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32 Elyjah Goss

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-7
  • Weight 215
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bolingbrook, Ill.
  • Highschool Plainfield East

Biography

2020-21 Game-by-Game Statistics
2019-20 Game-by-Game Statistics
2018-19 Game-by-Game Statistics
2017-18 Game-by-Game Statistics

Of Note: Finished his career with IUPUI's single-game (21), single-season (369) and career (880) records in rebounds... his 25 career double-doubles are also tops in IUPUI's Division I era... finished tied for eighth on IUPUI's all-time list with 82 career blocked shots. 

2020-21 - Senior: Team captain... one of two IUPUI players to start all 18 games... ranked No. 4 in the country in rebounding at 11.6 boards per game, while also finishing the year tied for No. 23 in the nation with 10 double-doubles... was third on the team in scoring (11.1 ppg) and led the team in blocked shots (14)... grabbed double-digit boards in 14 of the team's 18 games... set an IUPUI record with six straight double-doubles from Jan. 29-Feb. 13, averaging 13.8 points and 12.5 rebounds during that span... had 20 points (9-14 FG, 2-6 FT) and a season-high 17 rebounds in the Horizon League Tournament loss at Milwaukee on Feb. 25... scored a season-high 21 points (7-13 FG, 7-9 FT) and grabbed 15 rebounds in the regular season finale at Youngstown State on Feb. 20... opened the season with seven points, 16 rebounds and three blocked shots in the victory over Tennessee State on Dec. 12.... had 20 points (9-15 FG, 2-3 FT) and 11 boards in the win over UIC on Feb. 12... scored in double-digits 10 times and had three games of 20-or-more... had double-doubles in eight of the Jaguars' final nine games of the year... named to IUPUI's Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) for the spring semester. 

2019-20 - Junior: Chosen to the Horizon League's five-man All-Defensive Team by the league's coaches, media and sports information personnel... chosen to the NABC Honors Court... played all 32 games, making 29 starts... averaged 9.1 points and 11.5 rebounds per game while shooting 48.7 percent from the floor and leading the team with 33 blocked shots... grabbed a school record 369 rebounds for the year, including 22 games with 10 boards or more... tied the IUPUI Division I record with 12 double-doubles... grabbed a school record 21 rebounds to go along with 17 points (7-10 FG, 3-4 FT) in the win over IU South Bend on Dec. 10... had a career-high 23 points (11-15 FG, 1-1 FT) and 12 rebounds in the regular season finale against Detroit Mercy on Feb. 29... had 19 points (7-13 FG, 5-6 FT), 16 rebounds and six blocked shots at Milwaukee on Jan. 3... collected a season-high 11 offensive boards as part of his 13-point, 18-rebound effort against Youngstown State on Dec. 28... had a season-high 15 defensive boards as part of his 17-rebound effort at Morehead State on Dec. 4... grabbed 10-or-more rebounds in 17 of the Jaguars' 18 Horizon League games, while registering nine double-doubles in league play... averaged a double-double in Horizon League play at 10.1 points and 13.3 rebounds per game... scored in double-figures 14 times... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll for the spring... named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) both semesters. 

2018-19 - Sophomore: Earned the team's Coaches Award at the department's end of year awards banquet... played in 31 games, making 25 starts while averaging 6.8 points and a team-high 6.3 rebounds per game and shooting 52.7 percent from the floor... finished the year second on the team with 24 blocked shots... started the first 25 games of the season before suffering an injury in practice before the Feb. 14 game at Youngstown State... missed two games due to the injury and came off the bench in the final six games of the season... scored in double-digits nine times and had seven games with 10-or-more rebounds... had three double-doubles... registered his first career double-double with 10 points, 10 boards and two blocked shots in the win over Eastern Illinois on Nov. 10... had nine points, including a pair of treys, and 10 boards in the road win at Boston College on Nov. 14... collected 13 points (6-9 FG, 1-1 3's) and 10 rebounds in the win over Western Illinois on Dec. 15... had a career-high 16 points (5-9 FG, 6-6 FT) and career-high 13 boards in the home win over Cleveland State on Jan. 10, while also matching his career-high with three assists in that game... had six points, 10 boards and a career-high four blocked shots in the win over Oakland University on Jan. 24... matched his career-high with two steals twice... played a season-high 33 minutes on two different occasions... named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) both semesters.

2017-18 - Freshman: Player in all 30 games off the Jaguars' bench... averaged 3.6 points and 3.5 rebounds per game while shooting 44.1 percent from the floor and 75.9 percent from the foul line... had eight points, a season-high 12 rebounds and three blocked shots in just 17 minutes in his second career game against Anderson on Nov. 13... had nine points (4-7 FG, 1-1 3's) in just 10 minutes at Washington State on Dec. 16... posted five points and nine boards at Oakland on Feb. 4... was a perfect 4-of-4 from the floor in totaling nine points and four boards against Cleveland State on Feb. 8... had five points, nine boards and a season-high three assists in a regular season win over Wright State on Feb. 23... tallied a season-high 10 points (4-5 FG, 1-1 3's, 1-1 FT) at Western Illinois on Nov. 28... named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) for the fall semester.

2016-17 - Redshirt: Sat out the entire season as a redshirt... had six points and five boards in just 11 minutes in the Jaguars' exhibition win over St. Joseph's before sitting out the regular season... named to IUPUI's Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) both semesters. 

High School: Named IHSA 4A honorable mention All-State his senior season... had 16 double-doubles his final season while shooting a school record 56 percent from the floor... had career-highs of seven blocked shots and 18 rebounds in a game... finished as the only player in Plainfield East history to average a double-double for the season. 
 
Year GP-GS MPG FG-A PCT 3FG-A Pct. FT-A PCT RPG PF-D A T B S PTS PPG
2016-17 Did not play - redshirted
2017-18 30-0 13.8 41-93 44.1 4-13 30.8 22-29 75.9 3.5 46-0 12 20 11 12 108 3.6
2018-19 31-25 22.9 79-150 52.7 7-24 29.2 46-65 70.8 6.3 51-0 23 28 24 19 211 6.8
2019-20 32-29 31.1 116-238 48.7 1-16 06.3 58-104 55.8 11.5 82-2 28 50 33 16 291 9.1
2020-21 18-18 33.4 75-151 49.7 0-2 00.0 49-76 64.5 11.6 46-0 15 34 14 10 199 11.1
Totals 111-72 24.5 311-632 49.2 12-55 21.8 175-274 63.9 7.9 225-2 78 132 82 57 809 7.3

Career Highs (as of 4/1/21)
Points: 
23 vs. Detroit Mercy (2/29/20)
Rebounds: 21 vs. IU South Bend (12/10/19)
Assists: 4 - twice
Field Goals Made: 11 vs. Detroit Mercy (2/29/20)
Field Goal Attempts: 15 - twice
Threes Made: 2 at Boston College (11/14/18)
Threes Attempted: 3 - four times
Free Throws Made: 7 at Youngstown State (2/20/21)
Free Throw Attempts: 10 vs. Youngstown State (12/28/19)
Blocked Shots: 6 at Milwaukee (1/3/20)
Steals: 3 vs. Cleveland State (1/2/21)
Minutes: 40 - twice

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2016-2017Freshman

    Forward
    6'7" 190 lbs
    32
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    2017-2018Redshirt Freshman

    Forward
    6'7" 190 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2018-2019Sophomore

    Forward
    6'7" 195 lbs
    32
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    2019-2020Junior

    Forward
    6'7" 195 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2020-2021Senior

    Forward
    6'7" 215 lbs
    32