AJ Ogilvy
February 2, 2021
Cody Ellis
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 24/04/90
- Place of Birth: Subiaco (WA)
- Position: PF
- Height (CM): 202
- Weight (KG): 110
- Junior Assoc: WA - Perth
- College: Saint Louis (2009–2013)
- NBL DEBUT: 3/01/14
- AGE AT DEBUT: 23
- LAST NBL GAME: 18/02/18
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 27
- NBL History: Sydney 2014-15 | Illawarra 2016-18
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Cody Ellis was born in Subiaco (WA) and began playing basketball as a junior with the Perth basketball program. Ellis received a scholarship to attend the Australian Institute of Sport (Canberra) in 2008. He spent two years year there and played for the program’s state league team (2008, 2009).
FAMILY: Cody Ellis is the son of Mike Ellis who played 302 games in the NBL.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Cody Ellis made his NBL debut with the Sydney Kings at 23 years of age. He scored nine points in his first game.
After four years of college basketball for Saint Louis University, Ellis had a five-year stint in the NBL with the Sydney Kings and Illawarra Hawks.
Ellis was capable of playing either forward role
Cody Ellis played five seasons in the NBL, playing for both the Sydney Kings and the Illawarra Hawks. He averaged 5.8 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 0.9 assists in 124 NBL games.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 27 | Illawarra | 12-16 (5) | 20 | 315.1 | 134 | 27 | 22 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 96 | 43% | 25 | 59 | 42% | 27 | 29 | 93% | 61% | 56% | 14 |
| 2016-17 | 26 | Illawarra | 15-13 (4) | 31 | 414.6 | 142 | 51 | 32 | 10 | 41 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 37 | 49 | 130 | 38% | 18 | 57 | 32% | 26 | 30 | 87% | 49% | 45% | 12 |
| 2015-16 | 25 | Illawarra | 17-11 (3) | 29 | 524.3 | 175 | 75 | 31 | 22 | 53 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 50 | 55 | 148 | 37% | 25 | 70 | 36% | 40 | 50 | 80% | 51% | 46% | 18 |
| 2014-15 | 24 | Sydney | 9-19 (7) | 28 | 505.0 | 193 | 95 | 24 | 34 | 61 | 14 | 25 | 21 | 33 | 62 | 150 | 41% | 18 | 58 | 31% | 51 | 61 | 84% | 54% | 47% | |
| 2013-14 | 23 | Sydney | 12-16 (6) | 16 | 301.0 | 81 | 50 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 28 | 75 | 37% | 13 | 45 | 29% | 12 | 13 | 92% | 50% | 46% | Totals | 124 | 2060 | 725 | 298 | 116 | 84 | 214 | 67 | 61 | 83 | 185 | 235 | 599 | 39.2% | 99 | 289 | 34.3% | 156 | 183 | 85.2% | 53% | 47% | 18 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 27 | Illawarra | 12-16 (5) | 20 | 15.8 | 6.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 4.8 | 43% | 1.3 | 3.0 | 42% | 1.4 | 1.5 | 93% | 61% | 56% | 14 |
| 2016-17 | 26 | Illawarra | 15-13 (4) | 31 | 13.4 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 38% | 0.6 | 1.8 | 32% | 0.8 | 1.0 | 87% | 49% | 45% | 12 |
| 2015-16 | 25 | Illawarra | 17-11 (3) | 29 | 18.1 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 5.1 | 37% | 0.9 | 2.4 | 36% | 1.4 | 1.7 | 80% | 51% | 46% | 18 |
| 2014-15 | 24 | Sydney | 9-19 (7) | 28 | 18.0 | 6.9 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 41% | 0.6 | 2.1 | 31% | 1.8 | 2.2 | 84% | 54% | 47% | |
| 2013-14 | 23 | Sydney | 12-16 (6) | 16 | 18.8 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 37% | 0.8 | 2.8 | 29% | 0.8 | 0.8 | 92% | 50% | 46% | Total | 124 | 16.6 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 39.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 34.3% | 0.8 | 2.3 | 85.2% | 53% | 47% | 18 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- AIS (2008–2009), Stirling/Warwick (2014–2026)
Ellis joined the Australian Institute of Sport for the 2008 SEABL season, playing for the AIS men’s team while based in Canberra. He remained with the AIS in 2009, completing two seasons with the program’s SEABL team before leaving for Saint Louis.
Ellis joined Stirling for the 2014 SBL season, returning to the club he had grown up with after his college career. His first three SBL seasons with the Senators each produced scoring averages above 22 points per game.
He returned to Stirling for the 2015 SBL season and continued as one of the club’s main scorers, again averaging more than 22 points per game during his second year back with the Senators.
Stirling retained him for the 2016 SBL season, where he again averaged more than 22 points per game while playing under Mike Ellis, with the club continuing to build around a local core.
Ellis remained with Stirling for the 2017 SBL season, when the league changed from 48-minute games to 40-minute games. His scoring average dropped to 17.0 points per game under the shorter format.
He returned to Stirling for the 2018 SBL season, averaging 14.5 points per game and helping the Senators finish sixth before beating the defending champion Perth Redbacks in the quarter-finals and advancing to a semi-final series against Joondalup.
Ellis continued with Stirling for the 2019 SBL season, averaging 13.4 points per game in the final SBL season before the competition’s move into the NBL1 West structure.
He played for Warwick in the 2020 West Coast Classic after the SBL season was cancelled, captaining the Senators to the title with a 96–81 grand final win over Perry Lakes. Across 13 games, he averaged 14.69 points, 4.62 rebounds and 5.08 assists.
Ellis re-signed with Warwick for the 2021 NBL1 West season, averaging 17.17 points, 5.65 rebounds, 4.47 assists and 1.82 steals across 23 games.
He returned to Warwick for the 2022 NBL1 West season, but a knee injury limited him to 15 games. He averaged 18.2 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.07 assists, 1.27 steals and 1.07 blocks.
Ellis re-signed with Warwick for the 2023 NBL1 West season, reached his 200th SBL and NBL1 game in May, and averaged 15.85 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.15 steals across 20 games. He finished the year with 25 points, three rebounds and three assists in an elimination final loss to Joondalup, making six three-pointers and going 7-of-7 from the free-throw line.
He returned to Warwick for the 2024 NBL1 West season after initially retiring, averaging 11.38 points, 4.06 rebounds and 2.63 assists across 16 games.
Ellis re-signed with Warwick for the 2025 NBL1 West season, suffered a calf injury in the season opener, then helped the Senators reach the NBL1 West grand final before an 81–78 loss to Geraldton.
He re-signed with Warwick for the 2026 NBL1 West season, extending a state league career that began with the AIS in 2008 and continued through Stirling and Warwick.
FIBA EXPERIENCE
He was a member of the Under 19 Australian Emus team that finished fourth at the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.
COLLEGE
Ellis played college basketball at Saint Louis University from 2009–10 to 2012–13 after being recruited to SLU by former NBL talent Chris Harriman, who was also responsible for recruiting fellow Australian Christian Salecich and New Zealand's Rob Loe to the program, with the trio overlapping in the Billikens’ roster construction during that era.
Ellis arrived for the 2009–10 season under head coach Rick Majerus but missed the first 14 games before being cleared by the NCAA and joining the rotation in January 2010, and as a freshman he went on to play 22 games with 19 starts while averaging 10.5 points and 4.9 rebounds per game, adding 39 made three-pointers and earning Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team honours.
In 2010–11, Ellis appeared in 21 games before a right shoulder dislocation against Xavier in February 2011 ended his season, and he finished the year with averages of 6.5 points and 3.7 rebounds per game as Saint Louis managed his availability on a game-to-game basis following the injury.
Ellis completed his first full season in 2011–12 as a key bench scorer, appearing in all 34 games and coming off the bench in all but one, and he averaged 10.1 points per game while leading Saint Louis with 69 made three-pointers, a figure noted by the program as tied for the eighth-most threes in a single season in school history at the time, alongside a 34-game stat line that included 342 points, 120 rebounds, 50 made threes, and a .381 three-point percentage (50-for-131).
As a senior in 2012–13, Ellis again played in every game (35) and remained a full-time reserve, was named the Atlantic 10 Sixth Man of the Year, and averaged 10.1 points and 3.5 rebounds per game while leading the Billikens with 62 made three-pointers and ranking seventh in the A-10 in free-throw percentage at .829, with notable single-game outputs that season including 19 points against Kansas, 21 points at Temple on 6-of-9 shooting with 4-of-6 from three, a career-high 22 points at Fordham with six threes, 18 points against Charlotte, and 12 points on 3-of-4 from deep in the NCAA Tournament win over New Mexico State as Saint Louis also captured the Atlantic 10 title with a championship-game victory over VCU in which Ellis hit a pair of key three-pointers.
Across four seasons at Saint Louis, Ellis finished as one of the school’s 1,000-point scorers with 1,062 career points, and his overall college totals listed across major statistical archives show 112 games and 24 starts with career averages of 9.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game while shooting 36.7% from the field, 33.4% from three-point range, and 77.2% at the free-throw line, and he left SLU ranked sixth all-time in made three-pointers (194) and fourth in three-point attempts (580).
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