Wayne Ellington

Wayne Ellington Jr.

Ellington with the Timberwolves in 2011
No. 22   Minnesota Timberwolves
Shooting guard
Personal information
Date of birth	November 29, 1987 (1987-11-29)
Place of birth	Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
High school	Daniel Boone Area High School Episcopal Academy
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
College	North Carolina
Pro career	2009–present
Career highlights and awards
2006 Second-team USA Today All-America selection, McDonald's and Parade All-America selection 2009 NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player 2009 NCAA All-Tournament Team
Stats at NBA.com

Wayne Robert Ellington Jr. (born November 29, 1987 in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania), is an American basketball player who was drafted 28th overall in the 2009 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association. Ellington played for the University of North Carolina from 2006 to 2009. Ellington, 6'4" tall and 200 lbs, is a shooting guard who chose to forgo his final season of college eligibility to declare for the 2009 NBA Draft. His career-best performance came during a 90–88 overtime win against Clemson on January 6, 2008, in which he led all scorers with 36 points.

High school

Ellington scored 2,211 points in his high school career, tallying 455 points at Daniel Boone High School, and then 1,756 points at The Episcopal Academy. He played at Episcopal along with Gerald Henderson, Jr., a member of the Charlotte Bobcats. In his senior year, Ellington averaged 21.9 points, 8.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists and shot 39% from the 3-Point line. He led Episcopal to an overall record of 52-7 in his junior and senior year, and to the Inter-Academic League Conference title in his last two years going 20-0 in both seasons. (Episcopal doesn't play in state championships.)

College

Ellington with the North Carolina Tar Heels in 2009.

Ellington played in all 38 games for the ACC Champion Tar Heels in 2006-2007, averaging 11.7 points per game. He was named to the 2007 ACC All-Tournament Team. His season ended on a sour note though, as North Carolina lost to Georgetown in the East Regional final of the NCAA Tournament. Ellington had a chance to win the game in regulation, but missed a 3-pointer in the final seconds.
As a sophomore, Ellington saw his points-per-game average increase as the Tar Heels increasingly went to him in key moments of games. In the January 6, 2008 game at Clemson, Ellington scored a career high 36 points, including the game winning three-pointer with 0:00.4 seconds left in overtime to lead top-rated UNC over #19 Clemson 90-88. But again, his season ended in a poor fashion, as he shot only 1 for 9 from three-point range, in a loss to Kansas in a national semifinal game in the NCAA Tournament. He declared for the 2008 NBA Draft after that season, but did not hire an agent, and withdrew to play his junior year at North Carolina.

As a Junior, Ellington helped lead the Tar Heels to the National Championship, where they defeated the Michigan State Spartans 89-72. He shot 7-10 from three-point range in the Final Four, and he was named to the All-Tournament Team and was named NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player.

On April 23, 2009 Ellington announced that he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2009 NBA Draft, where he was drafted in the first round by the Minnesota Timberwolves, 28th overall.

College statistics

Season Averages

Season	Team	G	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	3P%	FT%	MIN	TO
2006-07	North Carolina Tar Heels	38	11.7	2.9	2.1	0.8	0.0	.433	.371	.836	23.9	1.2
2007-08	North Carolina Tar Heels	39	16.6	4.5	2.0	1.1	0.2	.467	.400	.826	31.1	1.7
2008-09	North Carolina Tar Heels	38	15.8	4.9	2.7	1.0	0.2	.483	.417	.777	30.4	1.6
Totals:		115	14.7	4.1	2.2	1.0	0.1	.462	.396	.809	28.5	1.5

NBA career

Wayne Ellington was drafted 28th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves. He averaged 6.6 points per game and 2.1 rebounds per game in his rookie season off of the bench.

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2009–10	Minnesota	76	0	18.2	.424	.395	.871	2.1	1.0	.3	.1	6.6
2010–11	Minnesota	62	8	19.0	.403	.397	.792	1.7	1.2	.4	.0	6.6
Career		138	9	18.6	.414	.396	.837	1.9	1.1	.4	.1	6.6

Source

International

Ellington was a member of the team that represented the U.S. in men's basketball at the 2007 Pan American Games who finished 5th.

See also

• 2006 high school boys basketball All-Americans

External links

• ESPN Profile
• NBA Draft.net Profile
• University of North Carolina Wayne Ellington Profile