Stars Commit to ACC Powers
On 5/18/05, Episcopal Academy junior Gerald Henderson made an oral commitment to attend Duke in Sept. 2006. On 5/24, teammate Wayne Ellington followed with an oral commitment to North Carolina. Here are some photos . . . (Gerald's first; Wayne's
below).
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Gerald's dad, Gerald, a former NBA player, speaks with the media before the
press conference.
Gerald Sr., Gerald Jr., sister Jade and mom Marie.
Gerald is now wearing a Duke hat and his sister, Jade, a student at runner-up Villanova, is thinking, "Why has he made things so difficult for me?" (smile)
Mom, dad, sis, G, Episcopal coach Dan Dougherty and AAU coach Jimmy Salmons.
Dan Dougherty speaks with a TV guy.
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Wayne Sr., Wayne, mom Elaine, sister Alexi-rae, sister Ericka. The little ones,
Wayne's nieces, are Alaina (older) and Ava.
On with the Tar Heel hat. At left is EA's AD, Gina Buggy.
Coach Dan Dougherty is interviewed by everybody's favorite DN sports writer, Dick Jerardi.
Wayne bites his lip as Gerald says Duke is going to squash UNC (smile).
Wayne is still amazed at the doo-doo Gerald is talking (just kidding).
Wayne, Dan, Gina and Gerald.
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Published
March 5, 2026
Updated
March 5, 2026