Elijah Saunders
Team: Maryland
Position: F
Career Averages
ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 4 postseason, 111 regular season, 1 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals.
| GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116 | 22.8 | 7.3 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 42.6% | 36.2% | 82.6% |
Plus/minus sample — 2025-2026: 26 games, 659.8 minutes, 2291.6 possessions. Other models may cover a different set of games.
Advanced Stats
Model outputs use a separate game sample from the counting statistics. Model output season: 2025-2026. Plus/minus scope: 26 games.
| RAPM | Rank | Minutes | Possessions | Model PM | Model PM/G | Model PM/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -0.67 | 2265 | 659 | 2291 | -156 | -6.0 | -9.5 |
RAPM = Regularized Adjusted Plus-Minus. Current fits use points per 40 minutes above average; historical artifact units are unverified.
Model Outputs — 2025-2026
CatalogOutput is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.
| Model | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| RAPM Overall RAPM Overall Single-parameter regularized adjusted plus-minus estimate. More → | -0.67 (#2265) | SE 2.56 | Poss 2292 |
| RAPM Off/Def RAPM Off/Def Simultaneous offensive and defensive RAPM decomposition. More → | -0.67 (#2265) | Off +0.01 | Def -0.67 |
| Plus/Minus Rate Plus/Minus Rate Raw plus/minus rate baseline per 100 possessions. More → | -6.81 (#3592) | PM/G -6.0 | PM/40 -9.5 |
| Player Vector 2D Player Vector 2D Low-dimensional player embedding model with lineup composition and interaction effects. More → | 17.079 (#313) | Vec (+1.46, -1.98) | Norm 2.46 |
| Points For Elo Points For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team scoring rate. More → | -1.53 (#3330) | Pts For -1.53 | Prevent -0.14 | Net -1.67 | Min 1014 |
| Points Prevention Elo Points Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's scoring rate. More → | -0.14 (#2866) | Pts For -1.53 | Prevent -0.14 | Net -1.67 | Min 1014 |
| Points Net Elo Points Net Elo Net point-differential event Elo from points created plus points prevented. More → | -1.67 (#3286) | Pts For -1.53 | Prevent -0.14 | Net -1.67 | Min 1014 |
| Offensive Rebounding Offensive Rebounding Online player rating for the team's offensive rebound rate (OREB%) on offense. More → | +6.69 (#217) | OReb% +6.69 | DReb% +8.07 | Min 1014 |
| Defensive Rebounding Defensive Rebounding Online player rating for the team's defensive rebound rate (DREB%) on defense. More → | +8.07 (#54) | OReb% +6.69 | DReb% +8.07 | Min 1014 |
| Assists For Elo Assists For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team assist rate. More → | -3.34 (#4366) | Ast For -3.34 | Prevent -2.65 | Net -5.99 | Min 1014 |
| Assist Prevention Elo Assist Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's assist rate. More → | -2.65 (#4238) | Ast For -3.34 | Prevent -2.65 | Net -5.99 | Min 1014 |
| Assists Net Elo Assists Net Elo Net assist event Elo from assisted creation plus assisted-shot prevention. More → | -5.99 (#4439) | Ast For -3.34 | Prevent -2.65 | Net -5.99 | Min 1014 |
| Threes For Elo Threes For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team made-threes rate. More → | +2.41 (#414) | 3PM For +2.41 | Prevent -0.24 | Net +2.18 | Min 1014 |
| Three Prevention Elo Three Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's made-threes rate. More → | -0.24 (#2997) | 3PM For +2.41 | Prevent -0.24 | Net +2.18 | Min 1014 |
| Threes Net Elo Threes Net Elo Net made-three event Elo from threes created plus threes prevented. More → | +2.18 (#701) | 3PM For +2.41 | Prevent -0.24 | Net +2.18 | Min 1014 |
| Stocks For Elo Stocks For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team steals-plus-blocks rate. More → | -2.74 (#4332) | Stocks For -2.74 | Prevent -0.07 | Net -2.81 | Min 1014 |
| Stocks Prevention Elo Stocks Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing opponent stocks. More → | -0.07 (#2779) | Stocks For -2.74 | Prevent -0.07 | Net -2.81 | Min 1014 |
| Stocks Net Elo Stocks Net Elo Net stocks event Elo from stocks created plus stocks denied. More → | -2.81 (#4249) | Stocks For -2.74 | Prevent -0.07 | Net -2.81 | Min 1014 |
| Ball Security Elo Ball Security Elo Online player rating for keeping own-team turnovers down. More → | -1.16 (#3959) | TOV For -1.16 | Prevent -3.99 | Net -5.15 | Min 1014 |
| Turnover Force Elo Turnover Force Elo Online player rating for forcing opponent turnovers. More → | -3.99 (#4531) | TOV For -1.16 | Prevent -3.99 | Net -5.15 | Min 1014 |
| Turnover Margin Elo Turnover Margin Elo Net turnover event Elo from ball security plus turnover force. More → | -5.15 (#4536) | TOV For -1.16 | Prevent -3.99 | Net -5.15 | Min 1014 |
Shot Chart — 2026-2027
3/3 FG (100.0%), 8 points from the field · ESPN shot locations · compared with the 2025-2026 league average (latest season on file)
| Zone | FGM | FGA | FG% | League FG% | +/- | % of FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 64.5 | +35.5 | 33.3 |
| Paint (non-RA) | 0 | 0 | - | 45.2 | - | 0.0 |
| Mid-range left | 0 | 0 | - | 36.6 | - | 0.0 |
| Mid-range center | 0 | 0 | - | 38.6 | - | 0.0 |
| Mid-range right | 0 | 0 | - | 37.4 | - | 0.0 |
| Left corner 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 36.5 | - | 0.0 |
| Right corner 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 36.9 | - | 0.0 |
| Above-break 3 left | 0 | 0 | - | 34.1 | - | 0.0 |
| Above-break 3 center | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 32.8 | +67.2 | 66.7 |
| Above-break 3 right | 0 | 0 | - | 33.6 | - | 0.0 |
Career Stats
ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 4 postseason, 111 regular season, 1 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals. Other career leagues are available through the league links above.
| Season | League | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% | eFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-2027 | NCAAM | Providence | 1 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | 133.3 | 133.3 |
| 2025-2026 | NCAAM | Maryland | 33 | 30.7 | 9.0 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 44.1% | 41.1% | 80.0% | 58.8 | 56.4 |
| 2024-2025 | NCAAM | Virginia | 29 | 26.8 | 10.4 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 42.0% | 34.7% | 83.3% | 54.4 | 48.8 |
| 2023-2024 | NCAAM | San Diego State | 37 | 20.2 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 41.9% | 32.2% | 96.0% | 54.8 | 51.8 |
| 2022-2023 | NCAAM | San Diego State | 16 | 5.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 27.8% | 18.2% | 33.3% | 33.9 | 33.3 |
Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG
Game Log — 2026-2027
ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 4 postseason, 111 regular season, 1 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals.
The latest season's 1 of 116 career games; each season's games are under its link above.
| Date | Vs/At | Opponent | Result | Score | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-02 | vs | Maine Black Bears | W | 83-56 | 7 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5.0 | - |