As Indiana shows interest in transfer portal prospects we’ll provide a quick profile with our transfer portal names to know series.
Of course we’ll cover prospects more if things progress beyond initial interest.
Next up is Grace College center Elijah Malone, who was named the NABC-NAIA National Player of the Year. He was also selected as the NCCAA National Player of the Year as well.
Indiana had a Zoom meeting with Malone last week.
Malone is from LaGrange, Ind., where he attended Prairie Heights, H.S.
The senior center will graduate from Grace with four-year totals of 1,953 career points and 1,017 career rebounds.
The 6-foot-10 Malone posted career-best numbers this year, producing 17.3 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.5 blocks and 1.9 assists per game. He shot 63 percent from the floor, 37 percent on 3-pointers (on 103 attempts) and 81 percent from the free throw line. He’s a career 39 percent shooter from three.
Malone led the Lancers to a record-breaking season in 2023-24, finishing the year with a 34-2 record and 17-1 in the Crossroads League.
Grace set a program record for best start (24-0) and longest winning streak (24) to begin the campaign. Grace was awarded with the NAIA tournament’s overall No. 1 seed (for the first time) and marched all the way to the NAIA Fab Four.
He should have one year of eligibility remaining. His senior season highlights are below.
For more 2024 transfer portal names to know, GO HERE.
6’10 Elijah Malone…NAIA POY is entering the transfer Portal
18 PPG, 8 RPG and 2.5 BPG on 61/38/82 splits and only played 24 MPG
Became the most dominant big at the NAIA level in his senior year, Stretch 5, who’s dominant down low and dunks everything
Lead Grace to a 34-2… pic.twitter.com/uUpycNiIbc
— PDT (@PDTScouting) April 2, 2024
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