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Bruce Ellington

Class: Sophomore Hometown: Moncks Corner, S.C. High School: Berkeley

Height / Weight: 5-9 / 197 Position: WR Experience: 1 VL

Two sport standout who plays wide receiver, "Wildcat" quarterback and kick returner on the football team and point guard on the men's basketball team at Carolina... figures to be in the rotation in the receiving corps again this season.

2011: Played in all 13 games in his first football season, starting twice...also plays point guard on the basketball team... earned Freshman All-SEC honors as an all-purpose performer in football after earning Freshman All-SEC honors on the hardwood the previous winter... utilized in the "Wildcat" formation, as a wideout and as a kick returner... caught 17 passes for 211 yards, rushed 17 times for 106 yards, completed 3-of-4 passes for 27 yards and returned 20 kickoffs for a 23.1-yard average... had a 35-yard kickoff return in the season opener against East Carolina... posted a 35-yard reception against Auburn... had three receptions for 60 yards vs. the Tigers... scored his first touchdown on a 61-yard scamper up the right sideline on a direct snap out of the "Wildcat" formation vs. Kentucky... named the SEC Co-Freshman of the Week for his performance at Mississippi State when he had 25 yards rushing, 24 yards passing and 32 yards receiving... made his first start at Arkansas... also got the start against Florida... logged his best game vs. Clemson with three catches for 71 yards, including a 49-yard touchdown reception... had two kick returns for 73 yards in the bowl win over Nebraska, including a season-long 45-yarder... member of the SEC Fall Acadmeic Honor Roll.

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... gained 2,878 all-purpose yards, including 1,541 yards rushing and 23 TDs on 148 carries... also threw for 501 yards and six scores... was a finalist for South Carolina's "Mr. Football," an award won by Marcus Lattimore... as a junior, logged 1,711 all-purpose yards... averaged 10 yards per carry and 21 yards per reception... also returned three kicks for touchdowns... Basketball: Four-year letterwinner for coach Charlie Harrison... 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-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... chose South Carolina over Clemson, Tennessee, Miami (Fla.), Kansas, Georgia Tech and Auburn.

PERSONAL: Bruce Ellington is the son of Gwen Ellington... has a brother, Ashley... major is undeclared.