Utah Jazz Sign Elijah Harkless To Two-Way Contract
Official Release /January 1, 2025
The Utah Jazz have signed guard Elijah Harkless to a two-way contract. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released.
Harkless (6-3, 195, UNLV) has appeared in 18 games (eight starts) for the San Diego Clippers, the G League affiliate of the Los Angeles Clippers, this season, averaging 16.4 points on 43.8 percent from the field, along with 5.7 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 2.4 steals in 27.1 minutes per contest.
The San Bernadino, Calif., native had a five-year collegiate career with Cal State Northridge (2018-20), Oklahoma (2020-22), and UNLV (2022-23) appearing in 131 career NCAA games (97 starts), owning averages of 11.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.5 steals in 27.5 minutes per contest. As a fifth-year senior for UNLV in 2022-23, he saw action in 32 games (all starts), averaging 19.1 points, adding 5.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 1.6 steals in 30.9 minutes per game, garnering All-MWC Second Team honors.