Harrison Barnes' return completes Carolina coup, makes Heels No. 1 in '11-12

Posted Apr 19, 2011
As a business major with a mindset that's as much MBA as it is NBA, Harrison Barnes knows full well that his personal brand would be enhanced by a national title -- particularly one that comes exactly 30 years after the Tar Heels won it all with Michael Jordan, the player Barnes' mother, Shirley, had him model himself after as a kid. (Sports Illustrated)

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