Everyone has been coming up with a top ten list so I thought I would come up with my top ten list of my favorite Tarheel basketball players I have enjoyed watching since 1980. This is not necessarily the best players that North Carolina has had but the players I have enjoyed watching the most during that time frame.
1. Michael Jordan- Most basketball related lists begin with Michael Jordan and so does mine. I was fortunate enough to watch him play with the North Carolina Tarheels while he was in college and where he laid the foundation to become the best player in basketball history. He had the competitive drive in him and the will to win like no other player I had ever seen before. He is most well known for hitting what proved to be the game winning shot against Georgetown when he was a freshman but I remember the shot he hit against Tulane to send the game into overtime when he was a sophomore just as well. I was listening to Woody Durham's call on the radio when he hit that shot. As his career progressed there were so many moments- the dunk against Maryland at the end of the game, the steal and the dunk against Virginia in the big comeback game, blocking Chuck Driesell's shot to save the win for North Carolina against Maryland- and I could go on for days.
2. James Worthy- Worthy ended up missing half of his freshman season because of a broken foot so nobody got to see what he could really do until he was a sophomore. "Big Game James" may have acquired his nickname in the professional ranks but it really all began at North Carolina. From his epic matchups against Virginia and 7'4" Ralph Sampson to his 28 points against Georgetown and Patrick Ewing in the 1982 championship game, Worthy started his reputation as performing his best on the big stage while wearing Tarheel blue.
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