Hot-shooting Ellington helps spark Heels

Posted Mar 24, 2009
Wayne Ellington isn't North Carolina's strongest player or its quickest, but he is helping in a number of ways to keep his team advancing in postseason play. He was a major contributor last week in two wins in the NCAA Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum that gave UNC a berth in the South Regional semifinals on Friday in Memphis, Tenn., against Gonzaga. (Winston-Salem Journal)

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