2011-12 Gamecock Spotlight Video

2010-11 (freshman)
Started all 30 games of his freshman campaign ... Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team ... Averaged a team-best 12.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.0 steals in a team-high 30.9 minutes per contest ... In SEC play, averaged 12.0 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 0.9 steals in 31.3 minutes ... 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 ... Tallied 21 games with at least three assists and eight games with at least two steals ... Was solid in college debut, tallied eight points and dished seven assists vs. Elon (Nov. 12) ... Followed with a 22-point, five-rebound, five-assist and four-steal performance at then-No. 2 Michigan State (Dec. 16) ... Dished a season-high eight assists, and collected a season-high eight rebounds, while adding 20 points in double-overtime win at WKU (Nov. 27) ... Played a season high 46 minutes at WKU ... Scored 31 points, hitting 11-of-23 shots, including an impressive six 3s in loss at Furman (Dec. 22) ... 11 made shots and 23 attempts vs. Furman marked season highs ... Scored 21 points vs. Boston College (Jan. 1) ... Scored a team-best 22 points in SEC debut, an overtime win over Vanderbilt (Jan. 8) ... Also collected seven rebounds and matched season high with six 3s vs. the Commodores ... Named the Jan. 10 SEC Freshman of the Week after Vanderbilt contest ... Tallied 23 points in road win at Florida (Jan. 15), scoring South Carolina's last six points in the contest to clinch the win ... Scored 13 points and four assists in overtime win over Arkansas (Jan. 19) ... Made a season-high seven free throws vs. the Razorbacks ... Tallied 20 points in victory at LSU (Feb. 2) ... Contributed 15 points in road contest at Tennessee (Feb. 16) and at Mississippi State (March 5).

High School
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 Scout.com ... 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.

Personal
Son of Gwen Ellington ... Has a brother, Ashley ... Major is undeclared.