John Henson on path to NBA glory

Posted Jun 24, 2012
Over the past three weeks, North Carolina power forward John Henson has taken his quest to reach the NBA on the road and traveled about 8,000 miles. His odyssey started June 4 in New Orleans before heading to Chicago for the NBA Draft combine, where he was poked and prodded, scanned and scrutinized (6-foot-10 1/2 with shoes on, 8.6 percent body fat, hand length of 9.25 inches, to name a few particulars). (Tampa Bay Times)

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