Elijah Harkless

About

Elijah J. Harkless (born February 3, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Motor City Cruise of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Cal State Northridge Matadors, Oklahoma Sooners and UNLV Runnin’ Rebels. Harkless signed with the Ontario Clippers of the NBA G League after going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft.

Harkless attended Etiwanda High School at Rancho Cucamonga, California, leading his team to a 30–4 record and a third-place finish at the CIF Southern Section Open Division Tournament as a senior while averaging over 10 points and five assists. He was named to the All-Baseline First Team and to the Sun-Daily Bulletin All-Area Team.

Harkless initially attended Cal State Northridge (CSUN) where he played 51 games in two seasons while averaging 8.1 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.4 steals in 23.6 minutes and in his sophomore year, he became the first CSUN player to record a triple-double and the first player since 2005 to get 54 steals in a single season.
As a junior, Harkless transferred to Oklahoma…