UNC Dream Team Grants Child’s Basketball Wish

Posted Feb 1, 2024
When 9-year-old Colburn Dean, who has Down syndrome, spent a weekend with the UNC men's basketball team earlier this month, he was the star. He landed a backward trick shot during a game of H-O-R-S-E with Armando Bacot, wowed the players with his dance moves, and even joined the Tar Heels’ locker room celebration after beating Syracuse. (UNC.edu)

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