Donald Williams' number is (finally) up

Posted Oct 25, 2009
When Donald Williams played for North Carolina from 1991 to 1995, he often looked to the rafters at the Smith Center, stared at the honored jerseys hanging there, "and just used them as a reminder of the great guys who played before me and how I wanted to play, too." The fact that his No. 21 will soon join those jerseys -- and perhaps be used by future Tar Heels for inspiration -- "just makes me so proud." (Raleigh News & Observer)

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