#23 ELIJAH LUFILE

Position: Point Guard

Height: 6'8" (203cm)

Weight: 280 lbs (127kg)

Birthdate: November 7, 1997

Hometown: Milton, ON

College: ORU '21

PROFESSIONAL CAREER 

Career average 6.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 12.6 minutes through 45 professional games in the NBLC, BCLA and the NBA G-League.


2023: Averaged 2.2 points and 2.4 rebounds in 8.9 minutes per game through 9 games with Calgary Surge of the CEBL … Scored season high 6 points on May 30 vs. Niagara … Grabbed season high 9 boards on June 18 vs. Winnipeg

 

2023: Averaged 8.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 15.6 minutes in 18 games with the London Lightning in the NBL of Canada … Started two games … Reach double figure scoring in five games … Achieved two double-doubles … Put up season-highs of 20 points and 14 rebounds in 27 minutes off the bench February 20 vs. the Windsor Express.

 

2023: Averaged 17.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 22.2 minutes in two games for the Brampton Honey Badgers at the Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA) … Scored 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds in 23 minutes off the bench February 9 vs. Libertadores de Queretaro.

 

2022-23: Averaged 5.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 10.2 minutes in 16 games with the Salt Lake City Stars at the NBA G League Showcase … Made his professional debut in a win on November 6 vs. the G League Ignite, recording two points, three rebounds and one steal in 10 minutes of action … Earned his first pro career double-digit scoring game with 12 points, seven rebounds and two blocked shots in 18 minutes of action in a rematch against the G League Ignite on November 28.


UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE CAREER 


Averaged 9.0 points, 6.9 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 18.8 minutes in 81 games split between Oral Roberts University in the NCAA and Midland College of the NJCAA.


2021-22: Averaged 7.9 points, 7.1 rebounds, 0.6 blocks and 15.9 minutes in 28 games for the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles … Made three starts … Recorded 13 points and a season-high 16 rebounds against South Dakota state on Christmas Eve … Had six different games with a double-double … Had his season-high in points with 25, to go along with 13 rebounds in a win January 6 against St. Thomas.

 

2019-20: Averaged 5.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 15.1 minutes in 26 games for the Golden Eagles ... Finished 79th in the nation and fourth in The Summit League averaging 2.85 offensive rebounds per game ... Posted two double-doubles on November 23 against Wichita State and December 8 vs. Haskell ... Reached double-figure scoring five times with a season-best 15 points at home against Haskell ... Tallied three games of double-digit rebounds, including a career high of 11 twice November 8 against Houston Baptist and December 8 vs. Haskell.


2018-19:  Averaged 13.6 points, 8.1 rebounds 1.0 steals and 25.3 minutes in 27 games with the Midland College Chaparrals ... Started all 27 games … Registered 10 double-doubles as a redshirt freshman ... Reached double-figure scoring in 20 outings, while scoring 20 or more points seven times, including a season-best 23 against South Mountain on December 30 ... Posted a season-high 14 rebounds against North Lake November 9 and again vs. Phoenix on December 28.

Professional Statistics


TOTALS

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2023 Calgary Surge 9 80 20 9-23 0-0 2-8 9 13 22 4 13 3 3 7
2023 London Lions 18 280 149 59-95 0-1 31-54 47 54 101 9 27 6 7 21
2023 Brampton Honey Badgers 2 44 34 14-23 0-1 6-10 13 5 18 1 4 3 0 2
2022-23 Salt Lake City Stars 16 163 80 32-51 0-0 9-19 28 24 52 7 18 6 5 8
TOTALS 45 567 283 114-192 0-2 48-91 97 96 193 21 62 18 15 28

AVERAGES

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2023 Calgary Surge 9 8.9 2.2 .391 .000 .250 1.0 1.4 2.4 0.4 1.4 0.3 0.3 0.8
2023 London Lions 18 15.6 8.3 .621 .000 .574 2.6 3.0 5.6 0.5 1.5 0.3 0.4 1.2
2023 Brampton Honey Badgers 2 22.2 17.0 .609 .000 .600 6.5 2.5 9.0 0.5 2.0 1.5 0.0 1.0
2022-23 Salt Lake City Stars 16 10.2 5.0 .627 .000 .474 1.8 1.5 3.3 0.4 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.5
Totals 45 12.6 6.3 .594 .000 .527 2.2 2.1 4.3 0.5 1.4 0.1 0.3 0.6

College Statistics


TOTALS

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FG 3FG FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2021-22 Oral Roberts 28 446 220 99-139 0-0 22-50 97 100 197 2 46 18 4 17
2019-20 Oral Roberts 26 392 145 56-105 0-0 33-57 74 65 139 5 52 2 13 23
2018-19 Midland 27 682 366 150-277 2-14 64-112 92 127 219 20 62 6 26 64
Totals 81 1520 731 305-521 2-14 119-219 263 292 555 27 160 26 43 104

AVERAGES

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FG 3FG FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2021-22 Oral Roberts 28 15.9 7.9 .712 .000 .440 3.5 3.6 7.1 0.1 1.6 0.6 0.1 0.6
2019-20 Oral Roberts 26 15.1 5.6 .533 .000 .579 2.9 2.5 5.4 0.2 2.0 0.1 0.1 0.9
2018-19 Midland 27 13.6 13.6 .542 .143 .571 3.4 4.7 8.1 0.7 2.3 0.2 1.0 2.4
Totals 81 9.0 9.0 .585 .143 .543 3.2 3.7 6.9 0.3 2.0 0.3 0.5 1.3
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