Donnie Walsh's dreams forged in Bronx

Posted Apr 3, 2008

Walsh became an all-city guard at Fordham Prep, making varsity as a sophomore and leading his team in scoring for three years. As a senior captain, he averaged more than 25 points a game - and then joined coach Frank McGuire, a fellow New Yorker, at North Carolina. Although drafted by the NBA, Walsh stayed at Chapel Hill to earn a law degree, only to opt for the court over the courtroom and join McGuire's staff in South Carolina. (New York Daily News)

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