Elijah Harkless

Photo by: Ty Russell

Photo by: Denny Medley\Big 12 Conference

Photo by: Ty Russell

Photo by: © Copyright Ty Russell 2021

Photo by: Ty Russell

Position:
G
Class:
Senior
Height:
6-3
Weight:
194
Hometown:
San Bernardino, Calif.
High School:
Etiwanda HS
Prev School:
Cal State Northridge

				Field Goals		3-Point		F-Throws		Rebounds									Scoring
SEASON	TEAM	GP-GS	MIN/AVG	FG-FGA	FG%	3FG-3FGA	3FG%	FT-FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TOT	AVG	PF-FO	A	TO	BLK	STL	PTS	AVG
2018-19	CSN	18-2	257/14.3	20-48	0.417	3-9	0.333	28-55	0.509	8	37	45	2.5	39-0	38	31	2	16	71	3.9
2019-20	CSN	32-23	943/29.5	121-266	0.455	18-50	0.360	83-119	0.697	39	145	184	5.8	77-2	94	68	12	54	343	10.7
2020-21	OU	23-17	657/28.6	68-161	0.422	17-53	0.321	33-52	0.635	21	104	125	5.4	60-4	53	47	6	44	186	8.1
2021-22	OU	26-23	753/28.9	96-227	0.423	32-99	0.323	37-58	0.638	20	87	107	4.1	52-0	45	58	4	35	261	10.0
TOTAL FOR OU		49-40	1410/28.8	164-388	0.423	49-152	0.322	70-110	0.636	41	191	232	4.7	112-4	98	105	10	79	447	9.1
TOTAL		99-65	2610/26.4	305-702	0.434	70-211	0.332	181-284	0.637	88	373	461	4.7	228-6	230	204	24	149	861	8.7

2021-22 (SENIOR): Appeared in 26 games (23 starts) ... Averaged 10.0 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game ... All-Big 12 Honorable Mention ... Named Myrtle Beach Invitational honorable mention ... Scored 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting and added four rebounds against UTSA (11/12) ... Recorded 10 points and six rebounds in opening game of the Myrtle Beach Invitational (11/18) ... Tallied 10 points, four rebounds and three assists against Utah State (11/21) ... Led the Sooners with 13 points and nine rebounds against Houston Baptist (11/24) ... Hit key shot late against UCF (11/27) to seal victory over the Knights and finished with nine points, four rebounds and two assists ... Led OU with 16 points on 7-for-13 shooting against Butler (12/7) and hit key 3-pointer to force overtime ... Recorded first OU double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds in 88-66 victory over then-No. 12 Arkansas (12/11) in Tulsa ... Tallied eight points, five rebounds and four assists against Alcorn State (12/22) ... Led the Sooners with 21 points on 7-for-12 shooting from the field and 4-for-4 from deep in Big 12 opener against K-State (1/1) ... Finished 5-for-9 from the field and scored 13 points in 79-66 victory over then-No. 11 Iowa State (1/8) ... Tallied 11 points and four rebounds at TCU (1/15) ... Scored 12 points against then-No. 5 Baylor (1/22) ... Led OU with 13 points on 5-for-8 shooting off the bench against TCU (1/31) ... Tallied 15 points, six rebounds and a season-high five steals at Oklahoma State (2/5) ... Scored 13 points on 4-for-9 shooting and added three rebounds and two steals in 70-55 victory over then-No. 9 Texas Tech (2/9) ... Tallied 12 points, four rebounds and a block at then-No. 8 Kansas (2/12) ...Scored 19 points on 6-for-13 shooting against then-No. 20 Texas (2/15) and tied a season-high with five steals in 41-plus minutes ... Suffered season-ending injury and missed remainder of the season after the game against Texas.

2020-21 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 23 games with 17 starts, averaging 8.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.9 steals per game … Eight games with double-figure scoring and two games with 10-or-more rebounds … Made first appearance in the Crimson and Cream against Oral Roberts (12/16), netting four rebounds in 9:35 minutes of action … Finished 3-for-4 from the free throw line (12/19) against Houston Baptist for first OU points … Recorded three steals against Huskies … Finished 2-for-2 from the field against Texas Tech (12/22) in his first Big 12 action … First start of the season at Kansas (1/9), playing in a then season-high 38:23 minutes with five points with five rebounds … Logged a season-high 13 rebounds with eight points against Kansas State (1/19) … Reached double-digit points for the first time as a Sooner at Texas (1/26) … Finishing 3-for-9 from the field and 5-for-8 from the free throw line against the Longhorns … Scored in double figures for the second-straight game against Alabama (1/30), scoring 14 points on 6-for-13 shooting from the field and 1-2 from the free throw line … Season-high 19 points against Iowa State (2/6), finishing 6-for-9 from the field and 6-for-8 from the free throw line … His six free throws made against the Cyclones were a season best ... Scored 12 points with nine rebounds at West Virginia in a season-high 41:39 minutes of action (2/13) … Tallied 10 points against Oklahoma State (2/27), finishing 4-for-8 from the field and 2-for-4 from three … Scored 12 points on 4-for-8 shooting against Iowa State in the Big 12 Tournament (3/10), while also going 4 of 4 from the free throw line with nine rebounds … Added 14 points against Kansas (3/11) on 6-for-7 (.857) shooting from the field and 2-for-2 from three … Registered lone double-double of the season in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Missouri (3/20) … Finished with 16 points on 6-for-10 shooting from the field and 3 of 4 from the free throw line, while adding 10 rebounds … Started both games of the NCAA Tournament against Missouri (March 20) and Gonzaga (March 22), recording seven points and nine rebounds against Gonzaga.

2019-20 (AT CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE): As a sophomore at Cal State Northridge, averaged 10.7 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists and a Big West-leading 1.7 steals in 29.5 minutes ... His 5.8 boards per game led all Big West guards ... One of only 17 NCAA Division I players to average at least 10.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.6 steals during the 2019-20 season ... His sophomore year was highlighted by the first triple-double in CSUN history, recording 22 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists over Saint Katherine on Jan. 4 ... Averaged 11.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists in Big West play ... Scored in double-figures 18 times ... Earned Big West Player of the Week honors on Jan. 6 ... His 54 steals during the season were the most by a CSUN player since the 2004-05 season ... Registered a career-high 30 points on 12-of-19 shooting to go with seven rebounds in a win at UC Irvine.

2018-19 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 18 games, making two starts ... Averaged 3.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 14.3 minutes ... Shot 41.7% from the field.

HIGH SCHOOL: Helped lead Etiwanda High School (Calif.) to a third-place finish at the CIF Southern Section Open Division Tournament as a senior ... Averaged over 10 points and five assist as a senior, leading his school to a 30-4 record ... Named to the All-Baseline First Team and to the Sun-Daily Bulletin All-Area Team.

PERSONAL: Mother is Sherice Sterling and father is Kevin Harkless ... Has two sisters, Lynesha and Creation Harkless ... Has two brothers, Kevin and Aaron Harkless.