James Worthy Basketball News & Bio

Name: James Worthy Hometown: Gastonia, NC High School: Ashbrook Born: February 27, 1961 (64) Height/Weight: 6-9, 225 Position: Forward Notes: Basketball Hall of Fame, 3x NBA Champion, 7x NBA All-Star, 1979 McDonald's All-American Related: John Virgil | Eric Kenny | Mike Pepper | Dave Colescott

Chansky’s Notebook: Chapel Hill Was Still
The big one in the Big Easy was pretty hard. The 1982 Tar Heels were No. 1 in the country for all but five weeks...
Wed Apr 8, 2020

Triangle Timehop: Today in local college basketball history (March 27)
March 27, 1982: UNC beats Houston in 68-63 in the national semifinal to advance to their second straight national title game - this time against...
Fri Mar 27, 2020

Video: Throwback highlight of James Worthy dunk on Sleepy Floyd
March Madness is canceled for 2020, but past iconic moments in NCAA tournament history live on. One of the most notable highlights resurfaced Saturday afternoon...
Wed Mar 25, 2020

AP Was There: James Worthy, Michael Jordan lead UNC to 1982 title vs. Georgetown
All-American forward James Worthy and freshman guard Michael Jordan, teamed up to help North Carolina beat Georgetown 63-62 in the NCAA finals on March 29,...
Sat Mar 21, 2020

CBS to re-air 1982 UNC-Georgetown, other classic NCAA Tournament games
On Saturday, CBS will air the 1982 national championship game between UNC and Georgetown at noon ET. The ’83 title game between N.C. State and...
Fri Mar 20, 2020

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