Isaiah Hicks grades monster dunk modestly

Posted Dec 26, 2016
Just when it looked like it would be a routine dismantling of an opponent in the second half of a game last week for nationally ranked North Carolina, Isaiah Hicks brought some noise. It came with a thunderous dunk that gave the Tar Heels’ 85-42 trouncing of Northern Iowa a signature highlight from the Smith Center. “It was executing what they gave us,” Hicks said. (Burlington Times News)

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