UNC position series: Center
Posted Oct 25, 2013
Every other starting position might be claimed before Roy Williams names his starter at center. Freshman Kennedy Meeks, sophomore Joel James and junior Desmond Hubert are all in the mix and -- if there’s anything to be taken from Williams’ preseason lineup experiments -- he’s even used Jackson Simmons with the first five. “Nobody has stepped up and taken it yet,” Williams said last week.
(ESPN.com)
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