North Carolina coach Roy Williams recalls what it was like to recruit J.R. Smith
Posted Jul 7, 2016
So what was it like recruiting J.R. Smith in high school? FOX Sports asked the man who'd know best, UNC head coach Roy Williams. "Oh, I remember recruiting J.R. very well," Williams said. "It was a heck of a story." For Williams, the relationship with Smith began shortly after he arrived at North Carolina from Kansas in the spring of 2003.
(FOX Sports)
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