Ellington and Lawson to Enter NBA Draft

Excerpt from TarHeelDaily.com:

University of North Carolina juniors Wayne Ellington and Ty Lawson both have opted to enter the 2009 NBA Draft and end their collegiate eligibility, the guards announced at a Thursday afternoon press conference at the Smith Center. They were accompanied at the media gathering by their parents and head coach Roy Williams.

"It's hard to leave Carolina because of all the great memories and things you learn in college," Lawson said on Thursday afternoon. "All the fun I had with my teammates made it a hard decision. It's just tough leaving here."

"Winning a championship definitely had a lot to do with it," said Ellington. "There's no better way to go out. It's something that's very hard to achieve and we worked for it."