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Posted Mar 24, 2009
John Henson had grown comfortable with his fame until he learned of his global reach. The Sickles High star was one of the United States' most high-profile basketball recruits before signing a national letter of intent with UNC. Roy Williams attended Henson's last high school game and consoled him in the locker room afterward with a hug. But nothing had really jolted the McDonald's All-American until he received a fan letter from a guy in Japan claiming to be, of all things, a Duke alumnus.
(St. Petersburg Times)
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