Summer Basketball Press Conference Notebook
Posted Jun 14, 2012
UNC head coach Roy Williams spent nearly 40 minutes talking to reporters about a variety of topics during his annual summer press conference on Thursday. The most important news of the day came midway through the presser when Williams said that he expects junior guard Dexter Strickland (ACL) and freshman guard Marcus Paige (broken foot) to be ready by the start of practice in October.
(Inside Carolina)
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