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Graduate guard Cameron Johnson attempts a layup in the first half against Louisville in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte. Emily Caroline Sartin
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Analysis: Cam Johnson, Justin Jackson and a history of UNC players in the NBA Finals

By JC Leser | Jul. 15, 2021

UNC has a total of 17 former players that have won the NBA Finals. Six players from UNC have won three or more championships; the most recent player to join this club was Danny Green in 2020 with the Los Angeles Lakers. Despite having more players in the NBA, Duke has 12 fewer NBA champions than UNC. Duke may have more players in the league, but UNC is winning where it counts — the trophy case.

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Danna Durante was recently named the new coach of the UNC gymnastics team. Photo courtesy of UNC Athletic Communications.
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Danna Durante comes to UNC gymnastics with an elite track record

By JC Leser | Jul. 5, 2021

An elite gymnast by the age of fifteen, Durante was member of the U.S. National Team and qualified for the Olympic Trials for the 1988 games in Seoul, but ultimately she didn't make the cut for the Olympic team. She went on to compete on the college level at Arizona State University, where she earned multiple All-Pac 10 team accolades and scored perfect 10s five times.

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