Forward · Denver Nuggets
LaPhonso Ellis
Age 56 · USA · 203 cm (6'8") · 109 kg · Born May 5, 1970 · Notre Dame
11.9 PPG
6.5 RPG
1.6 APG
624 games
11 seasons
Career snapshot
11seasons
624games
7,415career pts
13.8PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Denver Nuggets
· 343 games · 1992-93–1997-98
Position rank · 2002-03
#71PPG rank
#63PER rank
#57WS rank
Among 98 Forward players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
21.9
1996-97 · DEN
RPG
9.1
1992-93 · DEN
APG
2.8
1997-98 · DEN
PER
18.2
1996-97 · DEN
WS
8.0
1992-93 · DEN
Draft
1992
Round 1 ·
Pick 5
from Notre Dame
Honors & awards
1×
All-Rookie Team
1992
Career by team
Miami Heat
2001-02 – 2002-03 · 2 seasons
6.1 PPG
3.7 RPG
0.6 APG
121 games
Minnesota Timberwolves
2000-01 – 2000-01 · 1 seasons
9.4 PPG
6.0 RPG
1.1 APG
82 games
Atlanta Hawks
1998-99 – 1999-00 · 2 seasons
8.9 PPG
5.1 RPG
1.0 APG
78 games
Denver Nuggets
1992-93 – 1997-98 · 6 seasons
15.2 PPG
7.9 RPG
2.1 APG
343 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-93 | DEN | 82 | 82 | 33.5 | 14.7 | 9.1 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 50.4 | 15.4 | 74.8 | 16.6 | 8.0 |
| 1993-94 | DEN | 79 | 79 | 34.2 | 15.4 | 8.6 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 50.2 | 30.4 | 67.4 | 15.9 | 7.6 |
| 1994-95 | DEN | 6 | 0 | 9.7 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 36.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 13.1 | 0.0 |
| 1995-96 | DEN | 45 | 28 | 28.2 | 10.5 | 7.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 43.8 | 18.2 | 60.1 | 12.1 | 1.0 |
| 1996-97 | DEN | 55 | 49 | 36.4 | 21.9 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 43.9 | 36.7 | 77.3 | 18.2 | 3.6 |
| 1997-98 | DEN | 76 | 71 | 33.9 | 14.3 | 7.2 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 40.7 | 28.4 | 80.5 | 14.4 | 1.4 |
| 1998-99 | ATL | 20 | 20 | 27.0 | 10.2 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 42.1 | 20.0 | 70.5 | 11.8 | 0.8 |
| 1999-00 | ATL | 58 | 8 | 22.6 | 8.4 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 45.0 | 14.3 | 69.5 | 13.9 | 1.9 |
| 2000-01 | MIN | 82 | 5 | 23.8 | 9.4 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 46.4 | 31.8 | 79.0 | 16.0 | 5.2 |
| 2001-02 | MIA | 66 | 14 | 25.5 | 7.1 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 41.8 | 30.6 | 63.1 | 9.1 | 2.2 |
| 2002-03 | MIA | 55 | 3 | 14.3 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 38.2 | 25.2 | 75.8 | 11.0 | 1.1 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2001 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Miami Heat | |
| Jul 2000 | Atlanta Hawks | Minnesota Timberwolves | |
| Jul 1998 | Denver Nuggets | Atlanta Hawks | |
All entries are season change.
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About LaPhonso Ellis
LaPhonso Darnell Ellis is an American former professional basketball player and college basketball analyst. He played for 11 years in the National Basketball Association after starring at Notre Dame. He worked as a broadcaster for ESPN from 2009 to 2023 and now works for the Big Ten Network and Fox and FS1.