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AT CAROLINA
Could be a major contributor this season after two years as one of Carolina?s top reserves ??A tough, strong power forward who is remarkably agile for a man his size ? Is perhaps gifted enough to play in both the NFL and the NBA.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2000-01)
Named by The Sporting News as the country's Top Two-Sport Athlete (as voted by NCAA Division I coaches) ? Joined the basketball team after the conclusion of the football season and the completion of fall semester exams ? Played in 25 contests ? Averaged 7.1 points and 4.0 rebounds per game and led the Tar Heels with a field goal percentage of .643 ? Made 63 of 98 shots from the floor ? Made at least 60 percent of his shots from the floor in 16 of 25 games ? Scored in double figures six times, including 21 against Penn State, 18 against Maryland, 14 against Wake Forest, 13 against Marquette, 12 vs. Princeton and 10 vs. NC State ? Made his season debut at UCLA after just three days of practice and had six points and four rebounds in the win ? Scored 13 points and grabbed nine rebounds against Marquette ? Thunderous alley-oop dunk (pass by Ronald Curry) against Wake Forest on Jan. 6 was CNN/SI's Play of the Day ? Matched his then-career-high with 14 points in the Feb. 3 win over Georgia Tech ? Had six points, five rebounds and an impressive dunk in the win at Wake Forest on Feb. 6 ? Made his first career start on Feb. 10 versus Maryland and responded with a career-high 18 points on 7 of 10 shooting ? Had eight points, five rebounds and three assists in the home win over Clemson ? Scored 10 points in 18 minutes on Feb. 28 vs. NC State as Carolina clinched a share of the ACC regular season championship ? Started both NCAA Tournament games, responding with 12 points against Princeton and a career-high 21 points and 10 rebounds against Penn State (his first career double-double) ? Made 13 of 15 field goal attempts in the two NCAA Tournament games in the Louisiana Superdome ? Went 5 for 6 from the floor, and added five boards and three steals in the first round against Princeton ? Made 8 of 9 field goal attempts, 5 of 7 free throws, and had 10 rebounds versus Penn State.

FRESHMAN SEASON (1999-2000)Featured in page one photos on the front section of USA Today on two Mondays in a row and featured in Sports Illustrated after NCAA Tournament wins over Stanford and Tulsa ? Joined the basketball team on Nov. 29 after the Tar Heels returned from the Maui Invitational ? Had nine points and four rebounds in the NCAA first-round win over Missouri ? Recorded six points, three rebounds and three blocked shots in the upset of No. 1 seed Stanford in the second round of the NCAA South Regional ? Helped limit Stanford?s starting frontcourt to 7-for-29 shooting ? Had a huge three-point play with six seconds left before halftime to give UNC a 28-27 lead at the break ? Had six points, six rebounds and two blocks against Tennessee in the Sweet 16 ? Played most of the final 8:03 after Brendan Haywood fouled out, despite picking up his own fourth foul with 6:10 to play ? Hit two free throws with 26 seconds left to play that gave Carolina a six-point lead ? Grabbed five rebounds in the final 6:59 against the Vols ? Had six points, eight rebounds, two assists and two steals in the regional final against Tulsa ? Sparked Carolina early with an acrobatic layup ? In his first month as a Tar Heel, he had 8 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocked shots against Howard, 7 points and 4 rebounds vs. Tennessee Tech, 6 points at Buffalo (including a spectacular dunk that was featured on ESPN) and 5 points at Louisville ? Helped limit Georgia Tech frontcourt stars Alvin Jones and Jason Collier to 7-27 shooting from the floor on Jan. 29 ? Had three steals and five boards against Maryland on Jan. 27 ? In 18 minutes of action against UCLA, he had five points, six rebounds (three offensive) and two blocked shots ? Ripped down 13 rebounds (five offensive) against Clemson on Jan. 6 ? Added six points, a blocked shot, an assist and two steals in 24 minutes against the Tigers ? Played crucial minutes in the second half and had five points, four rebounds, two blocked shots and three steals against Florida State on Jan. 22 ? Scored a career-high 14 points on 6 of 7 shooting vs. Georgia Tech on March 1 ? Went 4 for 4 from the floor with eight points on March 4 at Duke.

FOOTBALL AT CAROLINA
After six games in 2001, on pace to break the school record for sacks ? Likely All-America as a junior ? Was among the leading candidates for the Lombardi Award as the nation?s top interior lineman ??Also a candidate for the Nagurski Award as the nation?s top defensive player
First-team All-America in 2000 ??Led the nation in sacks with 15 and was second in sacks per game ? First-team All-ACC at defensive end ? Third in the country with a school-record 24 tackles for loss.
Started all 11 football games in 1999 ? He had 50 tackles and led the team in tackles for losses with 10 for 47 yards and in quarterback sacks with six for 36 yards ? He also intercepted a pass (at Clemson), caused and recovered one fumble and blocked one kick ? He was sixth in the ACC in sacks ? The Sporting News named him first-team Freshman All-America.

PREP
The NCHSAA Male Athlete of the Year as a high school senior at Southern Nash High School in Bailey, N.C., in 1997-98 ? Was recruited by several Division I programs to play basketball ? Played on the same AAU team that won a national title with Tar Heel teammates Brendan Haywood and Kris Lang ? Earned all-state basketball honors as a senior and was a four-time all-conference performer on the hardwood.

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