2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 11
Eli Sancomb
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 195
- Hometown:
- Wheeling, W.Va.
Prep
Personal
- Graduate of Central Catholic High School
- Ranked as high as the No. 98 prospect in the Class of 2026 by 247Sports, the highest rated recruit in program history, and the No. 117 prospect nationally by On3
- Named 2026 West Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year and led the Central Catholic Maroons to their 14th state title in school history as well as a conference title
- Averaged 30.8 points, 11.7 rebounds, 7.7 assists and 2.8 steals as a senior while shooting 51.7 percent from the field and 86.9 percent from the foul line
- Other senior year awards included:  Evans Award – WV Sports Writers Player of the Year, WVSSAC Class AA State Championship Tournament MVP, WVSSAC Class AA All-State Captain and OVAC Class 3A OVAC Championship Game MVP
- Broke single-game scoring record in AA state tournament and broke state tournament assist record in all classes
- Named 2025 West Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year and led the Central Catholic Maroons to their 13th state title in school history as well as a conference title
- Averaged 25.8 points, 10.5 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.6 steals as a junior while shooting 54.4 percent from the field, 36 percent from three-point territory and 84.8 percent from the free throw line
- Other junior year awards included: Evans Award – WV Sports Writers Player of the Year, WVSSAC Class AA State Championship Tournament MVP, WVSSAC Class AA All-State Captain and OVAC Class 3A OVAC Championship Game MVP
- Averaged 18.4 ppg, 7.8 rpg and 3.0 apg as a sophomore while shooting 53.6 percent from the field, 39.1 percent from three and 79.4 percent from the foul line
- Was a WVSSAC all-state second team selection and tabbed to the WVSSAC All-Tournament team during sophomore campaign
- Also played for West Virginia Gold on the Pro16 Circuit
- Named summer 2025 Puma Circuit Offensive Player of the Year and averaged 15.3 ppg, 6.9 rpg and 5.8 apg while shooting 38.2 percent from three-point land
- Played baseball his junior year of high school at Central Catholic and football as a freshman
- Pitched a no-hitter and helped his squad win the WVSSAC Class AA Baseball state title
Personal
- Son of Danny and Becky Sancomb
- Father, Danny, played basketball at Wheeling Jesuit and is in his ninth year as head men’s basketball coach at California University of Pennsylvania
- Intends on majoring in sport management
- Birthday is Dec. 19
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