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Carl Elliott to Work Out for Washington Wizards Friday
June 7, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC -- Former George Washington basketball standout Carl Elliott has been invited to participate in a pre-draft workout for the NBA's Washington Wizards on Friday, June 8, at 1:30 p.m. on the Verizon Center practice court.
Elliott will be one of eight players taking part in two separate work-outs Friday. Three of those players, Derrick Byars of Vanderbilt, Nick Young of USC and Jamon Gordon of Virginia Tech; all faced Elliott in games last season.
Former Colonial Mike Hall signed a contract with the Wizards last season and was a member of the team for the second half of the season.
A native of Brooklyn, NY, Elliott concluded his college career as the winningest Colonial ever after playing in a total of 90 GW victories during his four-year career. The 6-4 point guard and team captain ranks second on GW's career lists for both assists (539) and steals (281) and he played in all 122 of GW's games, starting 120. His 1,256 career points ranks 23rd on GW's all-time scoring list. Last season, he was named the team's MVP and recorded the first triple-double in 93 seasons of GW basketball (17 pts., 12 rebs., 10 assists) against Temple on Feb. 17.
Following are comments from Elliott following Friday's workout.
On his former college teammates Mike Hall and Pops Mensah-Bonsu watching his workout:
"They told me they were going to come by and give me some support. It was good because they have made it to the NBA and they played this year. They told me go out there and work hard."
On the possibility of being drafted by the Wizards:
"It would be really good to stay in Washington. It is not too far from New York, my hometown. If they draft me it would be a great thing to stay in D.C."
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On his workout:
"I hope the Wizards saw that I can shoot the ball pretty well. I can defend and pass the ball well. Hopefully I can be a good fit for the Wizards."
