Butch Davis talks about building his North Carolina team

Posted Apr 5, 2010
Q: You were a big winner in January with so many draft-eligible guys coming back to UNC. What's been the effect of that? A: It's been enormous. I'd say we had six juniors who could have left, and they all would have gotten drafted pretty high. Kids, in this day and age, are a lot more likely to go. So for them to look at their options and decide to stay, I think it says a lot about what we're doing here and the kind of program we have. (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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