The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Elijah Mitrou-Long
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
- High School:
- John Carroll [Md.] HS
- Major:
- Corporate Communication
Pronunciation: MEE-true
Pronunciation: mih-sih-SAW-guh
Expected to compete for time in the backcourt rotation … transferred from Mount St. Mary’s University following the 2016-17 season … sat out the 2017-18 season due to NCAA transfer rules.
At Texas in 2017-18:
Sat out the 2017-18 season due to NCAA transfer rules.
At Mount St. Mary's:
Spent his freshman and sophomore seasons (2015-16 and 2016-17) at Mount St. Mary’s … played in 66 career games (58 starts) for the Mountaineers and averaged 10.7 points per contest while hitting 37.0 percent from three-point range over his two-year career … earned First-Team All-Northeast Conference honors as a sophomore (2016-17) while averaging 15.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.6 steals in 34.4 minutes per game … led his team in scoring, assists, steals and minutes during his sophomore season … converted 38.2 percent (47-123) from three-point range and 73.9 percent (133-180) from the free throw line … claimed 2017 NEC Tournament Most Valuable Player accolades after averaging 21.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.3 steals per contest in three league tourney games … topped the 20-point mark nine times during the year … Mount St. Mary’s went 20-16 (14-4 NEC) and advanced to the NCAA Tournament, where it defeated New Orleans (67-66) in the First Four before falling to Villanova (76-56) in the First Round … during his freshman season (2015-16), he played in 30 games (23 starts) and averaged 5.6 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 22.9 minutes per game … Mount St. Mary’s posted a 14-19 overall record (10-8 NEC).
High School:
John Carroll High School in Bel Air, Md. … averaged 10.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game during his senior year … averaged 10 points, four assists and four rebounds per contest as a junior.
Personal:
Full name is Elijah Isa Mitrou-Long … born Dec. 15, 1996 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada … son of Jersey Long and Georgia Mitrou … is the third-youngest of 10 children in his family … older brother, Nazareth Mitrou-Long, played at Iowa State (2012-17) and begins the 2018-19 season with the Utah Jazz … wears jersey No. 55 to honor his uncle, Tinos Mitrou … majoring in Corporate Communication.
