Georgia Southern University Athletics

Honors and Awards
2021-22 Sun Belt Sixth Man of the Year
2019-20 SBC Player of the Week Nov. 26

Senior (2021-22): Collected 1,065 points, 469 rebounds, 229 assists, 118 steals and 20 blocks in 115 career games at Georgia Southern • Started 70 games and shot 45 percent from the field and 66 percent from the charity stripe • Led the Eagles in scoring with 11.7 points a game and in assists with 2.6 a contest as a senior • Shot 47 percent from the field and 69 percent from the free-throw line and averaged 4.6 rebounds a contest • Scored in double figures in 17 games and had one double-double •  Led the Eagles in scoring in 13 games, in rebounding six times and in assists in 14 games • Started 11 games and played in 26 • Missed three games with an injury • Scored a season-high 21 points at Louisiana (1/29) • Tallied 19 points and a season-high 11 rebounds vs. South Alabama (1/15) • Recorded a season-high six assists with no turnovers to go along with 10 points and seven rebounds against Appalachian State in the Sun Belt Tournament (3/5). 

Junior (2020-21): Played in 24 games and made 22 starts • Averaged 10.2 points, five rebounds, 2.1 assists and a steal per game • Shot 46 percent from the field • Scored in double figures in 15 games and notched double-figure rebounds twice • Posted two double-doubles • Led the Eagles in scoring six times, in rebounding nine times and in assists seven times • Scored a season-high 18 points after making 7 of 8 shots and added nine rebounds vs. Appalachian State (2/27) • Collected a season-high 10 rebounds in three games, including the Sun Belt tourney game vs. Arkansas State (3/5) • Tallied a season-high three steals at Coastal Carolina (2/21) • Tallied a season-high five assists and added 16 points and eight rebounds at South Alabama (1/23) • Posted 13 points, 10 rebounds and four assists vs. Florida National (11/25) and tallied 12 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and two steals vs. South Alabama (1/2).

Sophomore (2019-20): Played in 33 games and started 31 • Averaged 10.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.4 steals a game • Scored in double figures in 20 games • Led the Eagles in scoring six times, in assists in 10 games and in rebounding three times • Scored a season high 28 points vs. Mercer (11/19) after making 7 of 12 from 3-point range, 8 of 14 overall and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line • Named Sun Belt Player of the Week Nov. 26 • Tallied 13 points, nine rebounds and seven assists vs. ULM (1/9) and backed it up with 13 points, six boards and five assists vs. Louisiana (1/11) • Posted 18 points and six rebounds at North Florida (11/11) and tallied 18 points and seven rebounds vs. Radford (11/15) • Named to GS Dean's List in the spring.

Freshman (2018-19): Played in 32 games and made six starts • Averaged 21.8 minutes a game; first off the bench in 19 contests • Averaged 5.2 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists while shooting 49 percent from the field • Scored in double figures eight times • Posted season highs of 15 points and eight rebounds vs. Texas State (1/26); made 4 of 7 from the floor, 2 of 3 from distance and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line. 

Prep: Averaged 17.6 points, 8.8 rebounds and 6.1 assists as a senior at Greenfield School • Averaged 19 points a game as a junior and was named Wilson Times All-Area • Averaged 22 points, 9.2 rebounds and 7.2 assists as a sophomore at Rocky Mount Academy and registered 15 points, seven rebounds and seven assists as a freshman • Played AAU on Team CP3 in 2017 after playing on Boo Williams in 2016.

Personal: Born Elijah Lamar McCadden Dec. 20, 1999, in Tarboro, N.C. • The son of Anita Pittman and Rodney McCadden • Has an older sister, Kara Pittman • Cousin, Marc McCadden, played football at Chowan in North Carolina.

Major: Sport management.