Lessons Learned for Luke Maye, Kenny Williams

Posted Mar 20, 2019
As freshmen, Kenny Williams and Luke Maye were reserves on a Tar Heel team that finished as the national runner-up. They then helped capture UNC's sixth NCAA championship as sophomores. But last season ended abruptly with a second-round loss against Texas A&M. And with that defeat came a wakeup call. "I got a dose of reality," Williams said Tuesday. (GoHeels.com)

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