Three champion Tar Heels are the latest recipients of UNC’s highest athletic honor, the Patterson Medal. Men’s basketball’s Joel Berry II, women’s lacrosse’s Marie McCool, and track and field’s Kenny Selmon brought home the award for 2018.
Berry was instrumental in the Heels’ run to the 2017 national championship victory over Gonzaga. His leadership on the team was unquestioned, and being awarded a Patterson medal is just another example of the fantastic career he had in Carolina blue. Berry recently signed on with the Los Angeles Lakers as an undrafted free agent in the NBA.
McCool also helped lead her team to a national championship back in 2016.