Will Graves pipes up

Posted Jan 22, 2009
As the Tar Heels exit the locker room and walk down the hallway before every home game, a booming voice screams "Heeeeere! Weeeeeee! Goooooo!" three times in succession and is followed by a quick repetition of chants by teammates. The pregame bellow has become a Smith Center staple over the past couple of years, sort of like the "Jump Around" dance. So how did sophomore wing Will Graves get that job? (Raleigh News & Observer)

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