2025-26: Earned a spot on the Horizon League All-Freshman Team with his solid play despite missing a month due to injury ... ended up making 12 starts in his 25 appearances on the season ... averaged 10.5 points and 4.7 rebounds a game ... shot 35.4 percent (51-of-144) from three-point range and a very efficient 81.1 percent (43-of-53) from the free throw line ... ranked 19th in rebounding in the Horizon League and 15th in the conference in 3's made per game (2.0) ... in league-only games, ranked 11th in steals (1.3 spg) ... recorded 14 outings of 10-or-more points (second on team), including a pair of 20+ point performances ... led the team in rebounding in four contests ... finished with 14 points and added 5 rebounds in 19 minutes in the exhibition against Parkside Oct. 25 ... put together one of the best season openers for a freshman in program history against Hampton Nov. 3, finishing with 16 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, and 3 blocks ... his point total marked the second-most for a Panther freshman in a season opener since 1999 ... picked up his first collegiate start at Wofford Nov. 8, scoring 12 points and grabbing 4 boards, adding a season-best 3 steals ... produced the best scoring and rebounding efforts of his freshman campaign at Akron Nov. 29, finishing with 17 points (was 16) and 7 rebounds (was 6) ... made 4-9 3’s against the Zips ... scored 13 points and made 4 three’s against Indiana State Dec. 14 ... made a great return from injury against Northern Kentucky Jan. 9 after missing nearly a month ... led the team in both scoring (16) and rebounds (7/tied season-high), going 5-8 from the floor and 3-3 from the line in 24 minutes of action ... recorded 11 points and 6 rebounds at Purdue Fort Wayne Jan. 18, playing a season-high 32 minutes ... chipped in 10 points and tied for the team lead with 7 rebounds at Robert Morris Jan. 22 ... rebound total tied his season-high against the Colonials ... came up with a big steal before scoring the go-ahead basket with 7.7 seconds left to defeat Youngstown State, 65-64, Jan. 24 ... finished with 14 points, 4 rebounds, and a perfect 6-6 showing from the line ... chipped in 6 points and grabbed a team-high and career-best 10 rebounds against Wright State Jan. 30 ... rebound total topped former best of 7, set 3 times ... also tied season-best with 33 minutes played against the Raiders ... led the way with a season-high 21 points against Cleveland State Feb. 1, topping his former best of 17 at Akron ... made a season-best 7 FG and 5 3FG, playing a season-high 38 minutes ... scored 14 points (5-5 FT) at IU Indy Feb. 10, including a big 3 down the stretch that gave MKE the lead for good ... scored 11 points (6-6 FT) and grabbed 5 rebounds against Green Bay Feb. 15, sealing the 3-point win with a steal and 2 free throws with 1.5 seconds left ... scored a season-high 22 points (topping former mark of 21) in front of a large group of family and friends at Detroit Mercy Feb. 20 ... added 7 rebounds against the Titans ... led the team in scoring for the third time on the season against Youngstown State Feb. 25, finishing with 19 points (4-8 3FG) while adding 8 rebounds and a season-high 4 steals.
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High School: Capped his four-year career with a tremendous senior season at Adrian High School, earning Michigan High School First-Team All-State honors and All-County Boys Player of the Year after averaging 24.8 points, 10.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 2.5 steals per game … was also named First-Team All-Southeastern Conference was Player of the Year … led the Maples to the regional finals and a 21-4 record overall, including 10-0 in the SEC-White Division … considered one of the top prospects in the state of Michigan for the Class of 2025 … broke the Lenawee County boys' all-time MHSAA scoring record, finishing with 2,112 points as one of the Top 20 scorers in MHSAA history … in his career he made 176 3-pointers and converted 448 free throws in 530 attempts (84.5 percent) from the line in four varsity seasons … named Associated Press First Team All-State and Mitten Prep Hoops Division 2 First Team All-State as a junior after leading the county in scoring at 28.8 points per game … was second in the county in rebounds despite playing guard … MVP of the 16U level of the NY2LA Association … played with The Academy on the club circuit … honor roll member (3.8 GPA) … all-academic team selection … also played football, baseball, and ran track.
Personal: Son of Grady and Amy Elam … dad played football at Eastern Michigan and mom ran track at Sienna Heights … given name is Stephen … a finance major … chose Milwaukee because it’s a great area and he loved the school, the coaches, the atmosphere, as well as his teammates … career goal is to graduate with his master’s degree and to play basketball professionally … most memorable sports experiences include scoring over 2,000 points, winning the district championship, and hitting a big game-winner against a big rival … lists hobbies as working out, spending time with family, and getting closer to God … has done community service work as a youth basketball rec coach and referee … born Jan. 8, 2007.
Pronunciation: Elam ... E-lum
Career Highs
Points 22 at UDM, 2/20/26
Rebounds 10 vs. WSU, 1/30/26
Assists 3, 2 time
Steals 4 vs. YSU, 2/25/26
Blocks 3 vs. HAMP, 11/3/25
Field Goals 8 at UDM, 2/20/26
Three’s 5 vs. CSU, 2/1/26
Free Throws 6, 2 times
Minutes 38 vs. CSU, 2/1/26
