Confidence key as UNC's Isaiah Hicks looks to rebound from quiet season
Posted Aug 19, 2014
Isaiah Hicks’ breakout performance in the Bahamas certainly didn’t surprise his high school coach, Oxford Webb’s Leo Brunelli, who had a front-row seat when the 6-foot-8 Hicks scored 34 points, grabbed 30 rebounds and blocked seven shots in a 2013 state championship game victory. Hicks displayed a familiar look of confidence as he visited his alma mater earlier this offseason.
(Fayetteville Observer)
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