Dean Smith gave Apex coach David Neal a chance, taught many lessons
Posted Feb 20, 2015
After playing on the junior varsity team at North Carolina during his freshman and sophomore years, David Neal tried out for Smith's varsity team as a junior.
A graduate of Sanderson High School in Raleigh, Neal had grown up a Tar Heel fan.
(High School OT)
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