Mount St. Mary’s Men’s Basketball Adds Elijah Long to Roster
Emmitsburg, Md. (August 10, 2015)—Mount St. Mary's University men's basketball coach Jamion Christian has rounded out his 2015-16 roster with the signing of Elijah Long (Mississauga, Ont./John Carroll [Md.]) to a Grant-In-Aid letter.
Long averaged 10.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.5 steals as a senior at John Carroll last season after averaging 10 points, four rebounds and four assists his junior season. He played AAU basketball for CIA Bounce.
"Elijah is a special player," said Christian. "His ability to score from all over and his intensity on defese will make him a Mount favorite from day one. We want to continue to enhance Mayhem and the signing of Elijah does exactly that. The ability to attract and sign the top players in the state of Maryland has always and will always continue to be a priority for our program. This past season, Elijah was one the most exciting players in the Baltimore Catholic League. His signing shows our ability to attract players from Top AAU programs in CIA Bounce and a great high school program in John Carroll.
Long is one of 10 siblings, and his older brother, Nazareth (Naz) averaged 10.1 points as a junior last year at Iowa State. He will be the first player from Canada to play at Mount St. Mary's.
"We want to say thank you to both his high school Coach Tony Martin (John Carroll) and Tony McIntyre (CIA Bounce). Each of these coaches played an instrumental part in our recruitment of Elijah and have influenced Elijah is in such a positive way. "
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