Rrezon Elezaj

Position:
Center
Height:
7-2
Weight:
225
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Peja, Kosovo
Prev School:
Besiktas JK

2025-26 (freshman): Appeared in four games...grabbed two rebounds and blocked a shot in his debut vs. UMass Lowell (Nov. 7)...nabbed a board at DePaul (Dec. 21).

Before UConn: Comes to Storrs with extensive experience in the Turkey national team program…last competed with Turkey at the 2025 FIBA U18 Eurobasket…helped Turkey reach the quarterfinals in the 16-team competition by averaging 5.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in 17.7 minutes per game...was a key cog in helping Turkey to a bronze medal at the 2024 U17 World Cup, where he averaged 6.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 0.9 blocks while shooting 51.4 percent in 16.9 minutes per game…on the club level, last competed with the prestigious Besiktas in the Turkey U-19 League…in the 24-25 season with Besiktas, averaged 7.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in 20.2 minutes per game, shooting 60.7 percent from the field…played in four games for Next Generation Istanbul at the 2025 Istanbul Adidas Next Generation Tournament, averaging 5.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.8 blocks on 56.3 percent shooting in 12.4 minutes per game.

Personal: Rrezon Elezaj...born May 22, 2007...born in Peja, Kosovo before moving to Istanbul, Turkey as a teenager...son of Shkurte and Fatos Elezaj...has three siblings, Era, Ira and Riga.