Isaiah Hicks: Monster. Freak. X-factor.

Posted Mar 21, 2016
He doesn't start, but when North Carolina junior forward Isaiah Hicks enters the game he gives the Tar Heels an automatic boost. A Monster. A Freak. The X-factor. All these words could describe Hicks, the ACC's Sixth Man of the Year. Offensively he is aggressive. It's something he repeatedly has said is his No. 1 goal when he enters the game. (Carolina Blue)

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