Lucas: Hooked

Posted Apr 7, 2017
We all remember when we were hooked. The team that made me fall in love with Carolina basketball was the 1986-87 squad. They had Dean Smith, and they had Jeff Lebo, but more importantly to a short nine-year-old, they had Kenny Smith. The point guard was from Queens (Archbishop Molloy), and I can tell you that without looking it up. I loved that team. (Adam Lucas)

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