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2007-08 Men's Basketball Player Bio

Photo: Jerell Elder

NAME: JERELL ELDER
YEAR: SOPHOMORE
POS: GUARD
HS/COLLEGE: LONG BEACH MILLIKAN HIGH SCHOOL (2006)
HT: 6-2
WT: 179
MAJOR: COMMUNICATIONS

Cerritos (2006-07): Appeared in all 29 games and started 13 times… Averaged 6.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists a game… Was third on the team with 15 three-pointers and shot 73% (60-for-82) from the free throw line… Led the team with 47 steals… Scored a season-high 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting against El Camino College and also added 15 points against Long Beach City College… Had a double-double against East Los Angeles College, where he scored 11 points and pulled down a season-high 10 rebounds… Dished off a season-high eight assists against MiraCosta College in the season-opener and had seven assists in two other games… Had a season-high eight steals against Antelope Valley College and followed that with seven more against Orange Coast College…..

Long Beach Millikan HS: Attended Cal State Long Beach out of high school, but didn’t play basketball… Was a 1st Team All-Moore League selection as a senior after averaging 15 points, eight assists and seven steals game… Also voted his team’s Most Valuable Player and Best Defensive Player while leading them to the league title… Team named him their Most Improved Player his junior year after scoring eight points with seven assists and four steals a game… Also earned 2nd Team all-league recognition that season… As a sophomore, he averaged 13 points a game after scoring 12 points with five assists and three steals as a freshman… Earned all-league honorable mention as a freshman…..

Personal: Most memorable moment was when he scored 30 points against Long Beach Jordan High and scored the game-winning basket on a three-pointer… Is working on a minor is music… Would like to transfer to the University of California-Berkeley, University of Colorado, Duke University, USC or UCLA… His brother, Marcellous (34), played football at the University of Colorado, while his cousin is St. Louis Rams offensive lineman Wayne Gandy… Nicknamed “Rells”… Has another brother – Mario (35)… Is the son of Robert and Gwen Elder… Born in Long Beach, CA on December 12, 1987…..

Favorite Athlete:  Kobe Bryant Favorite Movie:  “Love and Basketball”
Favorite Food:  Chicken Favorite TV Show:  “Proud Family”
Favorite Book:  “Hoop Dreams”  
 

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Last Update: 11/28/2007

 

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