Menu

NYC 1960s: Incubator of World’s Best Basketball Players


UNC's first Black scholarship player was Harlem-reared , the future Hall of Famer who attended Manhattan’s Stuyvesant High School before transferring to Laurinburg Institute in North Carolina. Several other NYC players, including , Brooklyn’s Erasmus Hall High School, ’61, were among the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players. (KMJ Now)

Related: , Tar Heels in the NBA

Video: IC Podcast - Michael Malone's Balanced Approach at UNC
Basketball analyst Rob Harrington joins Tommy Ashley of Inside Carolina to discuss Michael Malone's hiring and its impact within the Tar Heel Basketball Family, Malone's...

Michael Malone Keeps UNC Basketball Team-Bonding Tradition Alive With Outer Banks Trip
One of the most important traditions Hubert Davis established during his tenure as UNC's head coach had little to do with basketball. Each summer, the...

Vince Carter Youth Basketball Academy marches on with familiar formula
Vince Carter and crew have made tweaks through the decades. “You have to change some things so it’s not boring (for the returners),” he said...

Everything you need to know from UNC sports this summer
While the crowds departed Chapel Hill in May, the headlines didn’t. From deep tournament runs to historic draft success, North Carolina athletics delivered memorable moments...

NYC 1960s: Incubator of World’s Best Basketball Players