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Jersey Number 30
Spencer Eliason
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Chadron, Neb.
- High School:
- Chadron HS
2017-18 Season (Junior): Played in all 32 games, making 28 starts … Averaged just under 18 minutes per game … Averaged 4.1 points and 3.4 assists rebounds per game, shooting 55.9 percent for the season … Scored a season-high 10 points vs. Mayville State on Feb. 13 … Grabbed a season-high 7 rebounds vs. Omaha on Jan. 25 and against Fort Wayne in the Summit League quarterfinals … Recorded 3 steals at Stephen F. Austin on Nov. 28 … NABC Honors Court honoree.
2016-17 Season (Sophomore): Played in 19 of 30 games, averaging 6.5 minutes per contest … Averaged 1.5 points and 1.3 rebounds per game … Season-highs in points (6) and rebounds (6) vs. Waldorf on Nov. 22 … Played 19 minutes at No. 7 Xavier on Nov. 29, finishing with five points and two rebounds … NABC Honors Court honoree.
2015-16 Season (Freshman): Played in 11 games, averaging 4.1 minutes per contest … Scored a season-high 11 points on 5-for-7 shooting against Northland College on Dec. 30 … Also tallied a season-high seven rebounds vs. Northland … Played 10 minutes at Illinois on Nov. 15.
2014-15 Season (Redshirt): Sat out the entire season as a redshirt in the Bison program … Saw 7 minutes of action in NDSU’s exhibition win over Minot State on Nov. 5.
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year captain and three-year letterwinner for Chadron High School ... Averaged 17.5 points and 9.6 rebounds per game during his senior season in 2013-14 ... Averaged 16.3 points and 12.1 rebounds as a junior ... Two-time All-Western Conference, two-time all-district and two-time all-state honorable mention selection during his career ... Also an academic all-state honoree ... Played for M33M on the AAU circuit ... All-conference and all-district receiver in football for Chadron HS.
PERSONAL: Son of Jay and Lorna Eliason ... Father, Jay, played football for South Dakota State ... Mother, Lorna, played basketball and volleyball for South Dakota State ... Older brother, Elliott, was a center for the University of Minnesota basketball team from 2010-15 … Majoring in zoology.
2016-17 Season (Sophomore): Played in 19 of 30 games, averaging 6.5 minutes per contest … Averaged 1.5 points and 1.3 rebounds per game … Season-highs in points (6) and rebounds (6) vs. Waldorf on Nov. 22 … Played 19 minutes at No. 7 Xavier on Nov. 29, finishing with five points and two rebounds … NABC Honors Court honoree.
2015-16 Season (Freshman): Played in 11 games, averaging 4.1 minutes per contest … Scored a season-high 11 points on 5-for-7 shooting against Northland College on Dec. 30 … Also tallied a season-high seven rebounds vs. Northland … Played 10 minutes at Illinois on Nov. 15.
2014-15 Season (Redshirt): Sat out the entire season as a redshirt in the Bison program … Saw 7 minutes of action in NDSU’s exhibition win over Minot State on Nov. 5.
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year captain and three-year letterwinner for Chadron High School ... Averaged 17.5 points and 9.6 rebounds per game during his senior season in 2013-14 ... Averaged 16.3 points and 12.1 rebounds as a junior ... Two-time All-Western Conference, two-time all-district and two-time all-state honorable mention selection during his career ... Also an academic all-state honoree ... Played for M33M on the AAU circuit ... All-conference and all-district receiver in football for Chadron HS.
PERSONAL: Son of Jay and Lorna Eliason ... Father, Jay, played football for South Dakota State ... Mother, Lorna, played basketball and volleyball for South Dakota State ... Older brother, Elliott, was a center for the University of Minnesota basketball team from 2010-15 … Majoring in zoology.
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