Elijah McCadden

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

One of only three Tigers to play in all 35 games while drawing 22 starts
Averaged 7.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 24.7 minutes per game
Finished third on the team in scoring and rebounding
Shot 53.7% from the floor and 63.9% from the free throw line
Scored double figures nine times, including a season-high 20 points at No. 2 Houston (F19) on 6-of-10 shooting
Scored 8+ points in 19 games and grabbed 5+ rebounds 16 times
Shot 50.0% or higher in 25-of-35 games

Collected 1,065 points, 469 rebounds, 229 assists, 118 steals and 20 blocks in 115 career games at Georgia Southern
Started 70 games and shot 45 percent from the field and 66 percent from the charity stripe

2021-22 Sun Belt Sixth Man of the Year
Led the Eagles in scoring with 11.7 points a game and in assists with 2.6 a contest as a senior
Shot 47 percent from the field and 69 percent from the free-throw line and averaged 4.6 rebounds a contest
Scored in double figures in 17 games and had one double-double
Led the Eagles in scoring in 13 games, in rebounding six times and in assists in 14 games
Started 11 games and played in 26
Missed three games with an injury
Scored a season-high 21 points at Louisiana (1/29)
Tallied 19 points and a season-high 11 rebounds vs. South Alabama (1/15)
Recorded a season-high six assists with no turnovers to go along with 10 points and seven rebounds against Appalachian State in the Sun Belt Tournament (3/5)

Played in 24 games and made 22 starts
Averaged 10.2 points, five rebounds, 2.1 assists and a steal per game
Shot 46 percent from the field
Scored in double figures in 15 games and notched double-figure rebounds twice
Posted two double-doubles
Led the Eagles in scoring six times, in rebounding nine times and in assists seven times
Scored a season-high 18 points after making 7 of 8 shots and added nine rebounds vs. Appalachian State (2/27)
Collected a season-high 10 rebounds in three games, including the Sun Belt tourney game vs. Arkansas State (3/5)
Tallied a season-high three steals at Coastal Carolina (2/21)
Tallied a season-high five assists and added 16 points and eight rebounds at South Alabama (1/23)
Posted 13 points, 10 rebounds and four assists vs. Florida National (11/25) and tallied 12 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and two steals vs. South Alabama (1/2)

Played in 33 games and started 31
Averaged 10.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.4 steals a game
Scored in double figures in 20 games
Led the Eagles in scoring six times, in assists in 10 games and in rebounding three times
Scored a season high 28 points vs. Mercer (11/19) after making 7 of 12 from 3-point range, 8 of 14 overall and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line
Named Sun Belt Player of the Week Nov. 26
Tallied 13 points, nine rebounds and seven assists vs. ULM (1/9) and backed it up with 13 points, six boards and five assists vs. Louisiana (1/11)
Posted 18 points and six rebounds at North Florida (11/11) and tallied 18 points and seven rebounds vs. Radford (11/15)
Named to GS Dean's List in the spring.2019-20 SBC Player of the Week Nov. 26

Played in 32 games and made six starts
Averaged 21.8 minutes a game; first off the bench in 19 contests
Averaged 5.2 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists while shooting 49 percent from the field
Scored in double figures eight times
Posted season highs of 15 points and eight rebounds vs. Texas State (1/26); made 4 of 7 from the floor, 2 of 3 from distance and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line

Averaged 17.6 points, 8.8 rebounds and 6.1 assists as a senior at Greenfield School
Averaged 19 points a game as a junior and was named Wilson Times All-Area
Averaged 22 points, 9.2 rebounds and 7.2 assists as a sophomore at Rocky Mount Academy and registered 15 points, seven rebounds and seven assists as a freshman
Played AAU on Team CP3 in 2017 after playing on Boo Williams in 2016
Born Elijah Lamar McCadden Dec. 20, 1999, in Tarboro, N.C.
The son of Anita Pittman and Rodney McCadden
Has an older sister, Kara Pittman • Cousin, Marc McCadden, played football at Chowan in North Carolina.