CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – A Butler University reunion near the campus of the University of North Carolina? Well, that was unexpected.
So says Ron Nored, who enjoyed the reunion dinner Thursday night in Chapel, Hill, North Carolina.
Nored is one of seven former Bulldogs, along with Celtics head coach Brad Stevens, who happened to be in Chapel Hill for Friday’s preseason matchup between the Celtics and the Hornets at UNC’s Dean Smith Center. The game created the perfect opportunity for many of Butler’s most famous alumni to break bread in the most unlikely of places.
Six members of the teams that reached the 2010 and 2011 national championship games, and one more who overlapped with many of them, linked up for dinner to share smiles and stories.