Lucas: More Than A Mind

Posted Sep 20, 2011
Sometimes, it almost seems Tyler Zeller doesn't get enough national credit for his game because the storyline about him has already been established--he's the scholar-athlete. But as a junior he was also good, even historically good, on the team's biggest stage. In Carolina's 2011 NCAA Tournament run, he became the first Tar Heel since Donald Williams in 1993 to score at least 20 points in four straight NCAA Tournament games. (Tar Heel Blue)

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