Bruce Ellington

COLLEGE: Basketball standout who has elected to join the Gamecock football team during his sophomore year at South Carolina... slated to return to Darrin Horn's basketball squad after the football season.. was not eligible to participate in spring football drills due to NCAA rules... penciled in to play wide receiver but could also contribute on special teams, in the "Wildcat" formation or in the defensive secondary. 2010: Did not participate in football... was the starting point guard on the Gamecock basketball team... earned a spot on the SEC All-Freshman team after leading the team with a 12.8 point average... started all 30 games on a team that went 14-16... also led the team in field goal attempts (423), field goals made (138), 3-point field goal attempts (198), 3-point field goals made (61), assists (97) and minutes played (928)... led the team or shared the team lead in scoring 10 times, assists 18 times and steals nine times... posted 16 double-figure scoring games, including seven 20-point efforts and one 30-point performance (31 vs. Wofford)... scored a team-best 22 points in SEC debut, an overtime win over Vanderbilt... also collected seven rebounds and matched season high with six 3s vs. the Commodores, earning SEC Freshman of the Week honors... tallied 23 points in a win at Florida, scoring Carolina's last six points. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Berkeley High School in Moncks Corner, S.C. in 2010... Football: Led the Stags to the Division II-AAAA state championship in 2009 as a quarterback for head coach Jerry Brown... carried 23 times for 191 yards and four touchdowns in the state title game win... team finished the season with a 14-1 record... gwas a finalist for South Carolina's "Mr. Football," an award won by Marcus Lattimore... also returned three kicks for touchdowns... Basketball: Four-year letterwinner for coach Charlie Harrison... MVP at the Desert Dual AAU Tournament in July 2009... garnered all-region honors all four years at Berkeley... averaged 22.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game as a senior... named the South Carolina Coaches Association 4A Player of the Year, Region 7-4A Player of the Year, Post and Courier Athlete of the Year and was a McDonald's All-America nominee following senior season... a South Carolina High School Basketball Coaches Association (SCBCA) Preseason Elite 5 (all state classifications)... an SCBCA Preseason Top 5 Senior Class (4A)... averaged 28.5 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists as a junior. PERSONAL: Bruce Ellington is the son of Gwen Ellington... has a brother, Ashley... major is undeclared.