Bo Ellis
American basketball player and coach
Maurice H. "Bo" Ellis (born August 8, 1954) is an American former professional basketball player.
After graduating from Chicago's Parker High School, Ellis, a 6-9 forward, played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles and won an NCAA championship in 1977. An art major in college he received by going to class at Mount Mary College Fashion Design Program, Ellis created several different uniform designs worn by his team during the 1977 season.
After graduating, he played three seasons of professional basketball for the Denver Nuggets of the NBA, averaging 3.6 points per game. He later held coaching positions at Marquette and Chicago State University, and worked with the Chicago Public Schools' athletics administration.
01Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA
Source
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | Denver | 78 | 15.6 | .416 | .692 | 3.9 | .9 | .6 | .6 | 4.3 | |
| 1978-79 | Denver | 42 | 6.4 | .457 | .806 | 1.5 | .2 | .2 | .3 | 2.7 | |
| 1979-80 | Denver | 48 | 10.5 | .449 | .000 | .755 | 2.4 | .6 | .2 | .5 | 3.4 |
| Career | 168 | 11.8 | .431 | .000 | .731 | 2.9 | .7 | .4 | .5 | 3.6 | |
Playoffs
02Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago State Cougars (Mid-Continent Conference) (1998-2003) | |||||||||
| 1998-99 | Chicago State | 3-24 | 3-11 | T-7th | |||||
| 1999-00 | Chicago State | 10-18 | 7-9 | 7th | |||||
| 2000-01 | Chicago State | 5-22 | 2-14 | 9th | |||||
| 2001-02 | Chicago State | 2-26 | 0-14 | 8th | |||||
| 2002-03 | Chicago State | 3-15* | 0-2* | 8th* | |||||
| Chicago State: | 23-105 | 12-50 |
(*) Indicates record/standing at time | ||||||
| Total: | 23-105 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Sources and credits
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