Harrison Barnes glad he returned to UNC

Posted Oct 25, 2011
Harrison Barnes turned down a chance to be the No. 1 pick in last summer’s NBA draft. When he decided to return to North Carolina for his sophomore season, Barnes wasn’t worried about possibly getting hurt and damaging his draft stock. Any of those fears were overshadowed by one other concern. Barnes didn’t want to begin his professional career in the middle of an NBA lockout. (Yahoo! Sports)

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