Increasing Comfort Fueling Kerwin Walton's Expanding Game

Posted Feb 22, 2021
Opposing defenses are beginning to learn a rather cruel lesson when facing North Carolina: Kerwin Walton is not just a long-range jump shooter. A three-point specialist he certainly is, but Walton’s game has more facets than scouting reports have suggested. Look no further than his exploits in Saturday’s 99-54 rout of Louisville at the Smith Center. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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