Marcus Paige will have help carrying the load this season

Posted Nov 14, 2014
Now as a junior, coming off of a breakout sophomore campaign that saw him average a team-high 17.5 points per game and rack up myriad awards, it’s Marcus Paige’s duty to pass this same message along to his teammates. Last season, it had to be all about him. Now that’s not the case. “I don’t think the team’s going to have to rely on me as much this year,” said the ACC’s Preseason Player of the Year. (Daily Tar Heel)

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