Tyler Zeller makes case for ACC POY in win

Posted Feb 26, 2012
With 13.3 seconds left, North Carolina forward Tyler Zeller was not supposed to be an option. Actually, he said, he was the only Tar Heel on the court who wasn’t supposed to be an option. The fact that he became the option – scoring on a driving, decisive, one-handed dunk to secure a bruising 54-51 victory at Virginia on Saturday – showed again why he might also be the option for ACC Player of the Year. (ESPN.com)

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