Biography
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS – Selected 46th overall by the Portland Trailblazers in the 2020 NBA Draft ... first Cougar underclassman selected in the NBA Draft and first draft pick since Klay Thompson in 2011 ... ended two-year career at WSU 32nd all-time in scoring with 1,060 points while averaging 16.6 ppg, the fifth-best scoring average in Coug history ... behind the arc, finished career 18th overall with 127 made three-pointers while hitting at a 41.4% clip, the fifth-best shooting percentage in program history ... finished just outside the top-20 for overall rebounds but grabbed 7.5 rebounds per contest, a mark which placed him 12th on the Cougs' rebounding list ...Ddfensively, ended his second year just inside the top-20 for career steals, grabbing 89 in just 64 games to average 1.4 per contest, a mark which put him 13th on the Cougs' all-time steal average list.
SOPHOMORE (2019-20) – The only Coug to start in all 32 games on the year…earned First Team All-Pac-12… finished the regular season 4th in the conference in scoring (18.0 ppg), 7th in rebounds (7.8 rpg) and 2nd in steals (1.71 spg)…twice named Pac-12 POW after leading the Cougs to wins over #8 Oregon (Jan. 16) and Oregon State (Jan. 18) and again after scoring a career-high 34 in the Cougs win over Washington (Feb. 9)…scored his 1,000 career point at Washington (Feb. 28) becoming the third-fastest Coug to reach the plateau in program history…scored 30 points to lead the Cougs past Colorado in the opening round of the Pac-12 Tournament, the first win in the conference tournament in 11 seasons…scored in double-figures in 28 games on the year…scored 589 points, 8th all-time and 3rd best for a WSU sophomore…74 made three-pointers was two shy of the sophomore record of 76 set by Klay Thompson in 2010 and two away from the all-time top-10 single season list…251 rebounds ranked 6th most by a sophomore.
FRESHMAN (2018-19) – Led WSU with 28 games started, having played in all 32 contests…was second on the team with 14.7 points per game and 7.1 rebounds per game, ranking 11th and 10th, respectively, in the Pac-12…was second amongst Pac-12 freshmen in both scoring and rebounding…led the Cougars with 3.0 assists per game, including 3.6 apg in Pac-12 games, ranking 11th for conference games only…scored in double figures 25 times and reached the 20-point plateau eight times…was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team, becoming the first Cougar on the team since 2010…breakout game came against CSUN, Nov. 27, when he had his first career double-double with 23 points and 11 rebounds…followed it up with 18 points and 10 rebounds at New Mexico State (Dec. 1)…had a career-high 26 points on 8-for-13 shooting in his Pac-12 debut at Washington (Jan. 5)…two games later, scored 20 of his 21 points in the second half at Utah (Jan. 12)…dished out a career-high 9 assists and was 1 assist away from a triple-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in WSU’s upset win at Arizona State (Feb. 7)…had fifth of five double-doubles at California (March 2) with 20 points and 10 rebounds…grabbed a career-high 12 boards in WSU’s regular season finale against Oregon State (March 9)…broke Steve Puidokas’ 45-year-old freshman scoring record of 452, finishing with 471…also ranks on WSU’s all-time freshman list for rebounds (second, 227), scoring average (second, 14.7 ppg), field goals (second, 168), 3-point field goals (fifth, 53), free throws (t-fifth, 82), assists (sixth, 96), steals (sixth, 33), assists average (sixth, 3.0), steals average (seventh, 1.03), blocked shots (eighth, 18) and minutes (fourth, 987)
HIGH SCHOOL – Earned four letters in basketball while competing for coach Jerry Petty at Cleveland High School where he graduated in 2018…captained the team his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons…named third-team all-metro as a SOPHOMORE while averaging 16.0 points and 10.0 rounds per game, helping lead Cleveland HS to the 3A state tournament…as a JUNIOR in 2016-17, averaged 23.0 points, 13.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game en route to being named to the All-Metro League team for the third-straight season…as a SENIOR, averaged 23.5 points per game as he earned Associated Press and Tacoma News Tribune First Team All-State honors…was once again named to the All-Metro First Team…named second-team American Family Insurance All-USA Washington by USA Today and selected to participate in the Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association (WIBCA) all-state basketball game.
PERSONAL – Born Charles James Elleby, June of 2000 at Federal Way, Wash…father Bill and mother Elizabeth are both teachers…father, Bill, played basketball at California from 1988-1992 and led Garfield HS (Seattle) to back-to-back State championships…has three brothers, Kobe, Billy, and Chance, and a sister, Victoria, who played basketball at Evergreen State College, Alaska Fairbanks and Highline CC…hobbies include playing basketball, running, and eating…majoring in sociology.
