James Worthy Basketball News & Bio

Name: James Worthy Hometown: Gastonia, NC High School: Ashbrook Born: February 27, 1961 (62) 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: Jim Braddock | Matt Doherty | Sam Perkins | Michael Jordan

Patrick Ewing explains why James Worthy - not Michael Jordan - was the true hero of 1982 UNC title
The Tar Heels entered the 1981-82 season with high expectations. After losing to the Indiana Hoosiers in the title game the previous year, they returned...
Sun Mar 19, 2023

James Worthy shares how Michael Jordan trash-talked him when they were at UNC
James Worthy, a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, has openly talked about his experience with Michael Jordan in his junior season of college...
Thu Mar 16, 2023

Tyler Nickel Fitting In At Blue Blood UNC
Tyler Nickel sometimes still finds himself in awe as part of one of college basketball’s true blue blood programs. He plays in an arena named...
Tue Nov 22, 2022

Five BIPOC-owned restaurants that have defined the Chapel Hill dining scene
The granddaughter of an enslaved person, Mildred Council had been working in the food industry for decades when Chapel Hill’s first Black real estate agent...
Tue Nov 1, 2022

UNC Basketball Re-Creates Iconic Sports Illustrated 1981-82 Cover Photo
After being announced as the Associated Press preseason No. 1 team Monday, UNC Basketball released a recreation of the iconic Sports Illustrated cover from the...
Tue Oct 18, 2022

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