Elijah Millsap

Elijah Millsap
No. 7 – Northern Arizona Suns
Position Small forward
League NBA Development League
Personal information
Born (1987-08-12) August 12, 1987
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
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
2016 San Miguel Beermen
2016–present Northern Arizona Suns
Career highlights and awards

Elijah Millsap (born August 12, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for the Northern Arizona Suns of the NBA Development 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.

Petron Blaze Boosters

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]

San Miguel Beermen

On September 15, 2016, Millsap signed with the San Miguel Beermen for the team's 2016 PBA Governors' Cup playoff run.[24][25] He helped San Miguel reach the semi-finals, where they were defeated 3–2.[26]

Northern Arizona Suns

On October 31, 2016, Millsap was acquired by the Northern Arizona Suns of the NBA Development League.[27] In the team's season opener on November 12, 2016, Millsap recorded 19 points, six rebounds and eight assists in a 122–106 win over the Iowa Energy.[28]

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:[29] John, Paul and Abraham.

References

  1. 1 2 "Elijah Millsap bio". UABSports.com. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Falgoust, J. Michael (September 25, 2010). "Thunder invite Paul Millsap's brother, Elijah, to camp". USAToday.com. Retrieved September 25, 2010.
  3. ↑ "OKC Thunder waive Jerome Dyson, Elijah Millsap". NewsOK.com. October 20, 2010. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Elijah Millsap Player Profile – RealGM". RealGM.com. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Dyson, Millsap Named All-Rookies". NBA.com. April 15, 2011. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
  6. ↑ "D-Fenders Acquire Elijah Millsap". NBA.com. November 28, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Shanghai Sharks tab Elijah Milsap". Sportando.com. September 17, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Gilbert Arenas will replace Elijah Millsap in the Sharks?". Sportando.com. November 6, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Petron signs D-League wingman Elijah Millsap as import for Governors' Cup". Interaksyon.com. June 22, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Elijah Millsap signs with Maccabi Ashdod". Sportando.com. January 13, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Elijah Millsap leaves Maccabi Ashdod". Sportando.com. March 19, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Sixers Announce Samsung NBA Summer League Camp Invitees". NBA.com. July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  13. ↑ "BUCKS ANNOUNCE 2014 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. September 27, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  14. ↑ "BUCKS REQUEST WAIVERS ON WRIGHT AND MILLSAP". NBA.com. October 16, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Jam Acquire Elijah Millsap in Trade with D-Fenders". NBA.com. October 31, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Jazz Sign Elijah Millsap to a 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. January 5, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Hibbert scores 22 to lead Pacers to 105-101 win over Jazz". ESPN.com. January 6, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Jazz Sign Elijah Millsap to a Second 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. January 15, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Jazz Sign Elijah Millsap to a Multi-Year Deal". NBA.com. January 25, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Jazz Waive Elijah Millsap". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 5, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Maccabi adds defensive ace Millsap". Eurocupbasketball.com. January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Pearls oak: Do not interfere. Damage caused Maccabi players; Millsap released". Sport5.co.il (in Hebrew). March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Maccabi FOX TA: Elijah Millsap released a joint decision of the two parties, Brian Randle returned to full training". Basket.co.il (in Hebrew). March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  24. ↑ Joble, Rey (September 15, 2016). "Elijah Millsap replaces Mike Singletary as SMB import". interaksyon.com. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  25. ↑ Ramos, Gerry (September 15, 2016). "Elijah Millsap hopes to complete unfinished business, takes over Mike Singletary as SMB import". spin.ph. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Ginebra returns to finals, knocks out San Miguel in 5 games". Inquirer.net. October 4, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Northern Arizona Suns Set Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 31, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  28. ↑ "Suns cruise past Energy to open inaugural season". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. November 12, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  29. ↑ "My Life: The Millsap Brothers". PaulMillsap.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
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