May 17, 2012

You are here: Home / Archives for Bruce Ellington

Like football, USC basketball team finds success in Gainesville

January 15, 2011 By

Sam Muldrow (44) & Damontre Harris (24) help USC overcome Gators (MATT TRIPP SWAMP 247.com)

 Bruce Ellington scored 23 points, including the final six for South Carolina, and the Gamecocks beat Florida 72-69 on Saturday.

Ellington got pretty much any shot he wanted against Florida’s smaller guards. His biggest ones came late, when he made a driving layup and four free throws to close it out in the final seconds.

Ellington was 8 of 15 shooting, including 3 of 7 from 3-point range, and chipped in four rebounds and three assists.

AUDIO: Bruce Ellington post game interview

[Read more...]

Filed Under: College basketball, USC Gamecocks Tagged With: , , ,

USC’s Muldrow and Ellington sweep SEC weekly honors

January 10, 2011 By

Sam Muldrow is playing the best ball of his career for the Gamecocks

USC senior forward Sam Muldrow has been selected as the SEC player of the week.  Muldrow put together a triple-double in the Gamecocks upset win over then 22nd ranked Vanderbilt Saturday in Columbia.  Muldrow finished that game with 16 points, 14 rebounds and 10 blocked shots.  On Tuesday of last week he had 15 points, 11 rebounds and eight blocked shots in a win over S.C. State.

The 10 blocks Saturday were a school record and Muldrow is 34 blocks away from passing Brandon Wallace on the all-time blocked shots list.

Carolina freshman point guard Bruce Ellington earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors by averaging 17.5 points in the wins over S.C. State and Vandy.  Ellington made five crucial three point shots in the second half of the win over the Commodores.

USC is 10-4 and 1-0 in the SEC.  They return to action Wednesday on the road at Alabama.

Filed Under: College basketball, SEC, USC Gamecocks Tagged With: , ,

Youth in revolt: USC stuns #22 Vanderbilt 83-75

January 8, 2011 By

Muldrow has rare triple-double for USC

Sam Muldrow’s triple double led USC  to victory in its SEC opener against #22 Vanderbilt 83-75 at Colonial Life Arena Saturday afternoon.  The senior filled up the box score with 16 points, 14 boards, and 10 blocks.  Perhaps more important than his stat-line was the leadership he provided to his young teammates, who have been thrown right into the fire and are growing up in front of their fans’ eyes.

AUDIO: Sam Muldrow, Bruce Ellington, Lakeem Jackson

[Read more...]

Filed Under: College basketball, USC Gamecocks Tagged With: , , , ,

Three Palmetto State players on Cousy Award list

December 21, 2010 By

Demontez Stitt is currently sidelined as he recovers from knee surgery

Three local players are among the 66 candidates in contention for this year’s Bob Cousy Award.  The Cousy award is given annually the top point guard in college basketball.

Clemson’s Demontez Stitt, USC freshman Bruce Ellington and The Citadel’s Cameron Wells are all candidates for the prestigious award the bears NBA Hall of Famer Bob Cousy’s name.  The players were all nominated by their respective schools.

The Hall of Fame is proud to once again work with Mr. Cousy and to present one of college basketball’s most coveted awards,” said John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Basketball Hall of Fame. “This list represents a wide range of college basketball’s top players and we look forward to honoring the legacy of Mr. Cousy with this year’s award winner.”

The winner of the award will be announced on Monday April 4th in Houston.   The ceremony will be part of the NCAA Final Four weekend.

Filed Under: ACC, Clemson Tigers, College basketball, USC Gamecocks Tagged With: , , ,

Gamecocks turn table on Terriers with 64-53 win

December 11, 2010 By

Muldrow on way to double-double

Last December in Spartanburg, Wofford shocked USC 68-61 at the Ben Johnson Arena displaying the talents that would lead the Terriers to the Southern Conference Championship and their first NCAA Tournament bid. Saturday night in Columbia, a fired up bunch of Gamecocks got their revenge with a 64-53 win before an announced crowd of 8813 at the Carolina Life Arena.

The Gamecocks played with an edge in this one as they won their sixth straight game overall and seventh straight home game.  They held the Terriers to just seven first half field goals in building a 12 point halftime lead.  At times, emotion got the better of the players.  Four technical fouls were whistled, two on each team.

AUDIO: Darrin Horn post game news conference

AUDIO: Mike Young post game interview

Wofford rallied early in the second half and tied the game twice, the last time at 36 with 13:44 to play.  A 12-3 run but the Gamecocks up by nine with 8:23 left.  The Terriers never got closer than four the rest of the way.

Freshman guard Bruce Ellington led the Gamecocks with 18 points while senior forward Sam Muldrow recorded his second career double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds.  The Gamecocks outrebounded the Terriers 36-29. They have outrebounded seven of eight opponents this season.  USC outscored Wofford 36-16 in the paint.

AUDIO: Bruce Ellington & Sam Muldrow post game news conference

The Gamecocks improve to 7-1 and will play at second ranked Ohio State next Saturday.  That game will tipoff at 2:00 PM and will be televised by CBS.

Cameron Rundles led the Terriers with 20 points.  Noah Dahlman added 14 points.  Wofford drops to 4-6 and will play host to High Point next Saturday.

Final Box

Filed Under: College basketball, USC Gamecocks Tagged With: , , , ,
« Older Posts
Newer Posts »