Harrison Barnes proves All-America talk wasn't just preseason hype

Posted Mar 13, 2011
For all of his high school hype, UNC's Harrison Barnes just could not be that good. Could he? After Saturday, when the 18-year-old Iowan scored 40 points and played one of the best games in ACC tournament history, here's my apology to any voters I might have called somewhat delusional. The show Barnes staged in a 92-87 overtime semifinal win over Clemson was first-team All-America material in any sense of the word. (Charlotte Observer)

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