Dexter Strickland playing with knee injury

Posted Mar 16, 2011
North Carolina enters the NCAA tournament with only eight scholarship players. And it could be seven – had starting shooting guard Dexter Strickland chosen to have right knee surgery last month. UNC coach Roy Williams revealed today that Strickland, a sophomore, injured his knee when he ran into a photographer on the baseline during his team’s 89-69 victory over Florida State on Feb. 6. (Charlotte Observer)

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