Tar Heels' tradition wins big

Posted Mar 22, 2007

There is something about North Carolina that has survived both Duke's rise to prominence and the bleak days of an 8-20 season under Matt Doherty that eventually brought Roy Williams back from Kansas. The Carolina guys stick together, and you see it not just on reunion nights in Chapel Hill, but in the NBA, where alma mater is thicker than water for the Tar Heels even 30 or 40 years after they graduated. (Los Angeles Times)

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