The Utah Jazz final week (on January 1) signed guard Elijah Harkless to a two-way contract.
Harkless (6-3, 195, UNLV) has appeared in 18 video games (eight begins) for the San Diego Clippers, the G League affiliate of the Los Angeles Clippers, this season, averaging 16.4 factors on 43.8 p.c from the sphere, together with 5.7 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and a couple of.4 steals in 27.1 minutes per contest.
The San Bernadino, Calif., native had a five-year collegiate profession with Cal State Northridge (2018-20), Oklahoma (2020-22), and UNLV (2022-23) showing in 131 profession NCAA video games (97 begins), proudly owning averages of 11.2 factors, 4.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.5 steals in 27.5 minutes per contest. As a fifth-year senior for UNLV in 2022-23, he noticed motion in 32 video games (all begins), averaging 19.1 factors, including 5.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 1.6 steals in 30.9 minutes per recreation, garnering All-MWC Second Workforce honors.