Murray State Basketball Signs Nick Ellington

Murray State men's basketball coach Steve Prohm announced the signing of 6-8 forward, Nick Ellington, who will join the Racers in the 2023-24 season.

Ellington comes to the Racers after playing the 2022-23 season for Eastern Illinois and previously, two seasons for Meridian Community College in Mississippi.

Out of St. Louis, Missouri, Ellington has two seasons to play for the Racers.

"Nick played for Marty Simmons at EIU and James Green at Meridian, so I know that he was well coached, because I have a lot of respect for them," Prohm said. "Nick is going to give us length, physicality and the ability to score around the basket, many of the things we prioritized in this class. I am looking forward to seeing him grow in our program."

Ellington saw action in all 31 games and made 21 starts for EIU last season and led the Panthers in field goal percentage at .520. He had a stretch of three games when he scored 19.3 points per game as he scored 21 points against SIUE, added 17 vs Southeast Missouri and 20 against Little Rock. During the three games, Ellington was 22-of-36 from the field for a clip of 66 percent. His 30 blocked shots ranked 11^th in the OVC. At 4.4 rebounds per game, he was second on the team and also second with 137 total rebounds.

Prior to playing for the Panthers, Ellington played two seasons at Meridian Community College and earned NJCAA All-Region 23 honors in 2021-22.

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