Four Tar Heels On Wooden Award Top 50 List

Posted Oct 3, 2011
North Carolina became the first school to have four players named to the Wooden Award preseason top 50 list when Harrison Barnes, Tyler Zeller, John Henson and Kendall Marshall grabbed spots on the list, the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced on Monday. Previous Tar Heels to win the Wooden Award include Phil Ford (1978), Michael Jordan (1984), Antawn Jamison (1998) and Tyler Hansbrough (2008). (Tar Heel Blue)

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