Wayne Ellington Will Return to Tar Heels

Posted Apr 9, 2007

Wayne Ellington will return to North Carolina for his sophomore season instead of leaving school early for the NBA, his father said Monday. "It wasn't even a thought," Wayne Ellington Sr. told The News & Observer of Raleigh. "He didn't do what he thought he might be able to do this season, so he's coming back to school." (WRAL.com)

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