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Armando Bacot Could Have Entered the NBA Draft. Instead, He’ll Earn a Cool Half Mil at UNC

Armando Bacot is sitting in the Smith Center at UNC, explaining that he stayed in school, in part, for the money. He whips out his phone and pulls up some financial charts. From March 1 through June 8, in the months after he led UNC to the national championship game, he made $21,000 selling T-shirts capitalizing on his name, image, and likeness. (Sports Illustrated) Lennie Rosenbluth's Path to Chapel Hill
Lennie Rosenbluth took a circuitous route to UNC. The 1957 national championship team leader and record holder for the most points ever by a Tar.