Yoeli Childs

Yoeli Childs (born January 13, 1998) is an American college basketball player for the BYU Cougars of the West Coast Conference (WCC).

Yoeli Childs
No. 23 – BYU Cougars
PositionPower forward
LeagueWest Coast Conference
Personal information
Born (1998-01-13) January 13, 1998
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolBingham
(South Jordan, Utah)
CollegeBYU (2016–2020)
Career highlights and awards
  • 3× First-team All-WCC (2018–2020)
  • WCC All-Freshman team (2017)

High school career

Childs played at Bingham High School, a class 6A high school, in South Jordan, Utah. During his sophomore year, the 2013-14 season, he averaged 11.1 points per game and 5.3 rebounds per game as Bingham advanced to the state quarterfinals. During his junior year, the 2014–15 season, he improved his average points per game to 16.4 and his average rebounds per game to 10.7 when Bingham again reached the state quarterfinals. Then in the 2015-16 season, Childs average points per game reached 18.5 while he maintained an average of 10.7 rebounds per game and Bingham High School won the state championship.[1]

In the 2016 recruiting class, Childs was ranked by ESPN at 53rd in their Top 100, 2nd in the state of Utah, 6th in the region and 13th among Power Forwards.[2] As a consensus four-star recruit, Childs received athletic scholarship offers from Arizona State University, Auburn, Boise State, Brigham Young University, Idaho State University, Utah State University, Vanderbilt and Wyoming, but signed with Brigham Young University in September 2015.[3]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Yoeli Childs
PF		 South Jordan, Utah Bingham High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sep 12, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 85
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 71  247Sports: 115  ESPN: 53
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

College career

Freshman year

Childs had an immediate impact with the Cougars as a true freshman during the 2016-17 season. He played in 33 of the team's 34 games, starting in 26 of those games. He averaged nearly 26 minutes per game, scoring 9.3 points per game and getting 8.2 rebounds per game. He was selected to the All-West Coast Conference Freshman Team alongside teammate T. J. Haws.[4]

Sophomore year

During the 2017-18 season, in his second year with BYU, Childs' numbers improved dramatically. His points per game increased to 17.8 and his free throw and 3-point percentages increased to .643 and .313, respectively. Childs was selected in January 2018 as a WCC Player of the Week.[5] At the close of the season, he and teammate Elijah Bryant were named to the All-West Coast Conference First Team.[6]

Junior year

Prior to the start of the 2018-19 season, Childs decided to enter his name in the NBA draft pool.[7] While he did not hire an agent, in order to possibly return to BYU for another year, many believed that he would not return to play for BYU for his junior season. After receiving what Childs called "valuable feedback," he did decide to play at BYU for his junior year.[8] Childs was named to the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year award preseason watch list and was later named as one of the 10 finalists.[9] During the year, his name was included on the Lute Olson Player of the Year and the Lou Henson Mid-Major Player of the Year awards.[10] In December and again in January, Childs was named a WCC Player of the Week.[11] Childs finished the year first in the WCC in scoring at 21.2 points per game and first in rebounding at 9.7 per game.[12]

Senior year

After the close of his junior year, Childs again decided to enter his name into the NBA draft pool, this time hiring an agent.[13] He unexpectedly decided to return to BYU for his final season saying, "I'm coming back for my senior year. Let’s make some magic happen."[14] For the second straight season, Childs was named to the watch lists for the preseason Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award as well as the Lou Henson Mid-Major Player of the Year Award.[15] He was also listed as a preseason candidate for the Naismith Trophy, the Wooden Award and the Julius Erving Award.[16][17][18] Due to paperwork errors as part of the NBA draft exploration process, Childs did not participate in the first 9 games of the season.[19] On February 22, 2020, Childs scored 28 points and had 10 rebounds in a 91-78 upset of second-ranked Gonzaga.[20]

On February 29, 2020, Childs scored 38 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in a win over Pepperdine. This put him over 2,000 points for his career and made him the first player in school history to score 2,000 points and collect 1,000 rebounds.[21] At the conclusion of the regular season, Childs was named to the First Team All-West Coast Conference.[22]

Statistics

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 BYU 332625.9.550.000.5858.21.20.61.49.3
2017–18 BYU 353434.0.541.313.6438.62.20.91.817.8
2018–19 BYU 323233.3.507.323.7089.72.11.01.021.2
2019-20 BYU 191928.8.574.489.5389.02.00.70.922.2
Career 11911130.7.537.356.6368.81.9.81.317.1
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Personal life

Childs is the son of Kara Childs and has one brother. He is a member of The Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was baptized in the church in July 2016 at the age of 18.[23] He was married on August 3, 2018 to the former Megan Boudreaux who is a member of the Utah Valley University volleyball team.[13]

See also
  • List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds

References
  1. Gurney, Brandon (2016-03-05). "High school boys basketball: Bingham crushes Copper Hills to win 5A title". Deseret News. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  2. "Yoeli Childs - Basketball Recruiting - Player Profiles - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  3. "Yoeli Childs, 2016 Power forward - Rivals.com". n.rivals.com. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  4. Cunningham, Nathan (2017-03-01). "BYU basketball: Cougars earn top WCC awards". Lawless Republic. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  5. "BYU basketball: Yoeli Childs named WCC Player of the Week". Lawless Republic. 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  6. Kennedy, Kevin (2018-02-27). "BYU Basketball: Yoeli Childs and Elijah Bryant named First Team All-WCC; BYU Women make list as well". Vanquish The Foe. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  7. "BYU's Yoeli Childs will enter the NBA draft, hire an agent and leave school a year early for professional basketball career". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  8. Call, Jeff (2018-05-17). "Here's what Yoeli Childs learned from exploring the NBA and why he's excited for the upcoming BYU basketball season". Deseret News. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  9. Carter, Josh (2019-02-09). "Yoeli Childs one of 10 finalists for the Karl Malone Award". The Daily Universe. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  10. "Four From #WCCHoops Named To Midseason Watch Lists". wccsports.com. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  11. "BYU's Yoeli Childs Named WCC Men's Basketball Player of the Week". wccsports.com. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  12. "2018-19 West Coast Conference Player Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  13. "BYU's Yoeli Childs will enter the NBA draft, hire an agent and leave school a year early for professional basketball career". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  14. "In stunning reversal, Yoeli Childs withdraws from NBA draft to play senior season with BYU". www.ksl.com. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  15. "The Lou Henson National Player of the Year Award| College Basketball Awards| CollegeInsider.com". www.louhenson.com. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  16. "Yoeli Childs; Sam Merrill, Named To Naismith Trophy Watch List". Mid-Utah Radio. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  17. "Yoeli Childs Named To Wooden Award Preseason Top 50". KSL Sports. 2019-11-07. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  18. "BYU's Yoeli Childs Receives National Praise From College Hoops Insider". KSL Sports. 2019-06-05. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  19. "BYU F Childs suspended 9 games for paperwork error". SI.com. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  20. "No. 23 BYU upsets No. 2 Gonzaga 91-78". ESPN. Associated Press. February 22, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  21. "Career day for Childs gives BYU an 81-64 win over Pepperdine". BYU Cougars. February 29, 2020. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  22. "WCC Announces 2019-20 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team" (Press release). West Coast Conference. March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  23. McDonald, Ryan (2016-08-08). "BYU freshman basketball player Yoeli Childs joins LDS Church". Deseret News. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
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