The question comes somewhat unexpectedly when Shakeel Rashad’s name is mentioned.
“Have you seen his shorts?” North Carolina coach Larry Fedora exclaims.
Well, no.
Fedora launches into a description of what Rashad is known for around the North Carolina locker room: his, umm, questionable fashion choices. The purple shorts with monkeys eating giant bananas. The jean shorts. The pink shorts. The short shorts.
“I’ve got, to him, a fairly interesting shorts collection,” Rashad says with a laugh.
Is it because he comes from Jacksonville, Fla., where shorts are a staple of any wardrobe? Not exactly.