Jon Elmore

Jonathan Elmore
Jonathan Elmore
Born	December 20, 1995 (age 30); Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
Occupation	Professional basketball player
Years active	2015–present
Known for	Playing for the Stockton Kings in the NBA G League; all-time leading scorer in Conference USA (record since surpassed)

Adapted from the English Wikipedia article Jon Elmore, available under CC BY-SA 4.0Updated 28 November 2025

Jonathan Barrett Elmore (born December 20, 1995) is a professional American basketball athlete currently playing for the Stockton Kings in the NBA G League. He competed at the collegiate level with the Marshall Thundering Herd.

High school

Hailing from Charleston, West Virginia, Elmore posted an average of 31.4 points per game during his senior year at George Washington High School, earning recognition as West Virginia’s player of the year. In the 2014 recruiting class, ESPN ranked him nationally, and 247 Sports assigned him a 2-star recruit rating.

College career

Elmore originally committed to play for VMI, the same program where his father, Gay Elmore, had competed. However, he departed before participating to support his grandfather. Subsequently, he joined a recreational basketball team at Marshall and by December 2015 had been elevated to their varsity squad. During the 2016–17 season, he posted an average of 19.7 points per game and was named to the first-team all-Conference USA.

In the following season of 2017–18, Elmore played a pivotal role in guiding Marshall to its inaugural Conference USA tournament title and was honored as the tournament’s Most Valuable Player. This victory secured Marshall a spot in the NCAA Tournament, where Elmore led the team to its first-ever tournament win against Wichita State, contributing 27 points. That season, he averaged 22.7 points alongside 6.8 rebounds per contest. Although he declared for the 2018 NBA draft, Elmore chose to return to Marshall after opting not to sign with an agent.

During his final collegiate year, on November 28, 2018, Elmore reached the milestone of 2,000 career points, becoming only the third player in Marshall’s history to do so. On March 3, 2019, he set a new record as the all-time leading scorer in Conference USA and had earlier established the conference assist record, making him uniquely the only active player leading both categories simultaneously. Additionally, Elmore became the first NCAA Division I athlete to accumulate over 2,500 points and 750 assists. On March 19, 2019, he surpassed Skip Henderson to become Marshall’s all-time scoring leader—a record subsequently eclipsed by Taevion Kinsey.

Statistics

|- | align="left" | 2015–16 | align="left" | Marshall | 25 || 25 || 34.6 || .376 || .345 || .803 || 3.4 || 5.8 || 0.8 || 0.1 || 15.2 |- | align="left" | 2016–17 | align="left" | Marshall | 35 || 34 || 35.1 || .413 || .352 || .807 || 4.3 || 5.9 || 1.1 || 0.2 || 19.7 |- | align="left" | 2017–18 | align="left" | Marshall | 36 || 35 || 38.3 || .438 || .355 || .826 || 5.8 || 6.7 || 1.6 || 0.4 || 22.7 |- | align="left" | 2018–19 | align="left" | Marshall | 37 || 37 || 35.9 || .393 || .364 || .787 || 5.1 || 5.1 || 1.7 || 0.5 || 20.2 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 133 || 131 || 36.1 || .409 || .356 || .808 || 4.8 || 5.9 || 1.4 || 0.3 || 19.8

2019–2020 season

Following the conclusion of his college career without being selected in the draft, Elmore participated with the Boston Celtics during the NBA Summer League. On July 23, 2019, he signed a contract with Italian top-tier club Pallacanestro Trieste competing in Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), where he averaged 7.5 points, two rebounds, and nearly two assists per game. Midway through the season on January 15, 2020, Elmore transferred to Orlandina Basket, competing in Italy’s second division, posting an average of approximately seventeen points per contest during his tenure there.

2020–2021 season

On December 5, 2020, Elmore inked a contract with Ionikos competing in the Greek Basket League. By mid-January 2021, he had moved to Soproni KC in Hungary's Nemzeti Bajnokság, where he averaged 17.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.1 steals per contest.

2021–2022 season

Elmore signed with Larisa of the Greek Basket League on August 14, 2021; however, he did not appear in any games for the team. Shortly after, on August 17, he agreed to a one-year contract with BC Šiauliai of the Lithuanian Basketball League.

Sioux Falls Skyforce (2022–2024)

In October 2022, Elmore joined the Sioux Falls Skyforce roster for the NBA G League's 2022–2023 campaign. During his debut on December 27, 2022, he recorded 3 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 blocks in a narrow 108–112 defeat to the Oklahoma City Blue. Across 31 games, he posted averages of 10.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 5.6 assists while logging 26.6 minutes per game. The Skyforce ended the regular season with a 20–12 record and advanced to the Conference Finals before being ousted by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. In three postseason appearances, Elmore contributed averages of 3.3 points, 2 rebounds, and 3.7 assists.

On September 27, 2023, Elmore signed with the Miami Heat but was waived later that same day. He subsequently returned to the Skyforce on October 30.

Cleveland Charge (2024)

During his second tenure with Sioux Falls, Elmore participated in just three regular-season contests before being traded to the Cleveland Charge on February 2, 2024. The transaction involved exchanging his rights for those of Olin Carter III along with a second-round selection in the 2024 G League Draft previously held by the Osceola Magic.

While with Cleveland, Elmore appeared in four games and averaged 6.3 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 3 assists over an average of 23.6 minutes per game.

Stockton Kings (2024–2025)

Approximately one month after joining the Charge, Elmore was traded on March 6 to the Stockton Kings in exchange for a second-round pick in the upcoming 2024 G League Draft. His playing time diminished considerably, averaging just 11.2 minutes per game while contributing 2.8 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per contest. When Elmore arrived, Stockton held a record of 16–9; he helped propel them to an impressive finish of eight wins against one loss, concluding the season at 24–10.

The Kings progressed to the Conference Finals but were defeated by the Oklahoma City Blue. In the decisive match, Elmore came off the bench for nine minutes and posted four points, one rebound, and one assist.

He remained part of Stockton’s roster for the subsequent 2024–25 season.

Manisa Basket (2025)

On April 24, 2025, Elmore signed with Manisa Basket, entering Turkey’s premier basketball competition—the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL)—marking his debut in this top-tier league.

The Basketball Tournament

Elmore participated in The Basketball Tournament representing WV Wildcats in 2019 before joining Herd That, a team mainly composed of Marshall alumni coached by his father Gay Elmore, in the following year. He scored 23 points as Herd That advanced to the quarterfinal stage but ultimately lost to Overseas Elite.

Personal life

Hailing from Charleston, West Virginia, Elmore belongs to a family deeply rooted in basketball: his father Gay Elmore holds VMI’s all-time scoring record; his grandfather Otmer played collegiately at West Virginia; and his brother Ot competed at Texas–Rio Grande Valley before transferring to Marshall to play alongside him. On March 9, 2019, Elmore became engaged to Tori Dent, a former athlete at Marshall University.

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