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UNC Basketball: 10 most underappreciated Tar Heels of all-time

By Nick Delahanty

CHAPEL HILL, NC - MARCH 04: A overhead general view of the Dean E. Smith Center during a game between the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Duke Blue Devils on March 04, 2023 at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Duke won 62-57. Pictured is R.J. Davis #4 of the North Carolina Tar Heels dribbling the ball. (Photo by Peyton Williams/UNC/Getty Images)
CHAPEL HILL, NC - MARCH 04: A overhead general view of the Dean E. Smith Center during a game between the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Duke Blue Devils on March 04, 2023 at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Duke won 62-57. Pictured is R.J. Davis #4 of the North Carolina Tar Heels dribbling the ball. (Photo by Peyton Williams/UNC/Getty Images) /
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CHAPEL HILL, NC – FEBRUARY 1: The University of North Carolina mascot Rameses entertains the crowd during a timeout during a game between Boston College and North Carolina at Dean E. Smith Center on February 1, 2020 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Andy Mead/ISI Photos/Getty Images)
CHAPEL HILL, NC – FEBRUARY 1: The University of North Carolina mascot Rameses entertains the crowd during a timeout during a game between Boston College and North Carolina at Dean E. Smith Center on February 1, 2020 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Andy Mead/ISI Photos/Getty Images) /

UNC basketball underappreciated Tar Heel No. 2: Donald Williams (1991-1995)

You’re probably saying: “The Most Outstanding Player of the 1992-1993 UNC basketball national championship squad makes this list?! You have got to be kidding me!”

However, Donald Williams doesn’t necessarily get the love that some of his former teammates receive from the North Carolina faithful.

Let’s remember, Williams helped lead the Tar Heels to a national title during his sophomore season. His junior year was when North Carolina reloaded by bringing in talented freshmen Jerry Stackhouse and Rasheed Wallace.

Add their arrival with the veteran presence of senior big man Eric Montross, and you can see why Williams may have been overshadowed a bit!

Scoring just under 1,500 career points, Williams became a steady offensive threat, averaging over 14 points in each of his final three seasons on campus. He never led the Tar Heels in scoring, but Williams’ offensive output was a very nice compliment to the team’s other scoring threats.

Williams deserves a lot more credit for what he accomplished in Chapel Hill, as the Tar Heels won 111 games over the four-year span. In the three seasons that he was a key contributor, the UNC basketball program had an astounding 88-17 record, as Williams was a big piece of the puzzle for the team’s overall success on the court.

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