Elizabeth Balogun

Elizabeth Balogun Louisville Women's Basketball

Class:
Junior
Position:
Guard
Hometown:
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Height:
6-1
Prev School:
Georgia Tech

Louisville - Junior (2020-21):

Played in 29 games with 16 starts, averaging 5.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.5 blocks and 0.9 steals.
Ranked third in ACC with 43 blocks and sixth with 1.5 blocks per game.
In ACC games, ranked 10th in league with 1.3 blocks per game.
Recorded at least one block in 19 of 29 games played with 14 multi-block games.
Made at least one 3-pointer in 10 straight games from 1/10-2/11, shooting 18-40 (.450) during that stretch.
Recorded 10 points, in addition to five rebounds, three blocks and three steals against Pittsburgh on 2/18.
Filled the stat sheet with nine points, two rebounds, two assists, two blocks and two steals vs. Georgia Tech on 2/11.
Scored 10 points on 5-10 from the field and blocked three shots vs. Notre Dame on 2/7.
Missed the game at BC on 2/4/21 while participating with Nigerian National Team in Atlanta.
Posted 10 points, in addition to a team-high seven rebounds and five assists vs. North Carolina on 1/28.
Tied a season-high 14 points on 4-5 from three, adding five rebounds and four assists vs. Miami on 1/26.
Filled the stat sheet with 12 points, six rebounds, three blocks, and three steals in a season-high 31 minutes at Wake Forest on 1/24.
Recorded 11 points, three assists, and two rebounds in a season-high 29 minutes vs. Boston College on 1/14.
Scored a season-high 14 points, highlighted by three 3-point field goals, while adding six rebounds, four steals, three assists, and three blocks in a win vs. Clemson on 1/10.
Recorded eight rebounds, five assists, four blocks, and two steals in 21 minutes vs. NKU on 1/1.
Recorded 12 points, seven rebounds, four assists, three steals, and three blocks in 20 minutes vs. EKU on 11/29.
Named to Miller Award Watch List.

Louisville - Sophomore (2019-20):

Played in 28 games with 26 starts, ranked fourth on the team with 8.1 points per game and tied for third with 4.6 rebounds per game. Averaged 24.1 minutes and shot 35-109 (.321) from 3-point range.
Ranked eighth in the ACC with 1.2 blocks per game, second in the ACC amongst guards behind Emily Engstler, SYR (1.6 bpg).
Missed games at Pitt and vs. Boston College with ankle injury.
Missed games vs. FSU and Syracuse because played for Nigeria in the 2020 Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade, Serbia. She had nine points, three steals, two rebounds and two assists in Nigeria’s 85-51 win over Mozambique. Finished the tournament with a 1-2 record and qualified for 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
Season-high and team-high 12 rebounds against Virginia.
Eight points and a team-high nine rebounds in win at North Carolina.
One of five players in double figures with 10 points on 2-4 shooting from deep at BC.
Scored first seven points, finished with 15 points on 6-10 shooting, 3-6 from deep, while adding five blocks at Clemson on 1/2.
13 points on 5-12 shooting, got offensive putback after missing two free throws to put Louisville up 61-58 vs. Syracuse.
Played 40 minutes and scored 11 points in 72-62 win over No. 1 Oregon.
Nine points and 11 rebounds vs. Chattanooga on 11/21.
11 points on 3-6 shooting from deep, while adding seven rebounds vs. Murray State on 11/8.
Scored 15 on 5-6 shooting from 3-point range in Louisville debut vs. WKU on 11/5.
Named to Citizen Naismith Watch List.
Picked #23 in espW’s Top 25 Player List.
Named preseason All-ACC by Coaches and Blue Ribbon Panel.

Georgia Tech - Freshman (2018-19):

Named the 2018-19 ACC Freshman of the Year and four times was named ACC Freshman of the Week in her lone season at Georgia Tech
Started all 30 games for the Yellow Jackets, averaging 14.6 points per game, which led the team and ACC freshman, and ranked eighth in the country among freshmen
Led Georgia Tech in scoring 13 times, produced six 20-plus point games, two 30-plus point outings and 24 times scored in double figures
Scored a career-high 35 points at North Carolina, which marked the third highest scoring output for a freshman in Georgia Tech history
With 437 points last season, Balogun scored the seventh most points as a freshman in Georgia Tech history
Finished with two double-doubles, recording 18 points and 17 rebounds at Boston College and 13 points and 10 rebounds at Louisville
She shot 65-194 (.335) from 3-point range to lead the team and connected on at least one 3-pointer in 29 of 30 games
Twice she knocked down a career-high six 3-pointers, shooting 6-12 at Clemson and 6-12 three games later at North Carolina

High School:

Attended Hamilton Heights Christian Academy in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Played four years of basketball for Coach Hunt and served as captain two seasons
Named 2017 McDonald’s All American and played 14 minutes in the game, contributing three points on a three-pointer and recording a steal
Also played in the Jordan Brand Classic game in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Named All-USA Tennessee Player of the Year by USA Today
Tabbed to 2017 American Family Insurance All-USA Tennessee Girls Basketball first team
Capped high school career being tabbed Naismith Trophy High School All-American
Helped Hamilton Heights to a 2017 USA National Prep School national championship and National Association of Christian Athletes national championship
Finished runners-up at the Dick’s Sporting Goods National Championship
Ranked as a top 10 recruit by All Star Girls Report at No. 9
Ranked No. 12 recruit by Blue Star and No. 17 by Prospect Nation