A Birthday to Remember
Posted Jan 12, 2013
Two days after his 19th birthday, Jackson Simmons was one of five North Carolina walk-ons left on the Tucker Center floor at the end of an epic 33-point debacle. On his 20th birthday, the sophomore forward delivered a career day in helping UNC enact revenge on the very same court.
(Inside Carolina)
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