NEVADA Returns for his second season after appearing in all 32 games as a freshman with three starts ... Worked hard in the offseason to add strength and should be a factor on the boards and on the defensive end ... Expected to be a key contributor in his sophomore season ... Gained international experience playing with Reach USA in China last summer along with teammate Malik Story.
2010-11 (Freshman): Saw action in all 32 games ... Earned three starts to begin the season, at home versus Montana and in the two Dick's Sporting Goods Preseason NIT games played at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion against Pacific and Pepperdine ... averaged 1.8 points and 2.8 rebounds per game in 11.2 minutes per game ... 2.8 rebounds ranked fifth on the team ... 14 rebounds in the Dick's Sporting Goods Preseason NIT game in Washington, D.C. versus George Washington (11/22/10) was the tied with Dario Hunt for the fourth best performance by a Pack player ... Grabbed a rebound in 29-of-32 games ... Scored a season-high eight points at South Dakota State (11/30/11) ... Gained international experience playing with Reach USA in China last summer along with teammate Malik Story ... Earned first basketball letter.
High School A 2009 graduate of Paramount (Calif.) High School ... Averaged 12.5 points, 11.9 rebounds and 4.7 blocks per game his senior year ... Shot 55 percent from the field, including 31 percent from three-point land ... Lettered and captained his teams in basketball and volleyball ... Averaged 10 points, nine rebounds and 4.5 blocks per game in helping Paramount to a 16-12 overall mark in 2007-08 ... Was an All-CIF selection as a middle hitter in volleyball ... Averaged 11 kills and seven blocks per game.
Personal Has not declared a major ... Son of Felicia Sanders of Paramount, Calif. ... Has an older sister, Victoria Jones (23) ... Full name is Devonte Deshon Elliott.
