Chinemelu D. Elonu, Junior. is a Nigerian American professional basketball player who currently plays for Beşiktaş of the Turkish Basketball League.
Education
Elonu attended Alief Elsik High School where he averaged 15.0 points per game as a senior, helping the team to a 33-5 record while posting career highs of 21 points and 20 rebounds. He graduated from the school in May 2009 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Leadership and Development.
Career
He played college basketball for Texas Agricultural and Mechanical.
Elonu played at Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University from the 2006–2009 seasons. His junior and final season, he averaged 10 points and 7 rebounds per game. Elonu was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 59th pick in the 2009 National Basketball Association Draft.
He later signed a two-year deal with the Spanish team Computer-assisted instruction Zaragoza where he averaged 6.3 points and 5.8 rebounds per game.
He had an opt-out clause that would have allowed him to sign with the Lakers after the 2009-2010 season. In the August of 2010, Elonu signed a contract with Panionios in Greece.
In the January of 2011, Elonu signed a contract with Pau-Orthez in France. He averaged 10.0 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.
In the summer of 2012, Elonu signed a contract with Tofaş of the Turkish Basketball League.
In June 2013, Elonu signed with Jiangsu Dragons from China. In May 2014, Elonu came back to Zaragoza four years later, signing a contract until the end of the 2013-2014 ACB season. Later in the year he returned to Tofaş.
On June 9, 2015, Elonu signed with Capitanes de Arecibo of Puerto Rico.
On November 9, 2015, Elonu signed with Beşiktaş of the Turkish Basketball League (TBL).