Kevin Salvadori, Dante Calabria remember Dean Smith

Posted Feb 20, 2015
Kevin Salvadori was a college basketball fan without a favorite when Dean Smith started recruiting him to North Carolina. “I knew Carolina had a great history and knew Coach Smith was a great coach but knew very little of the people and the school,” said Salvadori, who led Seton-La Salle to the 1989 WPIAL Class AAA championship and 1988 PIAA Class AAA title. (TribLive.com)

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