Tar Heels will depend on freshmen

Posted Jun 17, 2012
North Carolina's plans for playing its four freshmen in the next ACC basketball season have changed almost completely in the past two months. Now the freshmen will have to play earlier than coach Roy Williams would like and will have to produce after four starters were lost from last season's team, including three who had eligibility left but entered the NBA draft. (Winston-Salem Journal)

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