A winning philosophy: Nassir Little embracing, excelling in role off UNC bench

Posted Mar 26, 2019
Of all of the comparisons that Nassir Little has faced in his basketball career, Tuesday may have been the first time his name was mentioned as the same sentence as Søren Kierkegaard. “I haven’t asked anybody their favorite philosopher,” Roy Williams said. Ask the Tar Heels, and it’s Little, having earned the nickname “Philosopher Nas” from Coby White. (Winston-Salem Journal)

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