Can you name UNC basketball’s record 47 first-round draft picks?

Posted Jun 22, 2017
Justin Jackson is expected to become North Carolina’s 48th first-round pick in program history in Thursday night’s NBA Draft and the 16th under head coach Roy Williams. Freshman Tony Bradley also has a chance to sneak into the first round. If Bradley does make the leap into the top 30, he and Jackson will join this lengthy list of Tar Heel first-round picks. (Durham Herald-Sun)

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