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2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster

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  • Senior
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  • Kansas City, Mo.
    Hometown
  • 6'8
    Height
  • 230
    Weight
  • Lee's Summit West
    Previous School
Elijah Childs
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Elijah Childs
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Position
Senior
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Kansas City, Mo.
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Biography

HONORS AND AWARDS
2019 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Three-Time All-Missouri Valley Conference:
 2018-19 (Third Team), 2019-20 (Second Team), 2020-21 (Second Team)
NABC All-District 16: 2020-21 (Second Team)
Two-Time MVC All-Tournament Team: 2019, 2020
2017-18 MVC All-Freshman Team
2018-19 MVC Most Improved Team
2018 Cancun Challenge MVP
2019 Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers All-Tournament Team
2020 Xavier Invitational All-Tournament Team
Three-Time MVC Player of the Week:
Nov. 26, 2018 | Feb. 25, 2019 | Nov. 30, 2020
Three-Time MVC Scholar-Athlete: 2019 (Honorable Mention), 2020 (Second Team), 2021 (Honorable Mention)
NABC Honors Court: 2020, 2021
MVC Honor Roll: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Bradley Scholar-Athlete of the Week: 12/29/20, 12/1/20, 3/11/20, 12/11/19, 3/13/19 & 11/28/18
Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2): Spring '19, Spring '21


CAREER NOTES
• Ranks second in school history with 154 career blocks
• Ranks seventh in school history with 849 career rebounds
• Ranks 22nd in school history with 1,350 career points
 

2020-21 • SENIOR
Named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference Second Team, becoming the 16th player in school history to earn all-conference accolades on three occasions • Also earned second-team NABC All-District 16 Team honors • Started all 22 games he appeared in during his senor campaign • Led Bradley with 14.2 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game • Became the first Brave since Andrew Warren in 2010-11 to lead the team in both scoring and rebounding • Ranked second in the Valley and 65th nationally with his 8.3 rebounds per game – the most by a Brave since Patrick O’Bryant in 2005-06 • Also placed fourth in the Valley and 125th nationally in blocks per game, while finishing sixth in the MVC in points • Led Bradley in scoring in 11-of-22 games, while posting a team high in rebounds on 14 occasions • Third in the MVC with six double-doubles on the season • Scored in double digits in 20-of-22 games, including the first 17 games of the season • Tallied a career-best 27 points to go with 10 rebounds at Valparaiso (Jan. 28) • Recorded a double-double against nationally-ranked Missouri, totaling 13 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks versus the No. 14 Tigers (Dec. 22) • Collected a season-best 12 rebounds in back-to-back games at Indiana State (Feb. 1) and versus Southern Illinois (Feb. 6) • Named to the Xavier All-Tournament Team and the MVC Player of the Week after the first three games of the season, averaging 15.7 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2.7 blocks and 2.0 steals per game • Landed on ESPN’s SportCenter Top 10 three times during the season – No. 5 with a dunk against Toledo (Nov. 25), No. 6 after a last-second jumper to send the game into a second overtime at Valparaiso (Jan. 28) and No. 7 after a dunk versus Judson (Dec. 1) • Rejected at least three shots in five games with a season-best four against Toledo (Nov. 25) • Shot a career-best 35.5 percent from 3-point range, matching his personal high with three made triples against South Dakota State (Dec. 4) • Registered a career-best six assists against Oakland (Nov. 27) • Matched his personal best with four steals against Oakland (Nov. 27) and Southern Illinois (Feb. 6) • Received honorable mention to the MVC Scholar-Athlete Team.
 

2019-20 • JUNIOR
Named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference Second Team • Started 22 games during the season, missing 12 contests with an injury • Ranked second on the team with 14.8 points per game, while leading the Braves with 8.7 rebounds per game • Also added 1.4 blocks per game • Averaged 15.5 points and 8.2 rebounds in the final 10 games of the season after his return from injury, helping Bradley to an 8-2 record • Earned MVC All-Tournament Team honors for the second-straight season as the Braves defended their conference title • Averaged 14.7 points, 8.3 boards and 3.0 blocks during Bradley’s three postseason victories, leading the team in rebounding in all three games • Scored 17 points to go with eight boards in the title game win versus Valparaiso (March 8) • Also collected 16 points and nine rebounds in the quarterfinal victory against Southern Illinois, while matching his career high and Bradley MVC Tournament record with five blocks (March 6) • Became the 50th player in school history (and the 19th junior) to reach 1,000 career points in the victory against the Salukis • Also named to the Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off All-Tournament Team after posting 13.0 points and 7.5 rebounds against Power 5 schools Northwestern (Nov. 25) and Kansas State (Nov. 27), helping the Braves to a victory against the defending Big 12 champions • Led Bradley in rebounding in 16 of his 22 contests and in scoring on 10 occasions • Also posted a team-best five double-doubles during the campaign • Led Bradley with 21 points and 14 rebounds at No. 15 Memphis (Dec. 3) before scoring a season-best 23 points against North Carolina A&T the following game (Dec. 7) • Tallied 22 points to go with a career-best 15 boards against IUPUI (Nov. 9) • Named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team.
 

2018-19 • SOPHOMORE
Named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference Third Team and the conference’s Most Improved Team • Ranked second on BU with 12.4 points per game, while leading the Braves with 7.8 rebounds and 50 total blocks • Placed second in the Valley in rebounding and third in blocks • His 272 total rebounds are the most by a Brave since 1982, while his 7.8 average is the highest since 2006 • Also ranks ninth in school history with his 50 blocks • Named the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Player after leading the Braves to their first title in 31 years • Averaged 12.7 points during the title run, scoring 30 of his 38 points during the tournament in the second half • Led Bradley with 16 points in the title-game victory against Northern Iowa to go with five rebounds and three blocks (March 10) • Registered a double-double in the semifinal win over top-seeded Loyola with 10 points and 11 rebounds to go with a season-best five assists (March 9) • Scored a team-best 19 points versus No. 5 Michigan State in the NCAA Tournament, making 9-of-13 field goals with six boards and three blocks (March 21) • Named the Cancun Challenge MVP after leading the Braves to their first regular-season title since 1983, averaging 19.5 points in Mexico • Scored 21 points to go with 12 rebounds in the semifinal win versus SMU (Nov. 20) before adding 18 points against Penn State (Nov. 21) • Scored a season-best 24 points at Drake, making 11-of-16 field goals (Feb. 19) • Two-time MVC Player of the Week (Nov. 26 & Feb. 25) • Totaled seven double-doubles during the season, while leading the Braves in scoring eight times and in rebounds on 18 occasions • Tallied a career-best five blocks in a win against Southeast Missouri State (Nov. 10) • Received honorable mention to the MVC Scholar-Athlete Team.
 

2017-18 • FRESHMAN
Named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman Team • Appeared in all 33 games with 11 starting assignments as a rookie • Ranked fourth on the team with 8.4 points and second with 6.2 rebounds per game • Placed eighth in the MVC in rebounds and sixth with 2.33 offensive boards per game • Also ranked third in the league among freshmen in scoring and second in rebounding • Led Bradley and placed third in the MVC with 1.39 blocks per game – the most by a Brave since Patrick O’Bryant in 2005-06 • Scored in double figures in 12 games, while collecting at least 10 rebounds in four contests • Scored a season-best 18 points in a victory against Loyola (Jan. 31) • Registered his first collegiate double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds in 15 minutes of action off the bench against Vermont – the first BU freshman to record a double-double in one of his first three games since 2004 (Nov. 17) • Collected a season-best 12 rebounds to go with 12 points in a victory versus Missouri State (Jan. 23) • Made all seven of his field goals in a 14-point, eight-rebound performance against Missouri S&T, becoming the 18th Brave overall and first since 2007 to shoot 100 percent in a game with a least seven made field goals (Nov. 22) • Rejected a season-best four shots in back-to-back games against Illinois State (Jan. 17) and Evansville (Jan. 20).
 

HIGH SCHOOL
Helped lead Lee’s Summit West High School to the Missouri State Championship Game as a senior • Named Suburban Gold Conference Player of the Year after averaging 19 points and 14 rebounds during the 2016-17 campaign • Also collected All-Kansas City accolades, while receiving all-state, all-conference and all-district honors • Member of the Kansas City Run GMC AAU program • Also played football for the Titans.
 

PERSONAL
Born January 10, 1999 • Son of Daron Childs • Four siblings – Markevian, Robert, Isaiah and DJ • Majoring in sports communications.