There's a New Midget In Town...

Carolina Kat Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:52 pm

He May Be More Of a Force Than Devan Downey Of The Gamecocks The Past Two Seasons And The Bad Part For The SEC - He's Only a Freshman... affraid

bruce ellington - Guard - 5-9 - 197 - Moncks Corner, SC

High School Information

Four-year letterwinner for coach Charlie Harrison at Berkeley High School ... A consensus four-star prospect ... Rated as the No. 56 overall prospect and the No. 12 point guard in the country by... No. 96 overall prospect and No. 24 point guard by Rivals.com ... No. 21 point guard according to ESPN.com... 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-American nominee following senior season ... A South Carolina High School Basketball Coaches Association (SCBCA) Preseason Elite 5 (all state classifications) ... A SCBCA Preseason Top 5 Senior Class (4A) ... Averaged 28.5 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists as a junior ... Chose South Carolina over Clemson, Tennessee, Miami (Fla.), Kansas, Georgia Tech and Auburn ... Former AAU teammate of fellow signee RJ Slawson.

Currently Leads Gamecocks In The Following Categories...

Minutes Per Game 31.2

Three Point Shooting 34-81 .420

Assists 55

Turnovers 47

Steals 19

Points 14.8

Has Led The Gamecocks In Scoring Five Times Including 22 Points Against Both Mchigan State and Vanderbilt....If You Missed The Vanderbilt Game, Cocks Will Be At Auburn On Wednesday Night On CSS and ESPN3.