Hall of Fame
After just a handful games his freshman year, Kenny Elliott became a starter where he remained for all four seasons. He had his best year as a sophomore when he averaged 19.1 points, earned honorable mention All-OVC and finished second in the league in free throw percentage with his 83.2% mark.  As a junior, he averaged 14.4 points per game, hitting 81% from the free throw line.  His senior year was his most exciting as the team went 21-8, won the OVC Tournament and advanced to the NCAA Tournament, where they met Tennessee and lost 97-81.  Elliott averaged 12.7 points per game, starting all 29 contests, hitting 48.6% from the field and 82.2% from the free throw line.  Although listed as just 6-foot tall, he played bigger totaling 58 career dunks, including a team-high 17 as a sophomore.  Elliott finished his career with 1,353 points for a scoring average of 13.3 per game.  He is currently 17th on EKU’s all-time scoring list.  Elliott continued his basketball career after college, playing overseas in Morocco.  Following his days playing basketball, he served for more than 40 years as a minister in the Seventh Day Adventist Church, including stints in the Pacific Northwest, the Southwest Region and finally as Ministerial Director of the Lake Region Conference in Chicago, before passing away in May of 2025.
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