Perth Wildcats Ellis played his entire NBL career with the
Perth Wildcats, beginning with the club in their inaugural season in
1982 and captained the side every year until his final season in 1992. He helped the team win
championships in 1990 and 1991. In 302 career games, Ellis averaged 12.6 points, 2.2 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game. Between 1998 and 2003, Ellis served as an assistant coach with the Wildcats. He was elevated to head coach for the
2003–04 season, but was sacked after one season. Ellis was named in the Wildcats' 30th Anniversary All-Star team.
Stirling/Warwick Senators Ellis began playing for the
Stirling Basketball Association in 1974 in the pre
State Basketball League (SBL) competition and was a member of the club's first premiership team the following year. In the early 1980s, Ellis averaged over 30 points per game for five consecutive seasons for the Senators. After a two-year stint with the
Swan City Mustangs (1993–94), Ellis played a further three seasons with the Senators between 1995 and 1997. Following his retirement, Ellis returned to coach the Senators men's team between 2016 and 2021, winning the
West Coast Classic in 2020. ==Personal life==