2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 3
Elijah Chol
- Position:
- Forward/Center
- Height:
- 7-0
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Cumming, Ga.
- Major:
- Sociology
2024-25 (Redshirt Sophomore)
2023-24 (Sophomore)
2022-23 (Freshman)
Career Highs
Forsyth Central High School
Personal
- Played in 29 games with one start, averaging 3.6 minutes
- Averaged 0.9 points and 0.9 rebounds per game
- Totaled 20 blocks
- Took and made his first career free throws in his return to the court after a redshirt season on Nov. 4 in the season opener against Chapman
- Made a basket in the win over Kennesaw State (Nov. 28)
- Blocked a career-best five shots on Dec. 21 at Duquesne, the first player to do so since Jan. 25, 2024
- Took (6) and made (3) the most free throws of his career on Jan. 16
- Swatted away five shots on Feb. 27 at Cal State Fullerton
- Posted a season-high four points against Northern Colorado (Mar. 19) and then again versus Chattanooga (Apr. 3)
2023-24 (Sophomore)
- Big West Regular Season Champion
- Dean’s List (Fall and Spring)
- Utilized redshirt season
2022-23 (Freshman)
- Big West Regular Season Champion
- Played in 12 games, averaging 3.5 minutes per game
- Averaged 0.5 points per game and 0.8 rebounds per game
- Totaled five blocks and two assists
- Played a season high 13:32 minutes against Chapman on Nov. 7 while grabbing six rebounds, dishing out two assists, blocking four shots, and attempting six field goals
- Shot a perfect 3-3 from the field versus LIFE Pacific on Nov. 19
- Grabbed two boards and blocked a shot against CSUN on Jan. 28
Career Highs
- Points: 6, versus LIFE Pacific (11/21/22)
- Rebounds: 6, versus Chapman (11/07/22)
- Assists: 2, versus Chapman (11/07/22)
- Steals: 1, Twice (last at Cal State Fullerton, 02/27/25)
- Blocks: 5, Twice (last at Cal State Fullerton, 02/27/25)
- FG Made: 3, versus LIFE Pacific (11/21/22)
- FG Attempts: 6, versus Chapman (11/07/22)
- 3FG Made: --
- 3FG Attempts: 1, at Cal State Fullerton (02/27/25)
- FT Made: 3, versus Cal State Fullerton (01/16/25)
- FT Attempts: 6, versus Cal State Fullerton (01/16/25)
Forsyth Central High School
- Two-time Region 6-7A All-Region Team selection
- Averaged 19.3 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 1.5 apg, and 5.4 blocks per game as a senior
- Lettered in football, basketball, and track
Personal
- Born in Greensboro, North Carolina
- First-generation college student
- Played for AC Georgia
- Aspires to play basketball professionally
- Elementary school spelling bee champion
- Makes music in his free time
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Thursday, March 26
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UCI Men's Basketball vs. Cal Poly | 3.5.2026 | Postgame Interview
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