Tar Heels Respond To Blistering Halftime Speeches

Posted Feb 23, 2023
In the most impassioned halftime of the season for the Tar Heels, the players got an earful from multiple coaches, including their head coach, who never swears, but may have been driven close to the brink with UNC turning in its worst half of the season. "I think they gave us a spark," a smiling Caleb Love said about Brad Frederick and Eric Hoots. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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