Confident Leslie McDonald helps UNC to blowout victory

Posted Jan 3, 2011
Every time Leslie McDonald shoots the ball, UNC coach Roy Williams believes it will go in. But perhaps more importantly: so, now, does McDonald. The reserve shooting guard’s four 3-pointers during UNC’s 103-54 victory over St. Francis (Pa.) on Sunday was just his latest high-swishing effort in a turnaround that has seen him go from doubting his shot as a freshman to being uber-confident this season. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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