Justin Jackson is hoping to provide UNC with a happier ending this March

Posted Mar 15, 2017
In pursuit of happier endings this spring, North Carolina, the top seed in the South region, will count on Justin Jackson, a sinewy 6'?8" gunslinger who had career highs in scoring (18 points per game) and three-point shooting (38%), to continue to take and make shots. Jackson’s ascension to a starring role has been hard-earned. A go-to guy isn’t built in a day (or a night). (Sports Illustrated)

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