By playing down low, Tar Heels' Theo Pinson continues to show versatility

Posted Jan 12, 2017
North Carolina junior Theo Pinson has taken seven shots since returning from a broken foot. None of them went in. But nobody’s complaining. The 6-foot-6 wing is UNC’s most versatile player. And in the two games since he’s returned, he’s shown it. “Having Theo back is really going to help us because he can do so many things,” Roy Williams said. (Fayetteville Observer)

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