Freshman guard Elijah Joiner is set to make his debut for The University of Tulsa men's basketball team this season. The 6-foot-3 guard came to Tulsa from Curie Metropolitan High School in Chicago, Ill., where he was a four-year varsity starter for head coach Mike Oliver. Joiner was ranked as the No. 18 combo guard in the country by 247sports.com and was the No. 8 overall player and No. 3 shooting guard in the state of Illinois by PrepHoops.com.
He averaged 19.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists to help lead Curie to a 25-4 record and a regional title in his senior season.