Maurice H. "Bo" Ellis (born August 8, 1954) is an American former professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

player. After graduating from

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = List of sovereign states, Count ...

's Parker High School, Ellis, a 6-9 forward, played college basketball at

Marquette University Marquette University () is a Private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Established by the Society of Jesus as Marquette College on August 28, 1881, it was founded by John Henni, John Martin ...

and won an NCAA Championship in

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrati ...

. An art major in college he received by going to class at Mount Mary College Fashion Design Program, Ellis created several different uniform designs worn by his team during the 1977 season. After graduating, he played three seasons of professional basketball for the

Denver Nuggets The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver. The Nuggets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. The team was founded as the D ...

of the

NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United ...

, averaging 3.6 points per game. He later held coaching positions at Marquette and

Chicago State University Chicago State University (CSU) is a predominantly black public university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1867 as the Cook County Normal School, it was an innovative teachers college. Eventually the Chicago Public Schools assumed control o ...

. Recently, Ellis worked with the

Chicago Public Schools Chicago Public Schools (CPS), officially classified as City of Chicago School District #299 for funding and districting reasons, in Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, is the List of the largest school districts in the United States by enrollment, third ...

' athletics administration.

Head coaching record

(*) Indicates record/standing at time
of resignation from Chicago State.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ellis, Bo 1954 births Living people African-American basketball coaches African-American basketball players All-American college men's basketball players American men's basketball coaches American men's basketball players Basketball coaches from Illinois Basketball players from Chicago Chicago State Cougars men's basketball coaches College men's basketball head coaches in the United States Denver Nuggets players High school basketball coaches in the United States Maine Lumberjacks players Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball coaches Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Power forwards (basketball) Sarasota Stingers players Washington Bullets draft picks 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople