On Friday afternoon the University of North Carolina-system Board of Governors decided to reject a proposal to build a $5 million structure to house the controversial "Silent Sam" Confederate statue on campus.
Before the vote, men's basketball head coach Roy Williams commented on the ongoing situation. Several members of Williams' team signed a letter to the UNC Board of Trustees and the Board of Governors that opposed the statue returning to campus.
Sophomore forward Garrison Brooks, sophomore guard K.J. Smith, junior guard Brandon Robinson had all signed the letter as of Williams' Friday afternoon press conference, along with former men's basketball players Harrison Barnes, Brice Johnson, Kendall Marshall, Tommy LaGarde, Bobby Frasor, Serge Zwikker and Joel James.