Scott Williams will be a North Carolina Tar 'Host' for Final Four in Phoenix

Posted Mar 31, 2017
For the next five days, Valley resident Scott Williams will be a North Carolina Tar 'Host'. "I'm beyond excited," said Williams. "Now that they're here, for the first time, playing in a Final Four, it's a dream come true scenario." Williams, a former Phoenix Sun who played 15 years in the NBA, starred at North Carolina under legendary Dean Smith from 1986-1990. (AZFamily.com)

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