Theo Pinson Set to Return vs. N.C. State

Posted Jan 6, 2017
For the first time this season, No. 14 North Carolina will be at full strength when it plays N.C. State on Saturday. Tar Heels coach Roy Williams said Friday that junior wing Theo Pinson will make his return Saturday after missing the first two months of the season with a broken bone in his foot. “Unless he screws it up at practice today, he’ll play tomorrow.” (Fayetteville Observer)

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