Elijah Childs
No. 10 – MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
PositionPower forward
LeagueBasketball Bundesliga
Champions League
Personal information
Born (1999-01-10) January 10, 1999
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeBradley (2017–2021)
NBA draft2021: undrafted
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–22Pallacanestro Trapani
2022–2023Bakken Bears
2023–presentMHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
Career highlights and awards

Elijah Childs (born January 10, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga and the Basketball Champions League (BCL). He played college basketball for the Bradley Braves.

Early life and high school career

Growing up, Childs focused on football and baseball. He did not begin playing basketball until eighth grade, when friends recommended he try out as he was already 6'5". Childs attended Raytown South High School before transferring to Lee's Summit West High School.[1] As a junior, he averaged 19 points and 12 rebounds per game, earning All-Conference and All-State recognition.[2] During his senior season, Childs averaged 14.2 points and 10.7 rebounds per game. He was named Suburban Gold Conference player of the year as well was First Team All-Metro by The Kansas City Star.[3] Childs was not highly recruited, receiving offers from Central Arkansas, Indiana State, and Missouri State, before committing to Bradley due to the suggestion of his father.[1]

College career

Childs averaged 8.4 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game as a freshman, earning Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman Team honors.[4] He was named 2019 Missouri Valley Conference tournament MVP after averaging 12.7 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game in three games. In the NCAA Tournament, Childs scored 19 points on 9-of-14 shooting and had six rebounds and three blocks in a loss to Michigan State. As a sophomore, he averaged 12.4 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game, earning Third Team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors.[5] Childs broke his middle finger in a game against Georgia Southern on December 15, 2019. After sitting out for three weeks, he re-injured it during a game against Northern Iowa, which required surgery.[1] Childs averaged 14.8 points and 8.6 rebounds per game as a junior.[6] He was named to the Second Team All-Missouri Valley Conference.[7] In February 2021, he was indefinitely suspended due to a violation of program standards, and he missed the rest of the season.[8] It later emerged that he was investigated by the police for sodomy in the second degree.[9] As a senior, Childs averaged 14.2 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game.[10] He was named to the Second Team All-Missouri Valley Conference.[11] Following the season, Childs entered the transfer portal, but ultimately decided to turn professional.[12]

Professional career

On July 26, 2021, Childs signed his first professional contract with Pallacanestro Trapani of the Serie A2 Basket.[10]

On July 14, 2022, he signed with Bakken Bears of the Basketligaen.[13]

On July 14, 2023, he signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga.[14]

Career statistics

Legend
  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

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Bradley 331220.9.502.280.5376.2.6.71.48.4
2018–19 Bradley 353429.5.471.236.6597.81.0.81.412.4
2019–20 Bradley 222230.0.498.212.7118.61.1.41.414.8
2020–21 Bradley 222231.2.476.355.7008.31.0.91.314.2
Career 1129027.4.484.264.6477.6.9.71.412.1

Personal life

Childs is the son of Keisha Cook and Daron Childs. His mother is a nurse while his father works on the assembly line at Ford Motors. Childs has two older siblings, Markevian and Robert Cornelius; a fraternal twin Isaiah, and a younger brother Daron Jr. He studied communications at Bradley.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Eminian, ave (December 27, 2020). "'Dream big': Bradley basketball star Elijah Childs has a goal in mind for his team, and his future". Journal Star. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  2. ↑ Rader, Chad (December 12, 2016). "Season Preview: Lee's Summit West". 810Varsity. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  3. ↑ McDowell, Sam; Torres, Maria (April 1, 2017). "The Kansas City Star's All-Metro boys basketball team for 2016-17". Kansas City Star. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  4. ↑ Reynolds, Dave (October 22, 2018). "Hoops! Big year appears on tap for Bradley's Elijah Childs". Journal Star. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Elijah Childs Named Bradley Athlete of the Month". Bradley Braves. April 5, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  6. ↑ Lorenzi, Joel (December 21, 2020). "MU's frontcourt faces challenge to round out early nonconference slate". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  7. ↑ "AJ Green of UNI is the 2020 Larry Bird MVC Player of the Year" (PDF). Missouri Valley Conference. March 3, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  8. ↑ Eminian, Dave (February 14, 2021). "Bradley basketball suspends Elijah Childs, three other players from Missouri State series". Journal Star. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  9. ↑ Wheeler, Wyatt (May 20, 2021). "Bradley star Elijah Childs enters transfer portal while Springfield prosecutors consider criminal charges". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  10. 1 2 Eminian, Dave (July 29, 2021). "Former Bradley star forward Elijah Childs has a new basketball home". Journal Star. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  11. ↑ Eminian, Dave (March 3, 2021). "Bradley basketball players earn Missouri Valley Conference honors". Journal Star. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  12. ↑ Eminian, Dave (May 28, 2021). "A look at who's coming, who's going as Elijah Childs makes his move and Bradley summer camp approaches". Journal Star. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Bakken Bears henter ung amerikaner i Italien". bakkenbears.com (in Norwegian). July 14, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Energie, Athletik, Defensive: Elijah Childs". mhp-riesen-ludwigsburg.de (in German). July 14, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
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