Leslie McDonald To Return Tonight

Posted Dec 18, 2013
UNC fifth-year senior guard Leslie McDonald has been reinstated by the NCAA and will return to action this evening (December 18th) against Texas after sitting out the team's first nine games due to violating NCAA rules regarding impermissible benefits. "We are certainly glad to have this issue resolved for Leslie," says head coach Roy Williams. "It has been a terrible time for Leslie and his family and our basketball team." (GoHeels.com)

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