E. J. Liddell
No. 32 – Ohio State Buckeyes | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | Big Ten Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | Belleville, Illinois | December 18, 2000
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Belleville West (Belleville, Illinois) |
College |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Eric "E. J." Liddell Jr. (born December 18, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference.
Early life and high school career[]
Liddell was raised in Belleville, Illinois and went to high school at Belleville High School-West.[1] He averaged 20.8 points and 8.2 rebounds as a junior, won the 2018 Illinois Mr. Basketball award,[2] shared the 2018 St. Louis Post Dispatch Player of the Year with Courtney Ramey,[3] and won the Illinois 4A class state championship.[4] As a high school senior, he scored 20.2 points per game, 9.3 rebounds per game, and 3.8 blocks per game. For the second year in a row, he won Illinois Mr. Basketball,[5] the St. Louis Post Dispatch Player of the Year,[6] and the Illinois 4A class state championship.[2]
Recruiting[]
Liddell was a consensus four-star recruit and ranked the best player in the state of Illinois. On October 1, 2018, Liddell committed to play college basketball for Ohio State over scholarship offers from teams such as Illinois, Missouri, and Wisconsin.[7]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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E. J. Liddell PF |
Belleville, IL | Belleville West (IL) | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Oct 1, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 41 247Sports: 60 ESPN: 38 | ||||||
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College career[]
Liddell came off the bench during his freshman year, averaging 6.7 points per game, 3.8 rebounds per game, played in all 32 games and was second on the team with 29 blocks.[2][8] He had a double–double in a win against Illinois.[9]
During the early parts of his sophomore season, he contracted mononucleosis, which led to Liddell being out for several games.[10] He had another good game against Illinois during his sophomore year, scoring a career–high 26 points in a win.[11] Liddell averaged 16.2 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks per game during his sophomore season.[8] After Ohio State's Round of 64 loss to Oral Roberts, Liddell received threats from basketball fans via social media. After he posted screenshots of the threats on Twitter, Ohio State reached out to law enforcement regarding the threats.[12]
Liddell declared for the 2021 NBA draft on March 31, 2021, but retained his college eligibility by not hiring an agent.[13]
Career statistics[]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2019–20 | Ohio State | 31 | 0 | 16.6 | .464 | .192 | .718 | 3.8 | .5 | .4 | .9 | 6.7 |
2020–21 | Ohio State | 29 | 29 | 29.4 | .474 | .338 | .746 | 6.7 | 1.8 | .7 | 1.1 | 16.2 |
Career | 60 | 29 | 22.8 | .471 | .302 | .736 | 5.2 | 1.1 | .5 | 1.0 | 11.3 |
References[]
- ^ Emerson, Jack. "Men's Basketball: E.J. Liddell gets more opportunity to shine in sophomore campaign". The Lantern.
- ^ a b c "E.J. Liddell-Ohio State Men's Basketball". Ohio State Athletics.
- ^ Kvidahl, David (March 31, 2018). "All-Metro boys basketball co-players of the year: Ramey, Liddell cemented legacies". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ Harrison, Phil. "Ohio State basketball recruit E.J. Liddell's team wins Illinois state championship". Buckeyes Wire.
- ^ Criddle, Dean. "Two players have won Mr. Illinois Basketball twice. West's Liddell is now one of them". Belleville News–Democrat.
- ^ Kvidahl, David. "All-Metro boys basketball player of the year: Belleville West's Liddell leaves a legacy few can rival". St. Louis High School Sports.
- ^ Criddle, Dean. "EJ Liddell picks Ohio State over Illini, Missouri". Belleville News-Democrat.
- ^ a b "E.J. Liddell College Stats". Sports Reference.
- ^ Murphy, Patrick. "EJ Liddell puts it together in breakout performance vs. Illinois". Bucknuts.
- ^ Jardy, Adam. "Ohio State's E.J. Liddell full-steam ahead for Big Ten play after playing through illness". BuckeyeXtra.
- ^ "E.J. Liddell fuels No. 21 Ohio State past No. 14 Illinois". Reuters.
- ^ "Source: Ohio State reaches out to police after E.J. Liddell received threatening tweets following NCAA tournament loss". ESPN.com. March 20, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ Zucker, Joseph. "Ohio State's E.J. Liddell Will Enter Name in 2021 NBA Draft". Bleacher Report.
External links[]
- 2000 births
- Living people
- African-American basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Illinois
- Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball players
- Sportspeople from Belleville, Illinois
- 21st-century African-American people
- 20th-century African-American people