Wayne Ellington: NBA Draft Profile
May 6th, 2008
by Jeff Fox
Wayne Ellington 
College: North Carolina
Class: Sophomore
Position: SG
Height: 6’4”
Weight: 200lbs
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Accolades: First Team ACC All-Tournament (08), Second Team All-ACC (08), First Team ACC All-Tournament Team (07), Honorable Mention All-Freshman Team – CHN (07), Second Team USA Today All-American – high school (06), McDonald’s All-American – high school (06).
Scouting Report: The latest in a long line of explosive Tar Heel shooting guards.
Strengths: Explosive scorer – had nine 20-plus point games his sophomore year. Good three-point shooter – hit two a game this past year and shot 40% from deep. Improved his defense this season (according to his coach). Great crossover move. Great athlete – can get out and run and has good ups. Gets good extension and lift on his jumper. Very good rebounder for a two-guard. Exceptional free throw shooter.
Weaknesses: Will be a bit undersized in the NBA. Not a very good ball-handler. Will need to keep improving his defense for the NBA. Is still inconsistent.
Projected 2008 Draft Range: Mid first round to early second round pick.
Consensus: With Wayne Ellington’s draft stock all over the board (could be a mid first round pick or could fall into the second round), his best move would be to come back to school for his junior year. With his lack of size, he will have to improve all of his other skills to offset it at the NBA level.
Stats: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=31606
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Jeff Fox is a freelance journalist based an hour outside of Toronto, Canada. While attending University of Waterloo (Canada) earning a B.A. in Economics and Management Studies, Jeff managed to walk onto the school’s varsity basketball team, the Warriors, for 2 seasons. His final year riding the pine for the Warriors saw the team make it to the CIS (Canada’s NCAA equivalent) Final 8 tournament. In addition to this site, his work has also appeared in Dime magazine, Inside Sport magazine in Australia, and he is a writer/editor for Canada’s top independent hoops site, Hooplife.ca. When he isn’t planted in front of his computer he spends the rest of his time with his wife, Lisa, his infant son, Adam and his dog Jeannie.
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