Lucas: Day'Ron Sharpe Finds Perfect Fit

Posted Nov 13, 2020
Day'Ron Sharpe's basketball debut was not auspicious. "At first, I was terrible," he says. "I started playing in second grade. I couldn't even run down the floor without falling." The player Tar Heel fans will see when the season begins in less than two weeks is significantly more polished. Expectations are high for the 6-foot-11 center from Greenville, NC. (GoHeels.com)

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