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Elijah Harkless

Elijah Harkless

SG · #16 · USALicensed roster · Oct 9, 2026: Detroit Pistons

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2025-26 per game · 26 games
6.8 PTS 2.0 REB 2.9 AST 47.1% TS
Detroit Pistons roster

Elijah Harkless is a 26-year-old shooting guard, listed at 6′3″ (191 cm). Elijah Harkless is listed with the Detroit Pistons in the licensed roster dated October 9, 2026. In 2025-26 he averaged 6.8 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 26 games with 47.1% true shooting. The roster lists an entry dated July 2026.

2025-26 season statistics

6.8PTS per game#329 of 582
2.0REB per game#415 of 582
2.9AST per game#147 of 582
1.2STL per game#71 of 582
0.2BLK per game#336 of 582
1.0TO per game#257 of 582
21.0MIN per game#268 of 582

An em dash (—) means unavailable, not zero.

Shooting
GPFGM–FGAFG%3PM–3PA3P%FTM–FTAFT%eFG%TS%
2654–16133.5%21–8823.9%49–6476.6%40.1%47.1%
Advanced and totals
PERUSG%ORtgDRtg+/−AST/TODouble-doublesTriple-doublesPoints
—11.3%94.8125.9-332.8810178

Statistics. Regular season: Source observations for dated values: UTC. Edition assembled Oct 9, 2026 UTC.

2025-26 shot chart

Elijah Harkless took 55% of his 2025-26 shots from three, 27% at the rim, 11% elsewhere in the paint and 7% from mid-range.

0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/5 (0%)2/3 (67%)3/6 (50%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/5 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)2/2 (100%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/3 (33%)2/6 (33%)0/1 (0%)8/11 (73%)0/4 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)2/6 (33%)0/3 (0%)7/8 (88%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)2/3 (67%)0/1 (0%)2/2 (100%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)1/3 (33%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/3 (33%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)2/3 (67%)0/1 (0%)
Collected regular-season field goal attempts: 54–161 (33.5%). Bigger circles = more attempts.
Shooting by zone, 2025-26 regular season
ZoneFGM–FGAFG%League FG%Share of shots
Restricted area23–4452.3 (-14.9)67.227.3%
In the paint (non-RA)7–1838.9 (-5.6)44.511.2%
Mid-range3–1127.3 (-14.5)41.86.8%
Corner 310–3231.3 (-7.5)38.819.9%
Above the break 311–5619.6 (-15.5)35.234.8%

above typical accuracy for the zone about typical below. Shot locations; totals match the stored whynba season field goals (shot edition of Oct 9, 2026). This is a provider consistency check, not a comparison with official NBA totals.

2025-26 percentiles

Where he ranks among the 406 players with at least 20 games: the bar shows the share of those players he is ahead of.

Points 6.8 per game31
Rebounds 2.0 per game15
Assists 2.9 per game69
Steals 1.2 per game86
Blocks 0.2 per game32
3-pointers made 0.8 per game36
True shooting 47.14
Usage 11.35
Ball security (fewer turnovers) 1.0 per game54

Percentiles computed by whynba from season statistics. League-wide: advanced stats leaders · shooting by zone.

Most similar statistical profiles in 2025-26: Dru Smith (5.6 / 2.5 / 2.6) · Jamal Shead (6.6 / 1.7 / 5.4) · Alex Caruso (6.2 / 2.8 / 2.0) · Cason Wallace (8.6 / 3.1 / 2.6) · Mike Conley (4.5 / 1.7 / 2.9) — points / rebounds / assists per game; similarity over scoring, rebounding, playmaking, defense, shooting volume, efficiency and usage percentiles.

Quick answers

How many points does Elijah Harkless average?
Elijah Harkless averaged 6.8 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game in the 2025-26 NBA regular season, over 26 games.
What is Elijah Harkless's shooting percentage?
In 2025-26, Elijah Harkless shot 33.5% from the field, 23.9% from three (21 of 88) and 76.6% from the free-throw line; his true shooting percentage was 47.1%.
How old is Elijah Harkless?
Elijah Harkless is 26 years old. He was born on February 3, 2000.
How tall is Elijah Harkless?
Elijah Harkless is 6 feet 3 inches (191 cm) tall and plays SG, per the NBA directory dated September 22, 2026.
Where is Elijah Harkless from?
Elijah Harkless is from the United States and played at UNLV before the NBA.
What team does Elijah Harkless play for?
Elijah Harkless is listed with the Detroit Pistons in the licensed roster dated October 9, 2026. A roster listing does not establish a contract-signing date.
What number does Elijah Harkless wear?
The NBA directory lists Elijah Harkless at No. 16 for the Detroit Pistons. Edition date: September 22, 2026. Roster numbers can change.
When is Elijah Harkless's next game?
Elijah Harkless and the Detroit Pistons next play at the Washington Wizards on Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 7:00 pm Eastern Time (preseason).
Does Elijah Harkless play on Christmas Day?
No. The Detroit Pistons are not in any of the 5 games on the NBA Christmas Day schedule.
How does Elijah Harkless rank in the NBA?
Among the 406 players with at least 20 games in 2025-26, Elijah Harkless was ahead of 31% in points per game, 15% in rebounds and 69% in assists.

Contract

Nationality
USA
Roster date
July 9, 2026

Contract data · updated Oct 9, 2026. The provider lists one salary figure in USD without its season or type; it can be a contract's average annual value rather than this season's salary.

About Elijah Harkless

Elijah J. Harkless (born February 3, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Motor City Cruise of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Cal State Northridge Matadors, Oklahoma Sooners and UNLV Runnin' Rebels. Harkless signed with the Ontario Clippers of the NBA G League after going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft.

Born
February 3, 2000 (age 26) San Bernardino, California, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight
195 lb (88 kg)
Position
Shooting guard
High school
Etiwanda (Rancho Cucamonga, California)
College
Cal State Northridge (2018–2020) Oklahoma (2020–2022) UNLV (2022–2023)
NBA draft
2023: undrafted
Playing career
2023–present

Career highlights and awards

  • All-NBA G League Second Team (2025)
  • NBA G League Most Improved Player (2025)
  • Second-team All-MW (2023)

Career statistics

NBA regular season
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2024–25Utah10013.8.314.280.5002.1.81.0.13.2
2025–26Utah26921.0.335.239.7662.02.91.2.26.8
Career36919.0.332.248.7432.12.31.1.25.8
College
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018–19Cal State Northridge18214.3.417.333.5092.52.1.9.13.9
2019–20Cal State Northridge322329.5.455.360.6975.82.91.7.410.7
2020–21Oklahoma231728.7.422.321.6355.42.31.9.38.1
2021–22Oklahoma262329.0.423.323.6384.11.71.3.210.0
2022–23UNLV323230.9.414.286.7785.13.41.6.219.1
Career1319727.5.426.311.6994.82.61.5.211.2

Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).

whynba profile fields · Checked
Height
6′ 3″
Weight
195 lb
Position
SG
Jersey
16
Country
USA
School / last affiliation
UNLV
Draft year
Undrafted (2023 class)
Draft pick
Undrafted / not listed

Draft year: blank in the NBA.com profile, filled from the Wikipedia infobox credited in the About section above.

How acquired: Signed on 07/08/26. This is the roster note stored on the official team page at the last source check, not a live transaction wire.

2025-26 season averages

6.8Points per game
2Rebounds per game
2.9Assists per game

These figures belong to the season labeled above; they are not 2026–27 results. These historical rates were retained from an earlier snapshot and were not rechecked with this directory refresh.

Roster observations

These dates show when our saved NBA directory observations listed this player with a team. They are not signing, trade or contract dates, and this is not a complete career history.

Roster refresh overdue. This saved assignment may have changed.

TeamFirst observedLast confirmedLater directory changeSource
Detroit PistonsNone recordedNBA directory

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