Notre Dame has had some great players and coaches over the years, but only a select few can be called program legends. We now can say that one of those individuals is LaPhonso Ellis, who will become the ninth inductee into the Purcell Pavilion Ring of Honor this upcoming season. The honor will be bestowed upon Ellis during halftime of the Irish’s Dec. 11 game against Kentucky.
Ellis played 97 games for the Irish from 1988 to 1992. During that time, he averaged 15.5 points, 11.1 rebounds and 2.1 blocks a game and shot 57.7 percent from the field. He saved his best for his senior season, during which he had averages of 17.7 points, 11.7 rebounds and 2.6 blocks along with a field-goal percentage of 63.1. At the time he graduated, he was the program’s all-time leader in blocks (200) and one of only four to have 1,000 career points (1,505) and rebounds (1,075) respectively.
Congratulations to one of the best to ever put on an Irish uniform.