Elijah Harkless
Elijah Harkless is an American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association, on a two-way contract with the Salt [Lake City Stars] of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Cal State Northridge Matadors, the Oklahoma Sooners and the UNLV Runnin' Rebels.
High school career
Harkless attended Etiwanda High School at Rancho Cucamonga, California, leading his team to a 30–4 and a third-place finish at the CIF Southern Section Open Division Tournament as a senior while averaging over 10 points and five assist. He was named to the All-Baseline First Team and to the Sun-Daily Bulletin All-Area Team.College career
Harkless initially attended Cal State Northridge where he played 51 games in two seasons while averaging 8.1 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.4 steals in 23.6 minutes and in his sophomore year, he became the first CSUN player to record a triple-double and the first player since 2005 to get 54 steals in a single-season.As a junior, Harkless transferred to Oklahoma where he played 49 games played over two seasons and averaged 9.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.6 steals in 28.8 minutes.
In his final season, Harkless transferred to UNLV, where he started in all 32 games and averaged a career-high 19.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.6 steals in 31.0 minutes while leading his team in total points with 611, total rebounds with 163, total assists with 108, total minutes with 991 and total games.