Elijah Isa Mitrou-Long (born December 15, 1996) is a Canadian professional

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player for

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of the

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. He played college basketball for Mount St. Mary's,

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, and

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Early life and high school career

Mitrou-Long grew up in

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. He played football and hockey but focused his attention on basketball. At the age of 15, he enrolled at

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, and lived with a host family. As a junior, he averaged 10 points, four rebounds and four assists per game. Mitrou-Long averaged 10.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game as a senior. He competed for CIA Bounce in AAU play.

College career

Mitrou-Long began his college career at Mount St. Mary's. He averaged 5.6 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game as a freshman. Mitrou-Long scored a career-high 29 points including a late go-ahead layup on February 18, 2017, in a 79–74 win against

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. As a sophomore, he averaged 15.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.6 steals per game, earning First Team All-

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honors. Mitrou-Long helped lead the team to a NEC regular-season and tournament championships, scoring 22 points in the tournament title game against St. Francis (PA) and earned NEC Tournament MVP honors. He transferred to

after the season, the only school he visited, and redshirted the 2017–18 season per NCAA regulations. As a redshirt junior, Mitrou-Long started nine games averaging 5.6 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game for a team that finished 21-16 and won the NIT. Following the season, he transferred to

where he was eligible immediately as a graduate transfer. Mitrou-Long joined former Mount St. Mary's teammate Jonah Antonio at UNLV, who told him that coach T. J. Otzelberger was very honest and straightforward. On November 30, 2019, Mitrou-Long tied his career-high with 29 points in a 72–65 overtime loss to

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. Mitrou-Long missed 12 games in December 2019 and January 2020 with a broken thumb, and his season ended after sustaining a knee injury during a February 29 win against

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. As a senior, Mitrou-Long averaged 12.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 1.7 steals per game.

Professional career

On July 29, 2020, Mitrou-Long signed his first professional contract with PAOK of the

. In 13 games, he averaged 4.2 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists, playing 14.4 minutes per contest. Subsequently he suffered a season-ending right knee injury. On August 18, 2021, he officially parted ways with the Greek club. On October 25, 2021, Mitrou-Long signed a one-year deal with

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of the National Basketball League. Playing for the Bulgarian club, he averaged 14 points, 3.5 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game. On January 9, 2022, Mitrou-Long agreed to terms with

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, returning to the

. In 13 games, he averaged 10.8 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, playing around 25 minutes per contest. On August 8, 2022, Mitrou-Long signed with Semt77 Yalovaspor of the

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(TBL). On November 5, 2022, he returned to Greece for

Aris Thessaloniki Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis, means Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki
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, replacing the injured Josh Hagins.

Personal life

Mitrou-Long is the son of Jersey Long and Georgia Mitrou. His father is of

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descent while his mother is a

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. Mitrou-Long has three siblings and six half-siblings. His brother,

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, played college basketball for

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and later in the NBA for the

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. One of his favorite players is former UNLV forward Anthony Bennett, who mentored Mitrou-Long growing up.

References

External links

UNLV Runnin' Rebels bioTexas Longhorns bioMount St. Mary's Mountaineers bio
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