What Brandan Wright's decision means to UNC

Posted Apr 24, 2007

Roy Williams suggested Monday that Brandan Wright's departure to the NBA serves as a solid recruiting pitch, pointing out that Wright will become the sixth Tar Heel drafted in the last three years, following in the footsteps of 2005 lottery picks Marvin Williams, Raymond Felton, Sean May and Rashad McCants and 2006 draftee David Noel. “Nobody in the country can say that,” Williams said. (Fayetteville Observer)

Related: Basketball, Tar Heels in the NBA

North Carolina Basketball’s Ten Best Wins vs. Duke
No. 1. 2022 Final Four (81-77) – This Final Four contest trumps all other games in the rivalry and is easily No. 1. For decades,...
Fri Feb 6, 2026

Seth Trimble Leaning On Experience In His Final Home Game Against Duke
Seth Trimble is among the last of a dying breed in college basketball. Saturday night will be the Tar Heel senior captain’s fourth and final...
Fri Feb 6, 2026

Video: The Story Behind Caleb Wilson and the Boozers
An interesting storylines entering the UNC vs. Duke basketball game Saturday is the relationship between Tar Heel star freshman Caleb Wilson and Blue Devils star...
Fri Feb 6, 2026

Three things to watch as UNC Basketball hosts Duke
Saturday marks the actual start of the college basketball season for a lot of people. It is, of course, Carolina vs Duke Round 1. It’s...
Fri Feb 6, 2026