When was in seventh grade, mired in typical teenage growing pains — achy knees, dull pain in his legs — he developed a temporary limp. Nothing major and nothing that lingered, but still: a noticeable hitch in his gait. Noticeable enough that his middle school basketball coach gave him a nickname: Captain Jack. "Like a pirate," Jackson says. (New York Times)
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Dates set for UNC men's and women’s basketball games against Florida in Jumpman Invitational
North Carolina’s men’s and women’s basketball teams will play Florida on separate nights at the Jumpman Invitational at Charlotte’s Spectrum Center.