# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/wayne-ellington
# Generated: 2026-08-12T21:37:33.134Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/wayne-ellington"
name: "Wayne Ellington"
slug: "wayne-ellington"
description: "Wayne Robert Ellington Jr. is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is a player development coach for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Known for his shooting ability, he was nicknamed \"the Man With The Golden Arm\". He played for the University of North Carolina from 2006 to 2009. He chose to forgo his final season of college eligibility to declare for the 2009 NBA draft, and was drafted 28th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves."
tagline: "American basketball player"
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country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1987-11-29"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  profileCompleteness:  75
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ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: 216
platforms:
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    handle:    "WayneElli22"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump