2015-16 Men's Basketball

42 Eli Lininger

  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 200
  • Class First Year
  • Hometown Eugene, Ore.
  • Highschool South Eugene

Biography

2015-16: Appeared in three games… Scored his first career points in victory at Brown… Was injured for much of the season… Recipient of the team’s Dick Derby Scholarship Award.

Before Yale: All-time leading scorer (1,807 points) and rebounder (1,254) at South Eugene High School… Averaged a double-double in all four years… Named league player of the year three times… Three-time all-state and four-time all-league selection… Averaged 20.2 points, 13.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists… Shot 59 percent from the field… McDonald''s All-America nominee…  Three-time team captain… As a senior, helped lead South Eugene to a third-place finish in Oregon''s highest classification.

Why Yale? "The opportunity to play basketball at the highest level while receiving a world-class education is truly unique. Yale''s commitment to athletic and academic excellence will push me to grow as a student and a player and it means the world to be given this opportunity.

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