Wayne Ellington: A Heel's sole pursuit

Posted Jul 13, 2007

Straight off a flight from North Carolina, Wayne Ellington walked into the gym at Haverford College for the Pan American Games tryouts and spotted his "good friend." He and Villanova coach Jay Wright embraced. As a senior McDonald's all-American at Episcopal Academy, Ellington shot down Wright to play for the Tar Heels last year. Wright has called it one of his biggest recruiting losses ever, but apparently no love has been lost. (Philadelphia Inquirer)

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