Marquette lands highest-ranked recruit since Doc Rivers in Henry Ellenson

Published Oct. 9, 2014 11:33 a.m. ET

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Steve Wojciechowski has landed the prize he's been after ever since becoming the head coach at Marquette University.

Henry Ellenson, a 6-foot-10 power forward from Rice Lake, Wis., committed to Wojciechowski and Marquette on Thursday morning, choosing the Golden Eagles over Kentucky and Michigan State.

Ellenson is ranked as the No. 4 overall player in the class of 2015 by ESPN, No. 6 overall by Scout.com, No. 10 overall by 247 and No. 14 overall by Rivals.com. He is Marquette's highest-ranked prep commit since Doc Rivers came to the school in 1980.

A unanimous first-team Division 2 All-State selection by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association, Ellenson averaged 27.5 points and 13.1 rebounds per game during his junior season at Rice Lake High School. He led the Warriors to a 23-3 record, scoring 21 points with 12 rebounds and five blocks in a 61-46 loss to Wisconsin Lutheran High School in the WIAA Division 2 state championship game.

Ellenson was a member of the United States U17 national team that went 7-0 to earn a gold medal at the world championships in Dubai this past August.

Playing just 12.0 minutes off the bench as a member of a stacked, talented roster, Ellenson averaged 8.7 points and 5.1 rebounds in the seven games.

In 17 games in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League this summer, Ellenson averaged 18.0 points and 9.3 rebounds per game.

Ellenson's brother, Wally, transferred to Marquette from Minnesota in July. He will have two years of eligibility left after redshirting the 2014-15 season.

Wojciechowski's first recruiting class at Marquette will be among the highest-ranked groups in the country. Ellenson joins consensus top-100 recruits Matt Heldt, Haanif Cheatham and Nick Noskowiak in a class now ranked as high as No. 3 overall by Scout.com.

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