Ellison to lead Pitt despite hiatus
![Redshirt junior guard Malik Ellison was named team captain and was said to be “[a] gym rat with a high level of professionalism around his approach to the game” according to Pitt Athletics.](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/S_Malik-Ellison_AB-475x317.jpg)
By Tessa Sayers, Assistant Editor
November 5, 2018
Malik Ellison doesn’t count last Thursday’s exhibition game as his first real game, he’s looking forward to tomorrow. It may have been over a year since he last stepped on the court to play in a regular season game, but the captain isn’t nervous, in fact, he’s more confident than ever.