Missouri State

Honors: Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021)...MVC Academic Honor Roll (2020).

Senior/Career Summary: Appeared in 12 games as a senior with a start on Senior Day, scoring six points with two rebounds and an assists in 25 total minutes on the season...Tallied 54 points, 19 rebounds, seven steals, four assists and 11 3-pointers in 44 career games, and Missouri State had a 40-4 record when she saw playing time.

2019-20: Played in nine games on the year, logging 41 minutes with 20 points, four rebounds, three steals, two assists and a blocked shot...Shot 5-for-13 overall, 3-for-10 from beyond the arc and 7-for-8 at the foul line...Finished with seven points, four rebounds and two assists in a career-high 15 minutes against William Jewell (Dec. 31)...Scored five points in four minutes against Indiana State (Feb. 23), and hit a 3-pointer in MSU’s Valley-title clinching win over Valpo (March 5).

2018-19: Appeared in 11 games, playing 29 minutes and scoring 16 points...Led MSU in points per 40 minutes at 22.1...Shot 5-for-13 for the season, all from 3-point range...Hit a pair of threes and scored six points against Valparaiso (Jan. 27)...Scored four points and grabbed a season-high three rebounds at Evansville (March 7)...Ended the year with seven rebounds, two steals and one assist.

2017-18: Saw time in 12 games, ending the year with 12 points, six rebounds and two steals in 25 minutes of action...Shot 3-for-6 from beyond the arc...Hit 3-pointers in both games against Evansville, as well as at TCU in the second round of the WNIT (March 17)...Had a steal and shot 3-for-4 from the foul line against Southern Illinois (Feb. 23).
    
Background: Attended Missouri State-West Plains for the 2016-17 academic year but did not play basketball...Part of three state championship teams at Rock Bridge high, lettering four seasons and serving as a starting guard her junior and senior campaigns...Scored nine points in the 2015 Class 5 state title game...Averaged 10.6 points per game and earned all-district honors as a senior...Led the Bruins in 3-point accuracy as a sophomore at 36 percent from beyond the arc.

Personal: Brianna Ellis is the daughter of Timothy and Sonja Ellis...Born August 26, 1997, in Columbia, Mo....Has one brother, Jacob, and one sister, Brittani...Pursuing a journalism degree.