MEMPHIS — Sophomore guard Boogie Ellis has been named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll after leading Memphis in scoring over three games last week.
Ellis scored a combined 48 points as the Tigers (1-2) defeated Saint Mary's before falling to Western Kentucky and VCU in the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic from Sioux Falls, S.D.
The San Diego, Calif., native came off the bench to score a career-high 24 points with six 3-pointers against Saint Mary's in the season opener. He scored 20 points in the first half while making all but one of his eight shot attempts over the first 20 minutes.