For the Rams, history in the making
Posted Mar 30, 2010
One program collects McDonald’s All-Americans, Hall of Famers and national championships. The other fights for attention in its own back yard, never mind its own conference. North Carolina is the ultimate basketball blueblood, complete with Michael Jordan as its all-time greatest player. The University of Rhode Island’s biggest basketball name? Ernie Calverley of Pawtucket, the author of the greatest shot in Ram hoop history.
(Providence Journal)
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