Lucas: Back To His Roots

Posted Oct 11, 2011
When Dexter Strickland evaluated his sophomore campaign, he decided he could have done more. A trip home to New Jersey--when the Tar Heels played the Wildcats in Newark last March, Strickland was greeted like a conquering hero--reminded him of the player he still believes he can be. "I think going home helped me recognize who I am," Strickland says. (Tar Heel Blue)

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