Back where stardom erupted

Posted Dec 3, 2007

Wayne Ellington figures he could probably go to the exact spot on the floor where he made the winning jump shot for Episcopal Academy in 2006 in a city showdown game against Neumann-Goretti.When top-ranked North Carolina comes to the Palestra tomorrow night to face the Penn Quakers, he should try to take at least one shot from that spot - foul line extended, on the Center City side of the building - just for old times' sake. (Philadelphia Inquirer)

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