Former North Carolina star player Vince Carter was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame this past weekend, celebrating his historic career.
Before playing 22 seasons in the NBA, Carter played three years at North Carolina where he was a two-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection and an All-American selection during his career. Carter will go down as an all-time great with the Tar Heels program and UNC fans will have a legendary former coach to thank for his help.
During his speech, Carter brought up former UNC head coach Roy Williams, who helped the Tar Heels recruit the talented rookie to Florida while he was at Kansas.
And Williams helped Carter choose UNC Duke in its recruitment.
It’s really great.
Williams is a Tar Heel, but while at another school, he helped his alma mater land a big recruit. And more importantly, potentially keep him away from Duke.
Carter also thanked his former coach Dean Smith in his induction speech, as it was a big night for the forward.
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