (Ind.)	L, 73-66	1	30	2-7	28.6	0-3	0.0	0-0	-	4
Jan 27	at Franklin (Ind.)	L, 86-66	1	14	0-0	-	0-0	-	1-2	50.0	1
Jan 31	at Anderson (Ind.)	L, 90-66	1	24	2-5	40.0	1-1	100.0	3-4	75.0	8
Feb 3	at Mt. St. Joseph	L, 92-57	1	22	4-8	50.0	2-3	66.7	0-1	0.0	10
Feb 7	Bluffton	L, 85-65	1	22	1-2	50.0	0-0	-	2-2	100.0	4
Feb 10	Transylvania (Ky.)	L, 83-77	1	19	1-5	20.0	0-3	0.0	0-0	-	2
Feb 14	Earlham (Ind.)	L, 68-66	1	15	0-3	0.0	0-1	0.0	1-2	50.0	1
Feb 17	at Hanover (Ind.)	L, 78-59	1	22	1-4	25.0	1-2	50.0	0-0	-	3

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
Nov 12	at IPFW	L, 114-59	-	7	0	1	1	0	1	0	0
Nov 15	Ohio Mid-Western	W, 103-77	-	11	0	1	1	4	0	0	0
Nov 18	at Olivet (Mich.)	L, 96-64	-	6	0	1	1	1	0	1	0
Nov 20	Ohio Northern	L, 106-94	-	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Nov 27	at Manchester (Ind.)	W, 79-75	-	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Nov 29	at Wilmington (Ohio)	L, 85-57	-	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Dec 2	at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)	L, 77-65	-	8	0	2	2	2	0	1	0
Dec 9	Franklin (Ind.)	W, 76-72	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dec 16	Hanover (Ind.)	L, 74-51	-	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dec 18	Adrian (Mich.)	L, 76-66	-	7	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dec 29	Wright St.-Lake	L, 67-61	-	5	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Dec 30	Greenville	L, 139-133	-	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jan 3	Anderson (Ind.)	L, 99-78	-	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	0
Jan 6	at Transylvania (Ky.)	L, 91-77	-	22	2	1	3	1	1	2	0
Jan 10	at Bluffton	L, 75-47	1	25	0	5	5	2	1	1	0
Jan 13	Mt. St. Joseph	L, 79-64	1	25	0	1	1	1	1	1	0
Jan 17	at Earlham (Ind.)	L, 77-70	1	40	0	0	0	4	6	2	0
Jan 20	Rose-Hulman (Ind.)	L, 85-66	1	32	3	1	4	2	0	0	0
Jan 24	Manchester (Ind.)	L, 73-66	1	30	0	3	3	6	0	0	0
Jan 27	at Franklin (Ind.)	L, 86-66	1	14	0	1	1	0	1	0	0
Jan 31	at Anderson (Ind.)	L, 90-66	1	24	1	1	2	1	1	0	0
Feb 3	at Mt. St. Joseph	L, 92-57	1	22	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
Feb 7	Bluffton	L, 85-65	1	22	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Feb 10	Transylvania (Ky.)	L, 83-77	1	19	0	2	2	4	2	0	0
Feb 14	Earlham (Ind.)	L, 68-66	1	15	0	0	0	2	1	0	0
Feb 17	at Hanover (Ind.)	L, 78-59	1	22	1	1	2	1	0	1	0

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	pf	dq	a/to

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	pf	dq	a/to
Nov 12	at IPFW	L, 114-59	-	0	-	0.0
Nov 15	Ohio Mid-Western	W, 103-77	-	0	0	-
Nov 18	at Olivet (Mich.)	L, 96-64	-	0	0	-
Nov 20	Ohio Northern	L, 106-94	-	0	-	-
Nov 27	at Manchester (Ind.)	W, 79-75	-	0	-	0.0
Nov 29	at Wilmington (Ohio)	L, 85-57	-	0	-	0.0
Dec 2	at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)	L, 77-65	-	1	-	-
Dec 9	Franklin (Ind.)	W, 76-72	-	-	-	-
Dec 16	Hanover (Ind.)	L, 74-51	-	2	0	-
Dec 18	Adrian (Mich.)	L, 76-66	-	1	0	-
Dec 29	Wright St.-Lake	L, 67-61	-	1	0	0.0
Dec 30	Greenville	L, 139-133	-	0	0	-
Jan 3	Anderson (Ind.)	L, 99-78	-	0	0	-
Jan 6	at Transylvania (Ky.)	L, 91-77	-	1	-	1.0
Jan 10	at Bluffton	L, 75-47	1	0	-	2.0
Jan 13	Mt. St. Joseph	L, 79-64	1	2	0	1.0
Jan 17	at Earlham (Ind.)	L, 77-70	1	3	-	0.7
Jan 20	Rose-Hulman (Ind.)	L, 85-66	1	2	-	-
Jan 24	Manchester (Ind.)	L, 73-66	1	2	-	-
Jan 27	at Franklin (Ind.)	L, 86-66	1	0	-	0.0
Jan 31	at Anderson (Ind.)	L, 90-66	1	0	0	1.0
Feb 3	at Mt. St. Joseph	L, 92-57	1	1	-	-
Feb 7	Bluffton	L, 85-65	1	0	-	-
Feb 10	Transylvania (Ky.)	L, 83-77	1	3	-	2.0
Feb 14	Earlham (Ind.)	L, 68-66	1	0	0	2.0
Feb 17	at Hanover (Ind.)	L, 78-59	1	1	-	-

	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg

	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg
2017-18	24	15.4	1.3-3.1	0.4-1.0	0.9-1.2	4.0
Total	24	15.4	1.3-3.1	0.4-1.0	0.9-1.2	4.0

Career Stats: Shooting per game

	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts

	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
2017-18	24	12	370	32-74	43.2	10-24	41.7	22-28	78.6	96
Total	24	12	370	32-74	43.2	10-24	41.7	22-28	78.6	96

Career Stats: Shooting totals

	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40

	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40
2017-18	24	370	15.4	3.5-8.0	1.1-2.6	41.7	2.4-3.0	10.4
Total	24	370	15.4	3.5-8.0	1.1-2.6	41.7	2.4-3.0	10.4

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g

	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g
2017-18	24	0.3	1.0	1.3	1.4	0.7	0.5	0.0
Total	24	0.3	1.0	1.3	1.4	0.7	0.5	0.0

Career Stats: Ball control per game

	gp	gs	pf	dq	a/to

	gp	gs	pf	dq	a/to
2017-18	24	12	20	0	1.9
Total	24	12	20	0	1.9

Career Stats: Ball control totals

	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40

	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40
2017-18	24	0.9	2.5	3.4	3.6	1.8	1.3	0.0
Total	24	0.9	2.5	3.4	3.6	1.8	1.3	0.0

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg

	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg
Event
Total	24	15.4	1.3-3.1	0.4-1.0	0.9-1.2	4.0
Conference	17	19.5	1.8-4.1	0.6-1.4	1.3-1.6	5.5
Exhibition	1	7.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
Location
Home	13	14.1	0.9-2.7	0.3-1.0	0.5-0.6	2.6
Away	11	17.0	1.8-3.5	0.5-1.0	1.5-1.8	5.6
Neutral	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-
Result
Wins	2	6.5	0.5-0.5	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	1.0
Losses	22	16.2	1.4-3.3	0.5-1.1	1.0-1.3	4.3
Month
November	5	5.2	0.2-0.4	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.4
December	5	5.6	0.0-0.8	0.0-0.4	0.0-0.0	0.0
January	9	24.0	2.7-5.1	0.8-1.4	2.1-2.6	8.2
February	5	20.0	1.4-4.4	0.6-1.8	0.6-1.0	4.0

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts

	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Event
Total	24	12	370	32-74	43.2	10-24	41.7	22-28	78.6	96
Conference	17	12	331	31-70	44.3	10-23	43.5	22-28	78.6	94
Exhibition	1	-	7	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Location
Home	13	6	183	12-35	34.3	4-13	30.8	6-8	75.0	34
Away	11	6	187	20-39	51.3	6-11	54.5	16-20	80.0	62
Neutral	-	-	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Result
Wins	2	-	13	1-1	100.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	2
Losses	22	12	357	31-73	42.5	10-24	41.7	22-28	78.6	94
Month
November	5	-	26	1-2	50.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	2
December	5	-	28	0-4	0.0	0-2	0.0	0-0	-	0
January	9	7	216	24-46	52.2	7-13	53.8	19-23	82.6	74
February	5	5	100	7-22	31.8	3-9	33.3	3-5	60.0	20

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40

	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40
Event
Total	24	370	15.4	3.5-8.0	1.1-2.6	41.7	2.4-3.0	10.4
Conference	17	331	19.5	3.7-8.5	1.2-2.8	43.5	2.7-3.4	11.4
Exhibition	1	7	7.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	0.0
Location
Home	13	183	14.1	2.6-7.7	0.9-2.8	30.8	1.3-1.7	7.4
Away	11	187	17.0	4.3-8.3	1.3-2.4	54.5	3.4-4.3	13.3
Neutral	-	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	-
Result
Wins	2	13	6.5	3.1-3.1	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	6.2
Losses	22	357	16.2	3.5-8.2	1.1-2.7	41.7	2.5-3.1	10.5
Month
November	5	26	5.2	1.5-3.1	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	3.1
December	5	28	5.6	0.0-5.7	0.0-2.9	0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
January	9	216	24.0	4.4-8.5	1.3-2.4	53.8	3.5-4.3	13.7
February	5	100	20.0	2.8-8.8	1.2-3.6	33.3	1.2-2.0	8.0

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g

	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g
Event
Total	24	0.3	1.0	1.3	1.4	0.7	0.5	0.0
Conference	17	0.5	1.1	1.6	1.6	0.9	0.6	0.0
Exhibition	1	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
Location
Home	13	0.3	0.8	1.2	1.5	0.4	0.2	0.0
Away	11	0.4	1.1	1.5	1.3	1.1	0.8	0.0
Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result
Wins	2	0.0	0.5	0.5	2.0	0.5	0.0	0.0
Losses	22	0.4	1.0	1.4	1.3	0.7	0.5	0.0
Month
November	5	0.0	0.6	0.6	1.0	0.4	0.2	0.0
December	5	0.0	0.6	0.6	0.4	0.2	0.4	0.0
January	9	0.8	1.4	2.2	1.9	1.2	0.8	0.0
February	5	0.2	0.8	1.0	1.8	0.6	0.4	0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

	gp	gs	pf	dq	a/to

	gp	gs	pf	dq	a/to
Event
Total	24	12	20	0	1.9
Conference	17	12	18	0	1.9
Exhibition	1	-	0	-	0.0
Location
Home	13	6	13	0	3.8
Away	11	6	7	0	1.2
Neutral	-	-	-	-	-
Result
Wins	2	-	0	0	4.0
Losses	22	12	20	0	1.8
Month
November	5	-	0	0	2.5
December	5	-	5	0	2.0
January	9	7	10	0	1.5
February	5	5	5	0	3.0

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40

	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40
Event
Total	24	0.9	2.5	3.4	3.6	1.8	1.3	0.0
Conference	17	1.0	2.3	3.3	3.4	1.8	1.2	0.0
Exhibition	1	0.0	5.7	5.7	0.0	5.7	0.0	0.0
Location
Home	13	0.9	2.4	3.3	4.2	1.1	0.7	0.0
Away	11	0.9	2.6	3.4	3.0	2.6	1.9	0.0
Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result
Wins	2	0.0	3.1	3.1	12.3	3.1	0.0	0.0
Losses	22	0.9	2.5	3.4	3.2	1.8	1.3	0.0
Month
November	5	0.0	4.6	4.6	7.7	3.1	1.5	0.0
December	5	0.0	4.3	4.3	2.9	1.4	2.9	0.0
January	9	1.3	2.4	3.7	3.1	2.0	1.3	0.0
February	5	0.4	1.6	2.0	3.6	1.2	0.8	0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

News mentions

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DC Closes Out Season at Hanover

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February 17, 2018

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Men’s Basketball Falls at the Buzzer

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February 07, 2018

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February 03, 2018

Yellow Jackets Drop HCAC Matchup at Mount St. Jospeh

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February 03, 2018

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January 31, 2018

Defiance Falls 90-66 at Anderson

January 31, 2018

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January 24, 2018

Men's Basketball Late Rally Comes Up Short Against Manchester

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January 24, 2018

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Men's Basketball Battles Tough with Rose-Hulman

DEFIANCE, OHIO – Three players finish in double figures to lead men’s basketball (3-14 overall, 2-8 HCAC) in a hard fought Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference battle with Rose-Hulman on Saturday afternoon at the Karl H. Weaner Center as they fell 85-66.

January 20, 2018

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January 17, 2018

Comeback Effort Falls Short as Defiance Men Fall to Earlham

RICHMOND, IND. -- The Defiance College men's basketball team could not overcome a second half surge that the Earlham (Ind.) College Quakers used to knock off the Yellow Jackets, 77-70, in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference action on Wednesday night.

January 17, 2018

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January 13, 2018

Men's Basketball Tamed by the Lions

DEFIANCE, OHIO - The Defiance College men's basketball team was tamed by the Mount St. Joseph Lions on Saturday afternoon in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference action, 79-64.

January 13, 2018

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January 10, 2018

Yellow Jackets Fall in Conference Action at Bluffton

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January 10, 2018

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November 14, 2017

Defiance College Men's Basketball Will Look to Rebuild in 2017-18

DEFIANCE, OHIO - The Defiance College men’s basketball team will look to rebuild during the 2017-18 season under the guidance of third year head coach Scott Cutter. The Purple and Gold roster will feature six returners and 11 newcomers, including nine freshman.

November 14, 2017

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