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Elijah
Tuupo

6'6"  |  Guard  |  Class of 2029  |  US Passport
New Zealand U16 National Team FIBA U16 Asia Cup 2025 QLD U18 Champion & MVP ABC Prep · New Mexico Las Vegas Knicks · Puma Circuit
6'6"
Guard With Positional Size · Class of 2029
3 Nations
NZ National Team · QLD Development · US Prep
American Passport · No Visa Hurdles For US Programs
International Resume

A National Team Guard

New Zealand · FIBA U16 Asia Cup
2025

Selected to represent New Zealand at the FIBA U16 Asia Cup, Elijah made his mark on the defensive end, finishing among his team's leaders in both steals and blocks against Asia's best juniors. International experience at 15 years old, on top of Australian state-level development with Queensland South, where he competed up an age bracket at the U18 Championships.

Division I Recruitment

The Offers

New Mexico State
NCAA Division I · Conference USA
Southern Utah
NCAA Division I · WAC
Sam Houston
NCAA Division I · Conference USA

An early and active Division I recruitment for a Class of 2029 guard.

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The Trajectory

2026
ABC Prep · New Mexico, USA
Developing against elite American prep competition, with a US passport removing all visa and international roster hurdles for college programs.
2026
Queensland U18 Champion & MVP
Won the Queensland U18 championship and took home MVP honors as a 16-year-old, playing up against older competition.
2026
Las Vegas Knicks · Puma Circuit
Competing on the Puma grassroots circuit, one of America's premier shoe-brand platforms, putting his game in front of college coaches and evaluators every live period.
2025
Logan Thunder · NBL1 Men's Team
Competed in Australia's premier semi-professional league against grown men as a teenager.
2025
New Zealand U16 National Team · FIBA U16 Asia Cup
Represented New Zealand internationally, finishing among the team's leaders in steals and blocks.
2023
Queensland South · U16 Australian Championships
Played up an age bracket at the national championships.
Player Profile

Three Flags. One Path.

  • 6'6" guard with true positional size on the wing
  • International experience against Asia's best at the FIBA U16 Asia Cup
  • Two-way instincts: among his national team's leaders in steals and blocks
  • Queensland U18 champion and MVP as a 16-year-old
  • NBL1 experience against grown men with Logan Thunder
  • US passport: recruits as a domestic player for American programs

Elijah Tuupo's development runs through three basketball nations. He earned his international stripes with the New Zealand U16 national team at the FIBA Asia Cup. He sharpened his game in Australia's junior system, playing up at the U18 level for Queensland South. Now based in the United States, he's testing himself daily against elite American competition at ABC Prep in New Mexico and on the Puma circuit with the Las Vegas Knicks, in front of the coaches and evaluators who matter.

At 6'6" with a guard's skill set and a defender's instincts, Elijah brings the length, versatility, and international seasoning that modern programs covet on the wing. And with a US passport, he arrives with none of the roster or visa complications that usually come with international recruits.

A Class of 2029 guard who has already played for his country, moved across the world, and bet on himself. That tells you everything about the competitor.

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