Rice, Phelps, Reese return in UNC win

Posted Jan 1, 2012
When Monmouth coach King Rice was introduced Sunday afternoon at the Smith Center, the standing ovation went on for so long that tears started to well. “When the crowd did that, and then I thought it was over but it kept going -- it got me, it really got me. And I almost started crying,’’ said Rice, who is in his first year as a head coach. (ESPN.com)

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