Tar Heels say no to NBA, yes to national title?
Posted Oct 20, 2011
Juniors Tyler Zeller, sophomore John Henson and freshman sensation Harrison Barnes were seriously contemplating leaving school for the NBA, which would have turned a returning squad loaded with talent into a team with as many question marks as starters coming back. “We thought seriously about it, and then one night Z (Zeller) and I got together and said, ‘I’ll come back if you come back,’’’ Henson said Wednesday at ACC Operation Basketball.
(Asheville Citizen-Times)
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