Jaxon Ellingsworth

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-9
Weight:
205
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Morehead City, N.C.
High School:
West Carteret

(2022-23): Appeared in five contests for the Pirates during the season … Played a season-high six minutes against Temple (Jan. 18) and scored his first collegiate basket ... Made Honor Roll for the spring semester.

High School: Joined ECU in June 2022 as a preferred walk-on … Averaged 21.9 points, 10.4 rebounds and 1.7 blocks in his senior season for West Carteret where he led the Patriots to a second straight regional final appearance and a school-record 26 wins … Scored 29 points and was named East MVP of the North Carolina Coaches Association (NCCA) East-West All-Star Game … Averaged 21.1 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.1 blocks during his junior season to help West Carteret reach their first regional final in 36 years … Shot over 60 percent from the floor in his junior and senior seasons