Seniors relish NCAA title

Posted Apr 7, 2009
Tyler Hansbrough, Danny Green and Bobby Frasor were entrusted as stewards of the UNC program back in 2005, baby-faced freshmen coming to a school that had just won its fourth NCAA championship. With Monday night’s 89-72 dismissal of Michigan State in the NCAA championship game, the Tar Heels’ three seniors, who played such a critical role both this season and the last four years, can say they left the program in even better shape than they found it. (Fayetteville Observer)

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