At 6-foot-11 and 220 pounds, Hurricanes forward Dewan Huell — a former McDonald’s All-American — looks every bit the typical college basketball player.
The freshman teammate he’s been guarding this week in practice, however, still seems to turn heads every time he takes the floor, the 5-foot-7, 160-pound Chris Lykes often standing inches shorter than most opponents he faces.
What Huell and those opponents have learned quickly is that the dynamic Lykes has speed, athleticism and a skill set that made him a coveted prospect at Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C.
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