Luke Winn's Top 16 Instant Impact Freshmen

Posted Oct 13, 2011
#11 James Michael McAdoo; PF, North Carolina: McAdoo isn't going to start for the Tar Heels, whose front line consists of returnees Harrison Barnes, John Henson and Tyler Zeller. But the polished power forward prospect -- whose offense game is far ahead of Henson's -- can fill the role Justin Knox did off the bench for UNC last year, getting double-digit minutes at the 4-5 spots and impacting the national title race. (Sports Illustrated)

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