4 Questions As UNC Basketball Opens Practice: Caleb Love, Leaky Black, and Walker Kessler

Posted Oct 15, 2020
This week, the Tar Heels are back on the basketball court as they open practice for the 2020-21 season. The 2019-20 season was one to forget for UNC; the start of a new season offers up plenty of intriguing possibilities. With North Carolina’s first game six weeks from now, let’s take a look a four critical aspects of this season’s roster for UNC basketball. (ACC Sports Journal)

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