Leron Ellis

Quick Facts

Full Name	Leron Ellis
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 28, 1969(1969-04-28)
Age	55
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Aries

Leron Ellis Biography

Leron Ellis is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on April 28, 1969 in California, United States. Father daughter of NBA champion LeRoy Elias, who was also a player in the league.

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LeRon Perry Ellis (born April 28, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. Ellis was considered to be one of the premier high school basketball players in the nation among the class of 1987 while playing for the top-ranked Southern California prep school squad Mater Dei. Ellis was drafted into the NBA after a mixed college basketball performance at the University of Kentucky and Syracuse University. He suffered several unsuccessful stints in the NBA over three non-consecutive seasons but spent the majority of his professional basketball career playing overseas.

LeRon Ellis was born to LeRoy Sr. and Lucille Ellis in Los Angeles, California. Ellis is from an athletic family: his father, LeRoy Ellis, is a 14-year NBA veteran and member of the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers championship team, his elder sister Lisa Ellis played women’s basketball for California State University, Long Beach and the University of Kentucky and his elder brother LeRoy Jr. played NCAA Division I men’s basketball for the University of the Pacific.

The sister Lis and LeRoy, his brother Jr. also played basketball in college.

Leron Ellis Net Worth

Leron Ellis is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Leron Ellis 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a sought-after basketball player in high school at Mater Dei.

In addition to his time in the NBA He also played playing in his time in the Italian, Japanese, Argentinian and Chinese leagues.

LeRon Ellis also displayed outstanding athletic skills off the basketball court while at Mater Dei. He returned to water polo during his senior year and led the team in scoring. Ellis was also a member of the Mater Dei track & field team and participated in the high jump and triple jump, where his 46-9.5 mark in the latter was placed in the top 25 all-time Orange County boys’ track & field triple jump record. LeRon Ellis was even involved in several non- athletic school activities, including participating in several theater productions with the Mater Dei drama club and winning first prize in the school’s whack-off.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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During the 1986 summer off-season Ellis received a number of recruitment offers from the nation’s top NCAA basketball programs. Ellis eventually narrowed his choices down to St. John’s, Georgetown University, the University of Southern California and the University of Kentucky. Former Laker player and coach Pat Riley helped persuade Ellis to attend Kentucky onbehalf of Wildcat’s coach Eddie Sutton. On September 15, 1986, LeRon Ellis announced he would sign with Kentucky. Ellis was rated as one of the top 20 high school basketball players in the nation and was the star player for the number two ranked boys’ high school basketball team at the start of his senior year.

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Leron Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Leron Ellis celebrates birthday on April 28 of every year.

Ellis spent the summer of 1987 playing in the U.S. Olympic Festival basketball games for the West team before entering the NCAA. At Kentucky he was a highly regarded incoming freshman that Wildcats head coach Eddie Sutton considered to be the next Sam Bowie. LeRon Ellis played a secondary role, mostly coming off the bench, behind center Robert Lock and power forward Winston Bennett during his freshman season. However Ellis did manage to break into the starting lineup several times, making his debut as a starter on January 31, 1988 against Notre Dame where he enjoyed a then-career high of 14 points and five steals. LeRon Ellis averaged 4.3 points per game and 13.8 minutes per game, while starting in 12 of 28 games during the 1987-88 season. All-American and All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) basketball star Rex Chapman led Kentucky that season to their 37th SEC title with a 27-6 record. The Wildcats were ranked as the 6th college basketball team in the nation by the Associated Press and UPI and secured the number two Southeast Conference seed in the 1988 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament. Kentucky’s talents led the team to the tournament’s Sweet Sixteen, where they suffered a defeat against Villanova.