UNC's most influential basketball players of all time - No. 6-10
Posted Jun 6, 2016
6. Phil Ford led the Tar Heels to an ACC Championship in 1975 and became the first freshman in league history to win MVP of the ACC Tournament. He earned a gold medal in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal as a sophomore. As a senior, Ford won the Wooden Award and was the second overall pick in the 1978 NBA Draft.
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