NBA Draft Night Arrives For Day'Ron Sharpe

Posted Jul 29, 2021
With the arrival of Thursday's 2021 NBA Draft, Day'Ron Sharpe hopes to become the latest UNC player to be drafted and join the professional ranks. Sharpe hopes to become the 54th first-round NBA Draft pick in North Carolina history and the 34th to play for former coach Roy Williams, who retired after the 2020-21 season and was replaced by Hubert Davis. (GoHeels.com)

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