In the world of college basketball, recruiting battles for the country’s top high school talent are nearly as hard-fought as those on the hardwood. Sometimes bad blood lingers for years on end, which appears to be the case in the latest bit of drama involving blue blood programs North Carolina and Kentucky.
Former Wildcats star and current Clippers guard John Wall said in an interview with the Run Your Race podcast that his dream destination out of high school was North Carolina, and that the only thing that prevented him from becoming a Tar Heel was a slight by former UNC legend Tyler Hansbrough.