Arkansas basketball continues to stock up on guards after Louisville transfer guard [autotag]El Ellis[/autotag] announced his commitment to the Razorbacks on Monday via Twitter.
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— 𝐸𝐿𝐵𝒪𝒪𝒢𝐼𝐸 (@elellis3) April 17, 2023
Ellis is a 6-3, 180-pound combo guard that Razorback fans should be somewhat familiar with as he led an abysmal Louisville team when they faced Arkansas in the first round of the Maui Invitational last season. Ellis didn’t play well in the loss to Arkansas as he only scored 11 points on 4-16 FG shooting and had 7 turnovers.
However, those struggles don’t paint the whole picture as Ellis was the lone bright spot for the worst Louisville team in modern history. He averaged 17.7 points, 2.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.0 steals, 41.0 FG%, 31.9 3PT% and 81.0 FT% for a team that finished just 4-28 last season.
Ellis arrived at Louisville two seasons ago as the No. 1 JUCO prospect in the 2021 class. During his JUCO career at Tallahassee Community College, Ellis averaged 14.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 47.9 FG%, 40.3 3PT% and 84.5 FT%.
Arkansas’ roster for next year still has needs in the paint which will likely be addressed soon, but Ellis adds another dynamic scorer who can get a bucket at any time. His addition is the fifth transfer commit of the off-season joining [autotag]Keyon Menifield[/autotag], [autotag]Tramon Mark[/autotag], [autotag]Khalif Battle[/autotag] and [autotag]Jeremiah Davenport[/autotag].
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