Tar Heels depart Arizona smiling
Posted Jan 29, 2007
But once Wayne Ellington passed the hecklers and they no longer could see his face, his ice grill melted. He slapped hands with UNC assistant coach Joe Holladay, licked his lips and mouthed the words "I love this." Fear was no factor for this freshman as he prepared to play on national television in a building full of people who wanted him to fail.
(Durham Herald-Sun)
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