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UNC Basketball Freshmen Choose Jersey Numbers


, , and will enroll at UNC next week. Rechon "Leaky" Black has always worn No. 1 and that will continue in Chapel Hill. will switch from No. 10 to No. 5 due to No. 10 being 's retired number. “couldn't wear No. 0 and Leaky always wore No. 1, so No. 2 was the next lowest number,” he said. (Inside Carolina)

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