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Mark Ellis

Matt Ellis

  • Class
    1981
  • Induction
    2001
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Basketball
Matt Ellis ’81
High School Basketball Coach and English Teacher
Highland, Kansas

Ellis was a three-time team Most Valuable Player in men’s basketball and was first team all-conference and third team All-American in 1980-81. He is the only player in Wartburg history to score over 500 points and pull down 300 rebounds in one season. He finished his career ranked in the top 10 in scoring (fourth) and rebounding (sixth) and is second in points per game (18.5). Ellis works at Doniphan West High School as a boys’ basketball coach and at risk teacher. 
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