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Lucas: Two Of A Kind

Carolina has never had a player exactly like Nassir Little.

But the Tar Heels have had a player whose contributions were very similar.

Little's key role this past weekend in Columbus in two NCAA Tournament games brought to mind the role of Marvin Williams in 2005. Like Little, Williams was a highly touted freshman who didn't start a game during his initial—and, eventually, only—campaign for the Tar Heels. Both players used impressive versatility and elite athleticism to give Carolina a weapon opponents often couldn't match.

Williams posted 20 points and eight rebounds in Carolina's first round win over Oakland in 2005, then followed it with 20 points and 15 rebounds in the win over Iowa State in the second round.