http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/18637 Recent articles about Wayne Ellington en-us North Carolina Tar Heels head coach, Roy Williams, is now the happiest man on the planet as a trio of stars are apparently returning to school. According to sources... www.rawsportsblog.com Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:36:37 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/278642 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/278642 The UNC Tar Heels would easily be ranked #1 in the country next year and be the pick for the National Championship Game if all three of these players returned (Green, Lawson, Ellington). However, it seems as if Lawson and Ellington are content with their 2 years at Chapel Hill and don't want to make another run at a title, even though they got smoked in the Final Four by Kansas last year. This upsets me a little, to say that they had a good run and that it left a bad taste in your mouth but you're just going to move on...even though you have a really good chance of winning it next year. I understand these guys have worked their whole lives to be at this point, to get to the NBA, but they also have a great opportunity back at Carolina. Wed, 28 May 2008 14:12:31 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/271787 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/271787 I'm a little late reporting this, but Danny Green declared himself eligible for the NBA Draft a few days ago but will not sign with an agent. Green joins Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington in testing the NBA waters, but I hope that all three of them come back to make one last run with Tyler Hansbrough at a National Championship. Thu, 08 May 2008 20:45:18 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265027 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265027 It's been a busy four days in Blue Heaven. Tyler's back, the baseball team took two of three from the 'Noles and two 'Heels were selected in the NFL Draft. It could probably be better, but for April, it feels pretty good to be a Tar Heel. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:56:57 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/261696 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/261696 By now everyone's heard that Tyler Hansbrough is returning for his senior season at North Carolina. Few college basketball fans realize that this isn't a real surprise...not because www.rawsportsblog.com Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:29:18 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/259563 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/259563 Tyler Hansbrough will return to Chapel Hill for his senior season in pursuit of that ever elusive National Championship, but he may be without his two top running mates. Wayne Ellington and Ty Lawson have declared themselves eligible for the NBA but have not signed with agents, leaving the small chance that they could return for their junior seasons. I am quite relieved that Hansbrough is coming back, although not that surprised. I am a bit surprised by the decisions by Ellington and Lawson, hopefully they'll be returning as well so the Tar Heels can enter the season #1 and run it back to the Final Four. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:35:55 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/258207 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/258207 The Heels lost two of the three core talents primarily responsible for their stellar 2007-2008 basketball season today. Point guard Ty Lawson and sharp shooting Wayne "Pretty Boy" Ellington, both Sophomores, have declared for the NBA Draft, though neither will apparently sign with an agent. This of course gives them the option to return for the Junior campaigns should they choose to do so at a later date. Meanwhile, National Player of the Year Tyler Hansbrough has made it official that he'll be returning for his Senior season as a Tar Heel. That's a bold move coming from a player whose draft stock has almost certainly plateaued, though I suppose it can't get much worse either. Coming back also gives Tyler a legitimate shot at breaking J.J. Redick's ACC scoring records; potentially a great story there for next season. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:58:46 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/257763 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/257763 To the delight of Blue Heaven, and presumably Roy Williams, college basketball's reigning player of the year will have one last dance. Tyler Hansbrough has announced that he has decided not to enter the NBA Draft. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:07:46 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/257593 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/257593 DraftExpress reported on April 22nd that North Carolina juniors Tyler Hansbrough and Danny Green may test NBA draft waters without hiring an agent. The website also stated that Ty Lawson will stay a Tar Heel for at least one more year. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:12:36 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/256010 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/256010 The weekend left everyone breathless. Even as I was in some part of Indiana, I was still getting updates from people who just wanted me to be wrong. Everyone wanted the Tar Heels and Bruins to face each other tonight. Unfortunately, no one is going to get to see that, and no one seems to be mad from it. www.rawsportsblog.com Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:35:37 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/231572 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/231572 Two hours and fifteen minutes after it started, you sit and you watch a great basketball team, deserving of victory, walk off the court to prepare for one last game. You're happy for them. Sort of. They're just college kids. They certainly earned it. And then you see your boys. And you begin to ache. Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:19:39 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/229952 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/229952 Rock. Shock. Jayhawk. Roy, you're definitely not in Kansas anymore. Kansas opened up a 40-12 lead on tourney favorite North Carolina in the first half, using a dizzying display of efficient offense and stellar defense and cruised to an easy 84-66 victory to advance to Monday's National Championship and a date with Memphis. Sat, 05 Apr 2008 23:10:22 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/229903 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/229903 Unless you've been in a cave (or actually used your noggin and simply ignored the hub-bub), you may have missed the mainstream media's take on Saturday's Final Four meeting between basketball superpowers North Carolina and Kansas. Sat, 05 Apr 2008 10:49:01 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/229508 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/229508 Can you believe that for the first time in NCAA Tournament history all 4 #1 seeds made it to the Final Four? With all of the upsets in this year's tournaments, the 3 double-digit seeds in the Sweet 16, the #1 seeds still came out on top. I think all college basketball fans had a feeling that this could be the year where all the #1 seeds made it through to the Final Four. Many doubted North Carolina because of their below average defense, many doubted Memphis because of their free throw shooting and many doubted Kansas because of past year's inability to live up to expectations. Still - All the #1's survived. North Carolina vs. Kansas Tyler Hansbrough versus Darrell Arthur. Brandon Rush versus Wayne Ellington. Ty Lawson versus Sherron Collins. There many great matchups in this game as these teams both have very solid starting lineups. As just mentioned, the Tar Heels' weakness lies in their defense. But they certainly make up for that flaw with putting a lot of points on the board, led by the 1st team All-American Hansbrough. Kansas is a very solid defensive team and, even though they only won by 2, they still held this year's Cinderella, Davidson, to 57 points, a team that put up 73 points against a very tough Wisconsin defense. The Jayhawks defense may prove to be the difference in this game, but they also need to score to keep up with North Carolina's high-powered offense. SFB Prediction: Kansas wins 75-72 Memphis vs. UCLA Another great National Semi-Final matchup with a lot of great players. Memphis is led by 1st team All-American Chris Douglas-Roberts while UCLA has freshman center Kevin Love. This is the first year in the last three that Memphis has been able to get over the hump and into the Final Four. On the other side of the ball, the Bruins have been here for the past three years. This could be an advantage for UCLA, however the Memphis players, including freshman point guard Derrick Rose, seem to have no fear and are well-prepared for this type of game. Throughout the NCAA Tournament, the media has talked about the poor free throw shooting of Memphis and how it can hurt them in a big game. Well in the last 2 games, the Tigers have shot very well from the charity stripe. However, if they do not shoot well in this game, UCLA will take advantage. Love will be a big key for UCLA and it will be important for the Memphis big men (Dozier & Dorsey) to stay out of major foul trouble. The X-factor for this game may be UCLA guard Russell Westbrook, who can drive, shoot and play defense. SFB Prediction: UCLA wins 78-69 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:12:16 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/225501 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/225501 Carolina's sensational junior forward simply willed North Carolina to victory in Charlotte's East Regional Final on Saturday. His 28-point, 13-rebound effort punched the 'Heels a ticket to the 2008 Final Four in San Antonio. It was a tremendous big-game performance by a tremendous big-game performer. Sat, 29 Mar 2008 23:35:47 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/223823 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/223823