Tournament Tales: Brendan Haywood

Posted Mar 13, 2015
Brendan Haywood’s Tar Heels would reach the Tourney in all four years that he played. Although they were ousted in the first round in Haywood’s sophomore season and the second round as a senior, North Carolina reached the Final Four in Haywood’s freshman and junior seasons. The 12-year NBA veteran took a minute Wednesday to tip off our initial installment of Tournament Tales. (NBA.com)

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