Rejean "Boogie" Ellis (born December 12, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the USC Trojans of the Pac-12 Conference. He previously played for the Memphis Tigers.

High school career

Ellis attended Mission Bay High School for his four years in high school.

Boogie Ellis

Recruiting

On November 9, 2018, Ellis committed to play at Duke University. On May 2, 2019, he requested Duke to release his letter of intent allowing him to choose other schools to attend. He later explained that he wanted to be the starting point guard for the Blue Devils and Tre Jones returning impacted his decision. On May 13, 2019, Ellis committed to play at the University of Memphis.

Boogie Ellis

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. He struggled shooting the ball in December and was relegated to a bench role. Ellis averaged 8.0 points and 3.3 rebounds per game as a freshman. On November 25, 2020, Ellis scored a career-high 24 points in a game against the Saint Mary's Gaels. On March 31, 2021, Ellis entered the transfer portal. On April 12, he announced that he would transfer to the University of Southern California. Ellis was named Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 as a junior.

Boogie Ellis

Career statistics

College

|-

| 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

References

External links

USC Trojans bio

Memphis Tigers bio

2000 births

Living people

21st-century African-American sportspeople

African-American basketball players

American men's basketball players

American sportspeople of Filipino descent

Basketball players from San Diego

Memphis Tigers men's basketball players

Shooting guards

USC Trojans men's basketball players