Leslie McDonald seeks strong finish to adversity-filled college career

Posted Jan 25, 2014
He wasn’t unlike a lot of basketball-playing kids who daydreamed about wearing a Tar Heels’ jersey and running up and down the Smith Center floor. Leslie McDonald, though, eventually became one of the top high school players in Tennessee, and when UNC began recruiting him, it was like his childhood fantasy came true. “I’ve always wanted to play at North Carolina” McDonald said. (Charlotte Observer)

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