CAREER HONORS
2024-25 NABC Second Team All-District (Southeast)
2024-25 All-Big 12 Second Team
2024-25 Big 12 Newcomer Team
2023-24 NABC First Team All-District
2023-24 Named All-Atlantic 10 Second Team
2025-26 - SENIOR
Games Played/Started: 9/9…Second leading scorer in the SEC with an average of 20.8 points per game and also averaging 8.6 rebounds per game…Has reached double figure scoring in every game this year with six 20+ point performances…Has four double-doubles…Season high 28 points on two separate occasions (Bethune-Cookman and NC State)…Had 25 and 14 against Merrimack and followed that up with identical stat lines of 20 and 11 against Wofford and No. 1 Houston…Had 28 points and 10 rebounds against NC State while making 5-of-7 from long range…Shooting 46.3 percent from the floor (50-of-108) and 91.0 percent from the free throw line (71-of-78).
2024-25 – JUNIOR (UCF)
NABC Second Team All-District (Southeast) … Named All-Big 12 Second Team … Named Big 12 Newcomer Team … Named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on Jan. 20, 2025 for his 40-point performance at Arizona State (Jan. 14) … Played in all 33 of UCF's games prior to the Knights participating in the College Basketball Crown, earning the start in all 33 and seeing 1,104 minutes of action … The 1,104 minutes were the sixth most in a season in UCF's history … Led the team in scoring average at 18.8 points per game while hauling in a team-best 7.1 rebounds per contest … The 620 points he scored were the ninth most in a season in UCF history … Shot 42.7% from the field (188-for-440), 35.4% from three-point range (45-for-127) and 81.6% from the free throw line (199-for-244) … Set the UCF single-season record for free throws made with 199 and attempted with 244 … Made 10 or more free throws in eight games, including a season-high 14 at Oklahoma State (Feb. 19) … Tallied 80 assists, 27 steals and 15 blocks … Averaged 20.3 points and 7.5 rebounds per game during Big 12 Conference play, shooting 43.2% from the field and 38.6% from long range … Finished Big 12 play with the highest points per game clip in the conference and finished tied for the conference lead for points per game across the entire season … Scored a career-best 40 points at Arizona State (Jan. 14), becoming the third UCF player in the program's Division I history to have a 40+ point game; started the game six-for-six from the field while making four of his first five three-point attempts; had 29 points at halftime; finished the game shooting 13-for-18 from the floor and 4-for-6 from long range … Sparked UCF to their conference-opening victory at Texas Tech (Dec. 31) by starting a perfect seven-for-seven from the field and three-for-three from the three-point arc … Earned four double-doubles on the campaign (14 points, 12 rebounds vs. Purdue Fort Wayne Nov. 8; 21 points, 10 rebounds vs. LSU Nov. 24; 14 points, 13 rebounds at TCU March 1; 25 points, 11 rebounds vs. Kansas March 12) … Scored double-digit points in 29 games, including 16 performances of 20+ points and three of 30+ … Recorded 13 straight games with double-digit points, spanning from Jan. 21-March 5 … Had 29 games in which he pulled in five or more rebounds, including five instances of 10 or more … Had four straight contests where he scored 20+ points (26 vs. TCU Jan. 25, 40 at #11 Kansas Jan. 28, 20 vs. BYU Feb. 1 and 23 vs. Cincinnati Feb. 5 … Finished the season ranked 52nd nationally in points per game and tied for first in the Big 12 at 18.8 … Finished the season ranked eighth nationally and first in the conference in free throws made with 199 … Finished the season ranked ninth nationally and first in the conference in free throw attempts with 244.
2023-24 – SOPHOMORE (GEORGE MASON)
Named NABC First Team All-District … Named All-Atlantic 10 Second Team … Named A-10 Co-Player of the Week on Nov. 20 … Put together a breakout regular season ranking fourth in the A-10 in scoring in league play (18.1 ppg) … Was just one of 14 players in the nation to average 17+ points, 8+ rebounds and 1.5+ assists on the year … Led the A-10 in both defensive rebounding (7.2 drpg) and overall rebounding (8.4 rpg) while ranking second in double-doubles (nine) … Also ranked fourth in the league in free throw percentage in conference play (.880) and was seventh in overall field goal percentage (.478) … Notched 10+ points in 22 of the 29 games he played and tallied 20+ points in 10 contests … Team highs in points (29), rebounds (12) and assists (three) vs. Cornell on Nov. 15 … Notched 21 points and 15 rebounds on Nov. 20 vs. South Dakota State, registering just the ninth 20+ point/15+ rebound performance by a George Mason player since 2010 … His 36-point, 12-rebound game vs. Bridgewater (Va.) was only the second 30+/10+ effort by a Patriot since 2010 … Had game highs in points (27, 10-17 FG) and rebounds (10) to go along with three assists at La Salle on Jan. 3 … Recorded a game-high 25 points (9-17 FG), two steals at UMass on Feb. 3 … Compiled team-highs in points (20), rebounds (eight) vs. Loyola Chicago on Feb. 7 … Posted a game-high 25 points (3-5 3pt, 10-11 FT) at Davidson on Feb. 10, with 23 of the 25 total points coming in the second half … Had game highs in points (20), rebounds (12), blocks (two) vs. GW on Feb. 13.
2022-23 – FRESHMAN (UNLV)
Saw action in 17 games while averaging 5.7 points in just 10.8 minutes per contest … Scored 10+ points in four of those contests, including a career-best 19-point performance at Utah State on January 17 … That effort was part of a three-game stretch in which he scored 39 points in just 64 minutes while shooting 66.7 percent from the field … Proved efficient throughout the season while shooting 47.9 percent overall and 50 percent from beyond the arc … Helped the Rebels tally 19 wins in a highly competitive Mountain West Conference which produced four NCAA Tournament teams.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Denver Prep in Colorado in 2021-22 where he averaged a league-leading 24 points to go along with five rebounds and five assists per contest while helping the Yetis to the conference championship game … Prior to his prep year, he competed for Cleveland Heights High School and the Skill Factory in Georgia … Played his AAU ball for Mid-Ohio Pumas.
PERSONAL
Son of Chanell Bonner and Larry Ellington … Born on April 9, 2003 … Has two brothers, Arroyal and Daeshawn, and a sister, Tauriae Jenkins … Studying in the University College.
CAREER SUPERLATIVES
Points: 40 at Arizona State (1/14/25)
Field Goals Made: 15 vs. Bridgewater (Va.) (12/19/23)
Field Goals Attempted: 21 vs. LSU (11/24/24)
3-Point Field Goals Made: 5 at Kansas (1/28/25)
3-Point Field Goals Attempted: 9 2x, last vs. Kansas (3/12/25)
Free Throws Made: 14 at Oklahoma State (2/19/25)
Free Throws Attempted: 17 at Oklahoma State (2/19/25)
Rebounds: 15 vs. South Dakota State (11/20/23)
Assists: 6 at Arizona State (1/14/25)
Blocks: 2 3x, last at West Virginia (3/8/25)
Steals: 3 2x, last vs. Kansas (3/12/25)
Minutes Played: 44 vs. Kansas (3/12/25)
Double-Figure Games: 55
20-Point Games: 26
10-Rebound Games: 15
Double-Doubles: 13