Leslie McDonald: 'It was nerve-wracking when I was a freshman'

Posted Feb 12, 2014
The eighth-ranked Blue Devils (19-5, 8-3) are led by freshman Jabari Parker and redshirt sophomore transfer Rodney Hood, both all-ACC candidates. The Tar Heels (16-7, 6-4) will call on freshman Kennedy Meeks, the 6-foot-9, 290-pound center from Charlotte who is 80 pounds heavier than Duke counterpart Amile Jefferson. (Durham Herald-Sun)

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