Lawson, Ellington to Announce Thursday at 2:30

Posted Apr 23, 2009
Juniors Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington will announce their "decisions regarding next season" at a press conference at the Smith Center on Thursday at 2:30 p.m., according to a UNC release sent out Thursday morning. Both are expected to declare that they will forgo their senior season and enter the NBA Draft. (Inside Carolina)

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