Elijah Kess

2 Elijah Kess
Elijah Kess
  • Height:
    5'11
  • Weight:
    170
  • Hometown:
    Baltimore, MD
  • Position:
    Guard
  • Year:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Lake Clifton HS
  • Previous College:
    Washington Adventist University/ Jamestown University/ Trinidad State College
  • Major:
    Business Management
  • gp
    27
  • pts/g
    13.7
  • fg %
    41.2
  • 3pt %
    40.2
  • ft %
    81.0
  • reb/g
    1.9
  • a/g
    2.3
Bio

2017-2018 (Washington Adventist University): Appeared 18 games started in seven games. He was top 15 in NAIA in three point shooting, shooting 47 percent from three. Kess averaged 10.5 ppg 4.2 rpg and 2.7 apg

 

2016-2017 (Jamestown University): DNP

 

2015-2016 (Trinidad State College): Appeared in 31 games started in 26. Kess averaged 9.7 ppg, 2.2 rpg and 2.0 apg. Kess shot 41 percent from three point range.

 

2014-2015 (Trinidad State College): Appeared 30 games while averahing 10.0 ppg and 4.0 apg. He shot 42 percent from three point range.

 

Family: Randy Kess (Uncle)

Awards/Accomplishments: Ranked 16th in NAIA in 3FGM in 16-17; Shot 46% from three in 16-17; 2nd Team All Region IX

Favorite Food: Pizza

Favorite Artist: Kevin Gates

Favorite Movie: None

Favorite Athlete: Russell Westbrook

What do you want to do after Great Lakes: play basketball overseas

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 27 11
Games started 11 3
Minutes 674 277
Minutes per game 25.0 25.2
FG 127-308 66-145
FG Pct 41.2 45.5
3PT 68-169 41-86
3PT Pct 40.2 47.7
FT 47-58 23-30
FT Pct 81.0 76.7
Off rebounds 16 7
Def rebounds 34 17
Total rebounds 50 24
Rebounds per game 1.9 2.2
Personal fouls 36 17
Disqualifications 0 -
Assists 61 31
Turnovers 35 9
Assist to turnover ratio 1.7 3.4
Steals 25 11
Blocks 3 0
Points 369 196
Points per game 13.7 17.8
Points per 40 min 21.9 28.3
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 15 Moody Bible W, 124-66
Feb 18 Finlandia W, 107-75
Feb 22 at Boyce W, 86-71
Feb 27 at Welch College W, 72-71
Feb 28 vs. #4 Johnson University Tennessee W, 63-60
Feb 29 vs. Grace Christian (Mich.) L, 84-71
Game Log - Shooting
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 26 Asbury L, 81-77 1 28 3-8 37.5 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 7
Oct 29 at Taylor (Ind.) L, 95-83 0 26 7-10 70.0 3-4 75.0 3-4 75.0 20
Nov 2 #4 William Penn L, 112-94 - 16 4-5 80.0 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 11
Nov 9 Boyce W, 90-83 1 29 11-20 55.0 8-14 57.1 3-4 75.0 33
Nov 13 at Northwood L, 111-63 1 27 5-14 35.7 3-7 42.9 1-2 50.0 14
Nov 15 vs. Olivet W, 87-80 1 29 6-12 50.0 1-4 25.0 2-2 100.0 15
Nov 16 at Defiance L, 76-70 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Grinnell L, 116-90 1 29 2-8 25.0 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 6
Nov 24 at #4 William Penn L, 123-78 1 30 8-14 57.1 2-5 40.0 3-5 60.0 21
Nov 30 Concordia (MI) W, 84-75 1 31 3-11 27.3 2-6 33.3 2-2 100.0 10
Dec 4 vs. #1 Grace Christian (Mich.) W, 90-78 1 36 12-16 75.0 9-10 90.0 2-2 100.0 35
Dec 8 at Campbellsville University Somerset W, 89-85 1 34 4-13 30.8 3-6 50.0 2-2 100.0 13
Dec 10 at Davenport L, 108-55 1 28 6-11 54.5 3-6 50.0 1-1 100.0 16
Dec 12 at Andrews University W, 82-69 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 14 at (RV) Shawnee St. L, 87-67 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 2 at Grace (Ind.) L, 87-68 1 25 2-8 25.0 0-2 0.0 1-1 100.0 5
Jan 6 Holy Family (WI) L, 91-74 1 20 4-9 44.4 2-5 40.0 1-1 100.0 11
Jan 7 Campbellsville University Harrodsburg W, 95-85 - 21 5-10 50.0 2-5 40.0 4-4 100.0 16
Jan 11 vs. Voorhees W, 2-0 - 26 5-11 45.5 3-6 50.0 2-4 50.0 15
Jan 12 at Fisher L, 56-54 - 29 6-11 54.5 1-4 25.0 3-3 100.0 16
Jan 17 at Campbellsville University Harrodsburg W, 75-67 - 24 2-13 15.4 2-7 28.6 1-2 50.0 7
Jan 25 at Welch College W, 85-62 - 22 8-16 50.0 4-9 44.4 0-0 - 20
Jan 28 at Moody Bible W, 113-52 - 21 4-8 50.0 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 11
Jan 31 Campbellsville University Somerset W, 119-93 - 18 7-13 53.8 5-10 50.0 0-0 - 19
Feb 1 Welch College W, 92-57 - 22 5-13 38.5 2-7 28.6 3-3 100.0 15
Feb 4 Andrews University L, 89-88 1 28 4-9 44.4 3-6 50.0 2-2 100.0 13
Feb 7 at Maranatha Baptist W, 90-85 - 27 6-13 46.2 1-6 16.7 3-4 75.0 16
Feb 11 at Grace Christian (Mich.) L, 96-84 0 26 2-12 16.7 1-6 16.7 4-6 66.7 9
Feb 15 Moody Bible W, 124-66 1 25 7-12 58.3 7-10 70.0 2-3 66.7 23
Feb 18 Finlandia W, 107-75 - 20 4-12 33.3 2-10 20.0 2-2 100.0 12
Feb 22 at Boyce W, 86-71 - 24 4-12 33.3 2-6 33.3 1-2 50.0 11
Feb 27 at Welch College W, 72-71 - 20 2-11 18.2 1-8 12.5 0-0 - 5
Feb 28 vs. #4 Johnson University Tennessee W, 63-60 - 15 1-10 10.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Feb 29 vs. Grace Christian (Mich.) L, 84-71 - 19 1-7 14.3 0-4 0.0 2-3 66.7 4
Mar 12 vs. Faith Bapt. Bible - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Ball control
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Oct 26 Asbury L, 81-77 1 28 2 0 2 1 0 0 0
Oct 29 at Taylor (Ind.) L, 95-83 0 26 0 1 1 1 2 1 0
Nov 2 #4 William Penn L, 112-94 - 16 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
Nov 9 Boyce W, 90-83 1 29 0 4 4 3 1 2 0
Nov 13 at Northwood L, 111-63 1 27 1 2 3 1 0 0 0
Nov 15 vs. Olivet W, 87-80 1 29 0 1 1 3 2 0 0
Nov 16 at Defiance L, 76-70 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Grinnell L, 116-90 1 29 0 2 2 5 4 0 1
Nov 24 at #4 William Penn L, 123-78 1 30 1 3 4 2 1 0 0
Nov 30 Concordia (MI) W, 84-75 1 31 1 3 4 2 3 2 1
Dec 4 vs. #1 Grace Christian (Mich.) W, 90-78 1 36 0 1 1 3 2 1 0
Dec 8 at Campbellsville University Somerset W, 89-85 1 34 1 2 3 4 4 2 0
Dec 10 at Davenport L, 108-55 1 28 0 2 2 1 1 0 0
Dec 12 at Andrews University W, 82-69 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 14 at (RV) Shawnee St. L, 87-67 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 2 at Grace (Ind.) L, 87-68 1 25 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jan 6 Holy Family (WI) L, 91-74 1 20 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Jan 7 Campbellsville University Harrodsburg W, 95-85 - 21 0 1 1 2 0 1 0
Jan 11 vs. Voorhees W, 2-0 - 26 1 3 4 3 5 3 0
Jan 12 at Fisher L, 56-54 - 29 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
Jan 17 at Campbellsville University Harrodsburg W, 75-67 - 24 3 0 3 1 0 1 0
Jan 25 at Welch College W, 85-62 - 22 1 3 4 1 1 0 0
Jan 28 at Moody Bible W, 113-52 - 21 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
Jan 31 Campbellsville University Somerset W, 119-93 - 18 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
Feb 1 Welch College W, 92-57 - 22 0 1 1 7 0 2 0
Feb 4 Andrews University L, 89-88 1 28 0 2 2 3 0 1 0
Feb 7 at Maranatha Baptist W, 90-85 - 27 1 1 2 2 1 0 0
Feb 11 at Grace Christian (Mich.) L, 96-84 0 26 1 0 1 5 2 2 0
Feb 15 Moody Bible W, 124-66 1 25 0 4 4 3 1 0 0
Feb 18 Finlandia W, 107-75 - 20 1 1 2 4 0 0 1
Feb 22 at Boyce W, 86-71 - 24 1 1 2 3 0 2 0
Feb 27 at Welch College W, 72-71 - 20 1 1 2 0 2 0 0
Feb 28 vs. #4 Johnson University Tennessee W, 63-60 - 15 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
Feb 29 vs. Grace Christian (Mich.) L, 84-71 - 19 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
Mar 12 vs. Faith Bapt. Bible - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Ball control extended
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Oct 26 Asbury L, 81-77 1 2 - -
Oct 29 at Taylor (Ind.) L, 95-83 0 1 - 0.5
Nov 2 #4 William Penn L, 112-94 - 0 - 2.0
Nov 9 Boyce W, 90-83 1 4 - 3.0
Nov 13 at Northwood L, 111-63 1 3 0 -
Nov 15 vs. Olivet W, 87-80 1 2 - 1.5
Nov 16 at Defiance L, 76-70 - - - -
Nov 23 at Grinnell L, 116-90 1 1 0 1.3
Nov 24 at #4 William Penn L, 123-78 1 0 - 2.0
Nov 30 Concordia (MI) W, 84-75 1 0 - 0.7
Dec 4 vs. #1 Grace Christian (Mich.) W, 90-78 1 2 - 1.5
Dec 8 at Campbellsville University Somerset W, 89-85 1 1 - 1.0
Dec 10 at Davenport L, 108-55 1 2 0 1.0
Dec 12 at Andrews University W, 82-69 - - - -
Dec 14 at (RV) Shawnee St. L, 87-67 - - - -
Jan 2 at Grace (Ind.) L, 87-68 1 2 - 0.0
Jan 6 Holy Family (WI) L, 91-74 1 2 - -
Jan 7 Campbellsville University Harrodsburg W, 95-85 - 2 - -
Jan 11 vs. Voorhees W, 2-0 - 0 - 0.6
Jan 12 at Fisher L, 56-54 - 0 - -
Jan 17 at Campbellsville University Harrodsburg W, 75-67 - 0 - -
Jan 25 at Welch College W, 85-62 - 2 - 1.0
Jan 28 at Moody Bible W, 113-52 - 0 - 1.0
Jan 31 Campbellsville University Somerset W, 119-93 - 1 - 1.0
Feb 1 Welch College W, 92-57 - 2 - -
Feb 4 Andrews University L, 89-88 1 1 - -
Feb 7 at Maranatha Baptist W, 90-85 - 0 - 2.0
Feb 11 at Grace Christian (Mich.) L, 96-84 0 1 - 2.5
Feb 15 Moody Bible W, 124-66 1 2 - 3.0
Feb 18 Finlandia W, 107-75 - 1 - -
Feb 22 at Boyce W, 86-71 - 2 - -
Feb 27 at Welch College W, 72-71 - 1 0 0.0
Feb 28 vs. #4 Johnson University Tennessee W, 63-60 - 1 - 0.0
Feb 29 vs. Grace Christian (Mich.) L, 84-71 - 3 - -
Mar 12 vs. Faith Bapt. Bible - - - -
Career Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2019-20 27 25.0 4.7-11.4 2.5-6.3 1.7-2.1 13.7
Total 27 25.0 4.7-11.4 2.5-6.3 1.7-2.1 13.7
Career Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2019-20 27 11 674 127-308 41.2 68-169 40.2 47-58 81.0 369
Total 27 11 674 127-308 41.2 68-169 40.2 47-58 81.0 369
Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2019-20 27 674 25.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 40.2 0.0-0.0 0.0
Total 27 674 25.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 40.2 0.0-0.0 0.0
Career Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2019-20 27 0.6 1.3 1.9 2.3 1.3 0.9 0.1
Total 27 0.6 1.3 1.9 2.3 1.3 0.9 0.1
Career Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2019-20 27 11 16 34 50 61 35 25 3
Total 27 11 16 34 50 61 35 25 3
Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2019-20 27 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 27 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Split Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 27 25.0 4.7-11.4 2.5-6.3 1.7-2.1 13.7
Conference 11 25.2 6.0-13.2 3.7-7.8 2.1-2.7 17.8
Exhibition 4 25.3 5.8-11.0 2.8-5.5 1.2-2.0 15.5
Location
Home 10 24.2 5.3-11.7 3.4-7.7 1.9-2.1 15.9
Away 12 25.6 4.1-11.2 1.8-5.5 1.7-2.2 11.6
Neutral 5 25.0 5.0-11.2 2.6-5.2 1.6-2.2 14.2
Result
Wins 18 24.7 5.3-12.6 3.2-7.3 1.6-2.0 15.4
Losses 9 25.6 3.4-9.1 1.2-4.1 2.0-2.4 10.1
Month
October 2 27.0 5.0-9.0 2.0-4.0 1.5-2.0 13.5
November 4 29.5 5.5-12.8 2.8-6.5 2.2-2.5 16.0
December 2 35.0 8.0-14.5 6.0-8.0 2.0-2.0 24.0
January 9 22.9 4.8-11.0 2.4-6.0 1.3-1.7 13.3
February 10 22.6 3.6-11.1 1.9-6.5 1.9-2.5 11.0
Split Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 27 11 674 127-308 41.2 68-169 40.2 47-58 81.0 369
Conference 11 3 277 66-145 45.5 41-86 47.7 23-30 76.7 196
Exhibition 4 3 101 23-44 52.3 11-22 50.0 5-8 62.5 62
Location
Home 10 6 242 53-117 45.3 34-77 44.2 19-21 90.5 159
Away 12 3 307 49-135 36.3 21-66 31.8 20-26 76.9 139
Neutral 5 2 125 25-56 44.6 13-26 50.0 8-11 72.7 71
Result
Wins 18 6 444 96-226 42.5 57-132 43.2 29-36 80.6 278
Losses 9 5 230 31-82 37.8 11-37 29.7 18-22 81.8 91
Month
October 2 1 54 10-18 55.6 4-8 50.0 3-4 75.0 27
November 4 4 118 22-51 43.1 11-26 42.3 9-10 90.0 64
December 2 2 70 16-29 55.2 12-16 75.0 4-4 100.0 48
January 9 2 206 43-99 43.4 22-54 40.7 12-15 80.0 120
February 10 2 226 36-111 32.4 19-65 29.2 19-25 76.0 110
Split Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 27 674 25.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 40.2 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 11 277 25.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 47.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition 4 101 25.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Location
Home 10 242 24.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 44.2 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 12 307 25.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 31.8 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral 5 125 25.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 18 444 24.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 43.2 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 9 230 25.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 29.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
October 2 54 27.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
November 4 118 29.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 42.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 2 70 35.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 75.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 9 206 22.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 40.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 10 226 22.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 29.2 0.0-0.0 0.0
Split Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 27 0.6 1.3 1.9 2.3 1.3 0.9 0.1
Conference 11 0.6 1.5 2.2 2.8 0.8 1.0 0.0
Exhibition 4 0.5 1.8 2.3 1.5 0.8 0.0 0.0
Location
Home 10 0.4 1.6 2.0 2.8 0.7 0.8 0.2
Away 12 0.8 1.1 1.9 1.9 1.5 0.8 0.1
Neutral 5 0.4 1.0 1.4 2.0 2.0 1.6 0.0
Result
Wins 18 0.7 1.6 2.2 2.4 1.4 0.9 0.1
Losses 9 0.4 0.7 1.1 1.9 1.0 0.9 0.1
Month
October 2 1.0 0.5 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.0
November 4 0.3 2.5 2.8 3.3 2.5 1.0 0.5
December 2 0.5 1.5 2.0 3.5 3.0 1.5 0.0
January 9 0.7 1.0 1.7 1.2 1.1 0.7 0.0
February 10 0.6 1.1 1.7 2.8 0.7 1.1 0.1
Split Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 27 11 16 34 50 61 35 25 3
Conference 11 3 7 17 24 31 9 11 0
Exhibition 4 3 2 7 9 6 3 0 0
Location
Home 10 6 4 16 20 28 7 8 2
Away 12 3 10 13 23 23 18 9 1
Neutral 5 2 2 5 7 10 10 8 0
Result
Wins 18 6 12 28 40 44 26 17 2
Losses 9 5 4 6 10 17 9 8 1
Month
October 2 1 2 1 3 2 2 1 0
November 4 4 1 10 11 13 10 4 2
December 2 2 1 3 4 7 6 3 0
January 9 2 6 9 15 11 10 6 0
February 10 2 6 11 17 28 7 11 1
Split Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 27 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 11 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Location
Home 10 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 12 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 18 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
October 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
November 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 10 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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