Henri Veesaar can solve UNC basketball's big problem
Posted Sep 16, 2025
There’s one UNC basketball question that was asked incessantly by fans and haters of the Tar Heels alike throughout the 2024-25 season. “Why doesn’t UNC have a big man?” Arizona transfer Henri Veesaar is capable of solving that problem in the 2025-26 season as the Tar Heels’ latest center. A 7-footer from Estonia, Veesaar is a tone-setting big.
(Yahoo! Sports)
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