Eli Cain

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Eli Cain three pointer against Villanova

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Position:
Guard
Ht./Wt.:
6-6 / 200
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Willingboro, N.J.
High School:
St. Benedict's Prep

Career

First player in program history with 1,400 career points, 350 assists and 150 three-pointers
Reached the benchmarks at Seton Hall on Jan. 19, 2019.
Two-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
129 career games with 127 starts
Started 127 straight games beginning with third game of freshman season.
Became the 50th player in program history with 1,000 career points at St. John’s on Jan. 6, 2018
Became the 12th player in program history with 1,500 career points at Georgetown on Feb. 27, 2019.
Ranked ninth at DePaul with 1,642 career points
Fourth with 179 career three-pointers, fourth with 504 three-point attempts and tied for 15th with a three-point percentage of .355 (179-504)
Ranked seventh all-time with 1,416 field goal attempts, eighth with 405 assists, 11th with 489 free throw attempts, 12th with 335 free throws, 13th with 564 field goals and 19th with 127 steals.
83 games in double figures
21 games of 20 or more points including two 30-point games
One of 29 players in program history with at least two games of 30 or more points
One of 39 players to score at least 500 points in season.
Signed with DePaul on April 20, 2015

2018-19 (Senior)

Started and played in 33 games.
Tied for 12th on DePaul’s season list with 61 three-pointers and ranked 12th with 168 three-point attempts.
Ranked among BIG EAST leaders in assists (9th - 3.4 apg), minutes played (10th - 33.9 mpg), assist-to-turnover ratio (11th - 1.5), steals (13th - 1.2 spg), three-point field goals (15th - 1.7/game) and scoring (18th - 13.1 ppg)
In conference games only, ranked among league leaders in steals (t12th - 1.2 spg) and scoring (22nd - 12.1 ppg).
Averaged 12.4 points and 3.0 assists per game in the CBI
19 points, three assists, three rebounds at USF in game one of the finals
12 points, five boards against Coastal Carolina
20 points, seven assists, six rebounds against Central Michigan.
Scored 23 points with five rebounds against St. John’s in the BIG EAST Tournament
19 points at Creighton
24 points against Georgetown with five assists, three steals
14 points, three steals at Georgetown
14 points, four assists against Creighton
17 points at Butler with four assists
13 points, five rebounds at Xavier
17 points, four assists against Villanova
13 points at Seton Hall with three assists
Eight points, four assists, three steals against Butler
14 points, three steals at St. John’s
16 points, four rebounds, three assists at Villanova
14 points against Xavier with five rebounds, two assists
14 points, three assists, three blocked shots against Boston College
20 points, three steals against Incarnate Word
10 points, three rebounds, three assists against UIC
17-point, 11-assist double-double against Chicagao State
15 points, five rebounds, four assists against Florida A&M
26 points against Cleveland State with three rebounds
11 points, four rebounds, four assists at Notre Dame
21 points against Morgan State with eight rebounds, six assists
Eight points, eight assists, three steals against Bethune-Cookman.

Summer 2018

Played for USA Team at FISU America Games in Sau Paulo, Brazil
Helped team to gold medal
Team was organized by Athletes in Action

2017-18 (Junior)

Tied for 16th on DePaul's season chart with 146 assists.
Totaled 21 games in double-figures
Three games with at least 10 assists and two double-doubles
Led DePaul in assists 17 times and scoring five times
Ranked among BIG EAST leaders in assists (6th - 4.7 apg), assist-to-turnover ratio (6th - 2.0), minutes (7th - 33.5 mpg) and scoring (27th - 11.7 ppg)
In conference games only, ranked among league leaders in assists (3rd - 5.1 apg), minutes (t6th - 35.1 mpg), assist-to-turnover ratio (7th - 1.9), scoring (28th - 11.5 ppg).
Posted a 12-point, 10-assist double-double against Marquette in the first round of BIG EAST Tournament with three rebounds
14 points, five rebounds, four assists, three steals and two blocked shots against Xavier
11 points, four rebounds, three assists at Creighton
14 points against Marquette with seven rebounds
First career double-double with 19 points, 11 assists against St. John’s
14 points at Providence with five assists, three rebounds
18 points, six assists against Creighton
Named to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll following games against Georgetown and Seton Hall
11 points, six assists against Seton Hall
27 points, three rebounds, three assists at Georgetown
Sank game-winning jumper with eight seconds left in one-point win over Hoyas
14 points and seven assists against Butler
10 points, four assists against Providence
11 points, four rebounds and four assists at St. John’s
10 assists and eight points against Georgetown
11 points with six assists against Villanova
19 points against Miami (Ohio) with two assists
14 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, four steals at UIC
17 points, four assists, three boards against Central Connecticut
15 points, seven rebounds, three assists against Youngstown State
19 points, six rebounds, four assists against Oregon
12 points and four rebounds against Michigan State
11 points, eight rebounds, two assists against Delaware State
14 points, five rebounds and three assists against Notre Dame.

2016-17 (Sophomore)

Totaled 500 points
37th instance of a DePaul player scoring at least 500 points in a season.
Ranked 22nd on DePaul's season chart with 51 three-pointers and tied for 19th with 148 three-point attempts.
Started all 32 games
Only player since start of 1986-87 season to begin season with four straight 20-point games.
Ranked among BIG EAST leaders in scoring (12th - 15.6 ppg) and rebounding (24th - 4.5 rpg)
In conference games only, ranked among league leaders in minutes (6th - 33.8 mpg), assists (t7th - 3.5 apg), assist-to-turnover ratio (8th - 1.5), scoring (18th - 13.8 ppg) and rebounding (25th - 4.3 rpg).
Totaled 23 games in double-figures
10 games with at least 20 points including two of 30 or more points
Led DePaul in scoring 11 times and assists 17 times.
Scored 15 points against Xavier in BIG EAST Tournament first round with five rebounds
15 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals in regular-season finale against Xavier
Credited with making the final DePaul basket at Allstate Arena
21 points with six rebounds, four assists against Seton Hall
24 points at Butler with six rebounds, three assists
12 points, eight boards and three assists against Villanova
15 points at Xavier with five rebounds, four assists
10 points, seven assists against Marquette
19 points against Georgetown with six rebounds, three assists
32 points, six rebounds, four assists against Butler
15 points at St. John’s with six assists, five rebounds
10 points four rebounds, three assists and three steals against Providence
18 points, three boards, three assists, two steals against St. John’s
14 points, five rebounds, four assists at Villanova
15 points against Southeast Missouri State
Named to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll following games against UIC and Chicago Sate
31 points (7-11 3FG), four rebounds, four assists, two steals against Chicago State
Seven three’s tied for second on DePaul’s single-game list
27 points, four rebounds against UIC
17 points, seven boards, two assists against Temple
21 points against Lamar with seven rebounds
19 points against Drake with six rebounds, four assists
Converted three-point play with 40 seconds left to give DePaul lead for good
22 points, eight rebounds against Missouri State
20 points (7-10 FG) against Milwaukee with five rebounds
24 points (5-7 3pt. FG) against Rutgers
21 points against Robert Morris with two rebounds.

2015-16 (Freshman)

Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Member of the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team.
Played in all 31 games
Started last 29 games.
Totaled 16 games in double-figures
Four 20-point games.
Three-point field goal percentage of .425 (31-73) is 11th on DePaul's season list.
Finished second in BIG EAST in three-point field goal percentage (.425)... in conference games only, ranked among league leaders in three-point percentage (6th - .396), scoring (24th - 11.1 ppg).
Scored 14 points with five rebounds against Georgetown in the BIG EAST Tournament.
14 points, four assists at Villanova
Named to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll following games against St. John’s and Providence
22 points at Providence with three rebounds
16 points, four rebounds against St. John’s
25 points, five rebounds, four assists at St. John’s
15 points against Villanova
12 points at Creighton with two rebounds
Seven points, six rebounds, four assists against Providence
10 points, three rebounds, two assists, two steals against Xavier
13 points at Butler with two rebounds
21 points, four rebounds against Creighton
16 points against George Washington with five rebounds
12 points, two rebounds, two blocked shots against Little Rock
13 points at Drake with six rebounds, three steals
Named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week following games against UIC and Chicago State
20 points with three rebounds, three assists against Chicago State
11 points with four boards at UIC
Totaled 13 points, three boards at Penn State
Scored five points in 13 minutes against Western Michigan in DePaul debut

High School

Totaled over 2,000 career points during high school career at Medford Tech and St. Benedict's Prep.
Averaged 16.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game at St. Benedict's Prep during senior season
The Gray Bees claimed the Division 1 championship at the NCSAA Championships and the New Jersey State Prep Championship while going 31-6
Scout.com ranked the McDonald's All-American nominee among the top five available forwards in Spring 2015
Ranked by ESPN.com ninth-best player in New Jersey
Slotted at No. 14 among New Jersey prospects by 247Sports.com.
Prior to St. Benedict's Prep, Cain averaged 20.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game at Medford Tech
Coached by Nick Powell and Mark Taylor in high school.
Played for the Playaz Basketball Club AAU program and averaged 5.4 points and 3.0 rebounds during the Nike EYBL circuit for the Peach Jam champions
Coached by Jimmy Salmon.

Personal

Son of Lan Cain and Lisa Easterling
Has three brothers, Jerod, Camron and Maurtice
Majoring in Public Relations and Advertisting

Printable Statistics
Career Statistics
2018-19 Game-by-Game Statistics
2017-18 Game-by-Game Statistics
2016-17 Game-by-Game Statistics
2015-16 Game-by-Game Statistics

Career Highs
Points: 32, vs. Butler (Jan. 21, 2017)
Rebounds: 8 (5x), last vs. Morgan State (Nov. 12, 2018)
Assists: 11 (2x), last vs. Chicago State (Dec. 12, 2018)
Steals: 4 (2x), last at UIC (Dec. 9, 2017)
Blocked Shots: 3, vs. Boston College (Dec. 22, 2018)
Field Goals: 11 (3x), last vs. Butler (Jan. 21, 2017)
Field Goal Attempts: 20, vs. UIC (Dec. 14, 2016)
3pt. Field Goals: 7, vs. Chicago State (Dec. 17, 2016)
3pt. Field Goal Attempts: 11 (2x), last vs. Butler (Jan. 21, 2017)
Free Throws: 10, vs. Lamar (Dec. 6, 2016)
Free Throw Attempts: 13, vs. Lamar (Dec. 6, 2016)
Minutes: 43, vs. Penn State (Nov. 15, 2018)
Games in Double-Figures: 83
Double-Doubles: 3
20-Point Games: 19
30-Point Games: 2
10-Assist Games: 4