Eli Pemberton
Elijah Malik Pemberton is an American professional basketball player for Górnik Wałbrzych of the Polish Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Hofstra Pride.
High school career
Pemberton attended Xavier High School for three years. He played one season at The Masters School and one at Cheshire Academy, scoring more than 2,000 points in his scholastic career. Pemberton averaged 26 points per game in 2014–15 and 21 points per game in 2015–16. He became a four-time team Most Valuable Player between 2013 and 2016, a four time All-Connecticut selection. He also became the 2016 Jordan Brand Classic Regional Game MVP, a first team All-New England pick as a senior and a second team All-New England as a junior.College career
Pemberton played college basketball for Hofstra. He started his second game as a freshman and was named CAA rookie of the week on three occasions. Pemberton averaged 12.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game, and ranked third in the CAA with a.406 three point percentage as a freshman. As a sophomore, he averaged 15.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.Pemberton averaged 15 points and 4.8 rebounds per game as a junior, helping lead Hofstra to a CAA regular season championship. In his senior season, he saw action in 34 games with averages of 17.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.29 steals over 36.3 minutes per game, and had a free throw percentage of.854. Pemberton led Hofstra to a berth in the 2020 NCAA tournament, but the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
By the end of his college career, he had earned All-CAA Second Team honors as a junior and a senior in addition to the 2020 All-CAA Tournament honors. Pemberton saw action in 129 career games while averaging 15.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 34.8 minutes per contest. Pemberton ranks ninth in Hofstra program history with 1,982 career points and fourth with 215 three-pointers.