Siblings bring rivalry, intensity to D1 programs
Posted Feb 18, 2010
At North Carolina, coach Roy Williams recalled a practice earlier this year in which the 6-foot-10 Wears - believed to be the first twins to play for UNC - were guarding each other and ended up in a heap under the basket. Williams said the two were "yapping at each other'' before they even hit the floor. "They try to coach each other more than Coach can even coach them,'' North Carolina senior Deon Thompson said.
(Sports Illustrated)
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