Video: K.J. Smith Receives UNC Basketball Scholarship

Posted Aug 20, 2019
North Carolina junior point guard K.J. Smith, a former walk-on and son of Tar Heel and NBA legend Kenny Smith, gets the news from Roy Williams that he will be on scholarship for the 2019-20 basketball season.

Earned, not given. @K30SMITH is awarded with a scholarship for the 2019-20 season. pic.twitter.com/PJZZvnIkcn— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) August 20, 2019

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