Top 3 Basketball Tar Heels From The 1960s

Posted May 20, 2025
Billy Cunningham was a two-time All-America in 1964 and 1965, ACC player of the Year in 1965, named to the ACC’s 50th Anniversary team, inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame, NABC Hall of Fame, and his Jersey is honored in the Smith Center. He holds UNC's second-highest career scoring average (24.8) and the highest career rebounding average (15.4). (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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