UNC has had more players leave for the NBA than Duke

Posted Feb 7, 2018
UNC has had more players leave for the NBA than Duke. You heard me. In Roy Williams’ UNC tenure, the Tar Heels have lost 17 players to pro basketball before their classes graduated. Duke has had 16, from Luol Deng in 2004 to Jayson Tatum last year and famous names in between. Roy Williams threw out that little ditty at his press conference Tuesday. (Chapelboro.com)

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