How UNC reeled in the No. 1 '06 class
Posted Nov 10, 2005
On the second day of his official visit to North Carolina in May, Ellington sat in coach Roy Williams' house, watching the Tar Heels' NCAA championship video with the North Carolina coaching staff, his parents and Marvin Williams. Ellington was struck by No. 2 NBA draft pick Marvin Williams' moist eyes as the video concluded. "That's when I realized how serious Carolina basketball was," said Ellington, a 6-foot-4 high school shooting guard from Merion, Pa.
(Charlotte Observer)
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