News & Notes: Tar Heels in Lexington
Posted Sep 13, 2015
John Calipari said Sunday’s UK Alumni Charity event is expected to raise nearly $1.5 million for charities -- and UNC-related entities benefited from the giving. Calipari announced a $25,000 gift, along with $25,000 match, to the UNC Children’s Hospital and a $200,000 gift to a legacy fund at the Basketball Hall of Fame in the name of Dean Smith. “That what it’s really all about,” Harrison Barnes said.
(Inside Carolina)
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