Introduction
Not to be confused with Boo Ellis, a professional basketball player in the 1950s.
Maurice H. "Bo" Ellis (born August 8, 1954) is an American former professional basketball player.
A 6'9" forward from Parker High School in Chicago, Ellis played college basketball at Marquette University and won an NCAA Championship in 1977. After graduating, he played three seasons of professional basketball for the Denver Nuggets of the NBA, averaging 3.6 points per game. He later held coaching positions at Marquette and Chicago State University.
Recently, Ellis worked with the Chicago Public Schools' athletics administration.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago State Cougars (Mid-Continent Conference) (1998–2003) | |||||||||
| 1998–99 | Chicago State | 3–24 | 3–11 | T–7th | |||||
| 1999–00 | Chicago State | 10–18 | 7–9 | 7th | |||||
| 2000–01 | Chicago State | 5–22 | 2–14 | 9th | |||||
| 2001–02 | Chicago State | 2–26 | 0–14 | 8th | |||||
| 2002–03 | Chicago State | 3–15* | 0–2* | 8th* | |||||
| Chicago State: | 23–105 | 12–50 | (*) Indicates record/standing at time | ||||||
| Total: | 23–105 | ||||||||
| National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||