Trio Of Tar Heels Go In First Round Of NBA Draft

Posted Jun 26, 2009
A trio of NCAA champion North Carolina Tar Heels - senior forward Tyler Hansbrough and junior guards Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington - were chosen in the first round of the 2009 NBA Draft, which was held Thursday evening in New York. Senior Danny Green went in the second round (46th overall) to Cleveland. Jawad Williams, a member of the 2005 national championship team, was a rookie with the Cavaliers in 2009. (Tar Heel Blue)

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