2008-09 Season
Team co-captain...one of five players to appear in all 29 games, including a team-high 27 starts...averaged 10.0 points and 6.7 rebounds per game while shooting 37.2 percent (103-277) from the field...the rebounds were the third best mark in the Big Sky Conference...had four double-doubles, including a career-high 20 points to go along with 11 rebounds at Cal State Bakersfield...had a career-high 12 rebounds against both Portland State and Idaho State...scored in double figures 16 times after doing so just twice his sophomore season...had at least five rebounds in all but six games...had a streak of six consecutive double-figure points games from Dec. 27-Jan. 10...led or was tied for the team lead in rebounding in 19 of 29 games...also led the team in scoring on seven occasions...averaged a team-best 29.8 minutes per game...had 17 points, 10 rebounds and shot 6-of-7 from the floor and 5-of-7 from the free throw line in the Hornets’ win over Causeway rival UC Davis.

2007-08 Season
One of four Hornets to appear in all 28 games, including 17 starts during his first season with the Green and Gold...started 15 of the final 16 games of the season...averaged 4.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.5 steals per game...shot 40.8 percent (49-for-120) from the field...38 of his 97 rebounds came on the offensive glass...scored in double figures twice, including 10 points and seven rebounds at Eastern Washington...had seven points and eight rebounds against Cal State Bakersfield...season high of 12 points came against Simpson...had at least four rebounds in 15 games.

Junior College
Spent the 2006-07 season playing for the College of the Siskiyous in Weed, Calif...a first team all-Golden Valley Conference selection after taking a redshirt in 2005-06...in 2006-07, he averaged 17.7 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.8 blocked shots and 0.5 steals per game while shooting 45.1 percent (156-346) from the floor...also knocked down 20 three-pointers during the year and averaged 7.5 free throw attempts per game...buried 127 of his 195 free throw attempts (65.1 percent), including knocking down at least 10 freebies in three games during the season...scored in double figures in all but four of the 26 games he appeared, including 11 games with at least 20 points...over his final 13 games of the season, he averaged 21.8 points and 8.7 rebounds...that included back-to-back 30-point games against Columbia Junior College (33 points, 13 rebounds) and Sierra Junior College (30 points, 11 rebounds).

High School
A 2005 graduate of Yreka High School in Yreka, Calif...played four sports for the Miners, including four years of basketball and football, three years of baseball and two seasons of track and field...in basketball, he was a two-time first team all-Northern Athletic League selection during both his junior and senior seasons...also a third team all-Northern Section choice as a senior...averaged 17.2 points, 12.1 rebounds and 2.1 blocked shots per game during his senior season...scored 29 points and grabbed 27 rebounds in a game against Central Valley High School during his senior season...nominated for Siskiyou County Athlete of the Year in 2005.

Personal
Born July 23, 1987...parents are Neal and Karen Eller...an English major with a minor in History...has a 3.05 gpa...would like to become a college English teacher...married the former Shannon White on Aug. 30, 2008.