In the Fall of 1995, Carolina was experiencing a changeover from one guard to the next. The year prior, sophomores Rasheed Wallace and Jerry Stackhouse had led the Tar Heels to a surprising appearance in the Final Four, narrowly losing to Arkansas. The duo took advantage of the good season and the uncapped NBA rookie contacts to declare for the pros, leaving a talented recruiting class to try and give Dean Smith one last run. Two of the recruits were as hyped as Stackhouse and Wallace (Vince Carter and Antawn Jamison), but there was a third recruit that would turn out to be just as important.
UNC Basketball: Former Tar Heel Ademola Okulaja passed away at age 46
