Elijah Fisher (born January 3, 2004) is a Canadian

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player. He plays for the

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Early life and high school career

Fisher was born in

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, the second of five children of Thelia and Rohan Fisher. At age 12, as a seventh-grader, he competed for the under-18 high school team at

Crestwood Preparatory College Crestwood Preparatory College is a co-ed, non-semestered high school in Toronto, Ontario. Located in the former Brookbanks Public School property, Crestwood Preparatory College is owned by Toronto Lands Corporation (a real estate arm of the Toronto ...

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. Fisher became the first middle school student to play for Crestwood Prep's

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. By the age of 13, he stood 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m). He was considered by many analysts to be the number one player in his class as he entered high school.

Recruiting

Fisher is a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2023 recruiting class.

College career

He plays for

National team career

Fisher represented

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at the

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in Latvia. In his national team debut on July 3, he scored 11 points in an 80–71 win over

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. Fisher averaged 6.9 points and 3.4 rebounds per game, helping Canada win the bronze medal.

References

External links

Texas Tech Red Raiders bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fisher, Elijah 2004 births Living people Shooting guards Small forwards Basketball people from Ontario Canadian men's basketball players Sportspeople from Oshawa