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2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Barnes, Elijah
Jersey Number 23
Elijah Barnes
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Freehold Borough
- High School:
- Mater Dei
Bio
Honors
Spirit of Princeton Award (2022)
Featured
After Remarkable Journey, Elijah Barnes Knows it's Better to Give Than Receive - Jerry Corino, Asbury Park Press
Sparked by Big Performance from Barnes Off the Bench, PU Men’s Hoops Tops UMBC 89-77, Improving to 9-3 - Bill Alden, Town Topics
Senior Elijah Barnes Makes the Most of his Opportunity to Help Princeton Men's Basketball Win 4th Straight - Kyle Franko, The Trentonian
George Floyd Protests: This NJ Basketball Player is Walking the Walk - Jerry Corino, Asbury Park Press
Princeton Men's Basketball's Elijah Barnes Finds his Voice in Fight Against Racial Injustice - Kyle Franko, The Trentonian
Tiger Voices - Elijah Barnes
Journey to Jadwin - The Class of 2022
The Make Shots Podcast - Jan. 20, 2022
At Princeton
2021-22
Played in 25 games ... shot 18-for-33 (54.5%) and 7-for-16 (43.8%) from three ... helped the Tigers defeat UMBC, 89-77, on Dec. 13, finishing with nine points on 4-for-4 shooting in nine minutes ... had eight points on 3-for-4 shooting, and pulled down four rebounds in nine minutes at Harvard on Feb. 25, the game where the Tigers clinched at least a share of the Ivy League Championship.
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2019-20
Played in 17 games … scored a career-high 10 points and had a career-high six rebounds against Rutgers-Camden on Jan. 26 … scored four points against Iona on Dec. 17 and Yale on Feb. 14.
2018-19
Played in 17 games with 15 minutes played and six points against DeSales on Nov. 9 and 10 minutes played and eight points against Wesley on Jan. 27.
2017-18
Played in nine games ... scored seven points against Cornell on Jan. 13 and played a season-high 20 minutes against Rowan on Jan. 28.
Before Princeton
NJ.com second-team Non-Public all-state and third-team all-state in 2017 … NJ.com Shore Conference Player of the Year in 2017 and Asbury Park Press Player of the Year in 2017 … SSZ Mister Hoop Zone honoree in 2017 … helped Mater Dei to its first Shore Conference Tournament title in 2016 and another in 2017 … News 12 NJ Varsity all-state honorable mention in 2017 … earned MVP honors with Mater Dei at the Dan Finn Classic in 2016 … averaged 15.2 ppg and 6.9 rpg as a senior … Shore Conference coaches’ first-team all-league in 2016 … four-year varsity starter and surpassed 1,000 points during his career.
Personal
Majoring in history.
Spirit of Princeton Award (2022)
Featured
After Remarkable Journey, Elijah Barnes Knows it's Better to Give Than Receive - Jerry Corino, Asbury Park Press
Sparked by Big Performance from Barnes Off the Bench, PU Men’s Hoops Tops UMBC 89-77, Improving to 9-3 - Bill Alden, Town Topics
Senior Elijah Barnes Makes the Most of his Opportunity to Help Princeton Men's Basketball Win 4th Straight - Kyle Franko, The Trentonian
George Floyd Protests: This NJ Basketball Player is Walking the Walk - Jerry Corino, Asbury Park Press
Princeton Men's Basketball's Elijah Barnes Finds his Voice in Fight Against Racial Injustice - Kyle Franko, The Trentonian
Tiger Voices - Elijah Barnes
Journey to Jadwin - The Class of 2022
The Make Shots Podcast - Jan. 20, 2022
At Princeton
2021-22
Played in 25 games ... shot 18-for-33 (54.5%) and 7-for-16 (43.8%) from three ... helped the Tigers defeat UMBC, 89-77, on Dec. 13, finishing with nine points on 4-for-4 shooting in nine minutes ... had eight points on 3-for-4 shooting, and pulled down four rebounds in nine minutes at Harvard on Feb. 25, the game where the Tigers clinched at least a share of the Ivy League Championship.
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2019-20
Played in 17 games … scored a career-high 10 points and had a career-high six rebounds against Rutgers-Camden on Jan. 26 … scored four points against Iona on Dec. 17 and Yale on Feb. 14.
2018-19
Played in 17 games with 15 minutes played and six points against DeSales on Nov. 9 and 10 minutes played and eight points against Wesley on Jan. 27.
2017-18
Played in nine games ... scored seven points against Cornell on Jan. 13 and played a season-high 20 minutes against Rowan on Jan. 28.
Before Princeton
NJ.com second-team Non-Public all-state and third-team all-state in 2017 … NJ.com Shore Conference Player of the Year in 2017 and Asbury Park Press Player of the Year in 2017 … SSZ Mister Hoop Zone honoree in 2017 … helped Mater Dei to its first Shore Conference Tournament title in 2016 and another in 2017 … News 12 NJ Varsity all-state honorable mention in 2017 … earned MVP honors with Mater Dei at the Dan Finn Classic in 2016 … averaged 15.2 ppg and 6.9 rpg as a senior … Shore Conference coaches’ first-team all-league in 2016 … four-year varsity starter and surpassed 1,000 points during his career.
Personal
Majoring in history.
Reflections from the Princeton Athletics Class of 2025
Tuesday, May 27
Hard Cuts | Season 7 - Episode 16
Thursday, March 13
Hard Cuts | Season 7 - Episode 15
Tuesday, March 04
Hard Cuts | Season 7 - Episode 14
Wednesday, February 12
