Age, Biography and Wiki
Elijah Olaniyi was born on 21 January, 1999 in Brooklyn, New York, is an American basketball player. Discover Elijah Olaniyi's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 25 years old?
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| Age |
25 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
| Born |
21 January 1999 |
| Birthday |
21 January |
| Birthplace |
Brooklyn, New York |
| Nationality |
United States
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He is a member of famous player with the age 25 years old group.
Elijah Olaniyi Height, Weight & Measurements
At 25 years old, Elijah Olaniyi height is 1.96 m and Weight 93 kg.
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1.96 m |
| Weight |
93 kg |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Elijah Olaniyi Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Elijah Olaniyi worth at the age of 25 years old? Elijah Olaniyi’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from United States. We have estimated Elijah Olaniyi's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Source of Income |
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Elijah Olaniyi Social Network
Timeline
Elijah Olaniyi (born January 11, 1999) is an American former basketball player.
Olaniyi played for the Stony Brook Seawolves of the America East Conference and the Miami Hurricanes of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
ESPN ranked Olaniyi as the 11th-best recruit in the state of New Jersey and the 75th-best small forward.
With Olaniyi, the East Side Red Raiders won county championships in 2014 and 2017, as well as a state title in 2015.
In 87 high school games, Olaniyi recorded 928 points and 588 rebounds.
In his junior season, he was named to the All-Group 4 First Team.
He was named first-team All-State and All-Conference as a senior.
Olaniyi was listed as a two-star recruit by ESPN as a small forward, with a 67 overall grade.
Olaniyi made his college debut on November 10, 2017, against Maryland, where he played 20 minutes and scored three points.
On November 19, Olaniyi came off the bench and led Stony Brook with 16 points against No. 2 Michigan State.
The game started a series of five double-digit games in a row off the bench for Olaniyi.
In his first career start, he had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds against Hartford.
He began his career at Stony Brook, winning America East Rookie of the Year in 2018 and being named first-team All-Conference in 2020 before transferring to Miami.
He transferred back to Stony Brook for his fifth and final year, but left the team before the end of the season.
Olaniyi medically retired in 2023 after being diagnosed with brain cancer.
Olaniyi was born in Brooklyn, New York.
He attended a charter school, which did not have a basketball team, as a high school freshman before transferring to East Side in Newark, New Jersey, the following semester.
Olaniyi did not begin playing basketball until eighth grade when a gym teacher pointed him towards the direction of AAU basketball.
He played two years in AAU with the NJ Roadrunners.
At East Side, he played for head coach Anthony Tavares.
He won the 2018 America East Rookie of the Year award after leading all freshmen with 7.8 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.
He was named America East Rookie of the Week four times and was also named to the America East All-Rookie Team.
In his sophomore season, Olaniyi averaged 16.8 points in Stony Brook's first four games before suffering a concussion in the team's home opener against Molloy.
He missed two games and came off the bench against Quinnipiac in his return.
On February 2, 2019, Olaniyi scored a new career-high 28 points against Hartford.
In Stony Brook's America East quarterfinal loss to Binghamton, Olaniyi led all players with 27 points.
He finished his sophomore season averaging 12.3 points per game and 5.9 rebounds per game with a 42.5 percent field goal rate.
He was named to the Third-Team All-America East.
Olaniyi broke out in his junior season.
On December 7, 2019, he had a career game, scoring 30 points against Brown on 11-for-15 shooting.
He scored his 1,000th career point in a 70–62 victory over Albany on January 18, 2020, his fourth-straight 20-point, 10-rebound double-double.
On February 5, he scored a career-high 33 points against UMass Lowell.
On February 8, Olaniyi suffered a high ankle sprain versus New Hampshire and missed five games, prior to the injury, he was averaging 19.7 points and 6.9 rebounds per game.
He returned off the bench on March 3 against UMBC and re-entered the starting lineup in the 2020 America East tournament, scoring 11 points against Albany in the quarterfinals and 19 points against Hartford in the semifinals.
Olaniyi was named to the First-Team All-America East, ending his junior season averaging 18.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game while shooting 43.5 percent from the floor and 36.1 percent from three-point range.
On March 28, 2020, Olaniyi officially declared for the 2020 NBA draft.
On May 17, he announced that he would transfer to Miami (Florida) for his senior season.
He averaged 10.5 points and 5.1 rebounds per game.
After the season, he entered the transfer portal.
On April 2, 2021, Olaniyi announced that he would be transferring back to Stony Brook for his fifth season of eligibility.
