A brief history of Roy Williams' Tough Little Nuts

Posted Mar 12, 2018
When it came time in Theo Pinson's senior-night speech to mention his four-year teammate and partner in crime at North Carolina, Pinson had to borrow the right words to describe Joel Berry. “Like coach says,” Pinson said, “you're a tough little nut.” Tough little nut. That is an honor Roy Williams has indeed bestowed upon Berry, as he did Marcus Paige before him. (Charlotte Observer)

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