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Tom Eller
Tom Eller

Experience:
2008 Inductee
Sport:
Men's Basketball 1990-1994



One of the best all-around players in the history of Oakland basketball, Tom Eller became just the fourth Oakland men's player to earn All-America honors during his OU career.

Eller was regarded as one of the top student-athletes in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, earning All-GLIAC honors after his junior and senior seasons. He also earned All-Region honors both those years.

Eller picked up his biggest honors his senior season, earning All-America honors as well as Academic All-Conference honors. He capped his senior season by being named the Oakland University Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

A four year starter, Eller currently ranks in the top ten in several categories in the OU record book; ranking first in offensive rebounds with 292, second in defensive rebounds (535), free throws (473) and free-throws attempted (637), third in minutes (3,722), fourth in points (1,852) and rebounds (827), sixth in scoring average (16.54), seventh in field goal attempts (1,356) and minutes per game (332), and eighth in blocks (47), field goals (648), and rebounding average (7.38).

Eller graduated from Oakland in 1994 with a degree in computer science. After graduation, he returned to Illinois where he currently works as a systems analyst in the insurance industry. He is still active in sports, having served as a varsity basketball coach for four years and a little league baseball coach for three years; and is also a deacon at the Heyworth (Ill.) Christian Church.

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