Chansky’s Notebook: Development

Posted Mar 24, 2025
Is NIL helping or hurting player development in college basketball? As UNC tried to figure out roster management the last six years, some players improved their career by staying and others by transferring or turning pro. In 2019, Roy Williams’ last Sweet Sixteen team featured Cameron Johnson and Coby White who took different paths to NBA stardom. (Chapelboro.com)

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