North Carolina wins another title
Posted Nov 10, 2005
Roy Williams landed the nation's best point guard (Lawson), the best shooting guard (Wayne Ellington) and the best power forward (Brandan Wright). The Tar Heels added three other top-100 players: 6-9 Deon Thompson (36), 6-8 Alex Stepheson (39) and 6-6 William Graves (67).
(Chicago Sun-Times)
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