Tar Heel Basketball Inks Five For 2009-10
Posted Nov 13, 2008
The UNC men's basketball program signed five high school seniors to National Letters of Intent, head coach Roy Williams announced today. The five include John Henson from Tampa, Fla.; Leslie McDonald from Memphis, Tenn.; Dexter Strickland from Rahway, N.J.; David Wear from Huntington Beach, Calif.; and Travis Wear from Huntington Beach, Calif. "We are very excited about this class," says Williams.
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