Baseline to Baseline: Elijah Joiner

Freshman guard Elijah Joiner is set to make his debut for The University of Tulsa men's basketball team this season. The 6-foot-3 guard came to Tulsa from Curie Metropolitan High School in Chicago, Ill., where he was a four-year varsity starter for head coach Mike Oliver. Joiner was ranked as the No. 18 combo guard in the country by 247sports.com and was the No. 8 overall player and No. 3 shooting guard in the state of Illinois by PrepHoops.com.

He averaged 19.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists to help lead Curie to a 25-4 record and a regional title in his senior season. For his efforts, he earned first-team All-State recognition from the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association and first-team All-City honors. Joiner also earned All-State special mention honors by the Chicago Tribune and was named All-Area by the Chicago Sun-Times.

As a junior in 2015-16, Joiner averaged 11.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists to help lead the Condors to the Class 4A State Championship.

In addition to his success on the court, Joiner was named the 2016 Teen of the Year by the YMCA of Metro Chicago for his efforts in peacemaking, leadership, sportsmanship and service with the Chicago-area YMCA.

A Closer Look at Elijah Joiner

Full Name: Elijah Jacari Joiner
Birthday: May 1, 1999
Parents: Broderick Joiner and Nicole Matthews
Roommate: Darien Jackson
Started Playing Basketball At: Age 5
Person Who Has Influenced Me the Most: My mother
Favorite TV Show: "Everybody Hates Chris"
Favorite NBA Player: Derrick Rose
Favorite Actor: Paul Walker
Favorite Movies: The Fast and the Furious franchise
Favorite Food: Chicken
Favorite Game as a Child: Hide and Seek
Favorite Summer or Part-Time Job: Camps leader
Most Memorable Place I've Been: The Bahamas
If I Could Meet One Person, Dead or Alive, It Would Be: Martin Luther King Jr.
I Chose My Jersey Number Because: I have three siblings; Brooklyn, Judah and BJ
Chose TU Because: I chose TU because of Coach Haith and the way I bonded with my teammates.

Baseline to Baseline: Elijah Joiner

Players Mentioned

Darien Jackson

Elijah Joiner

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