The football Tar Heels added R.J. Waters, a running back from Virginia that was apparently a late qualifier. Linked above is a story about Waters and Joe Dailey, the Nebraska QB that transferred to North Carolina.

Speaking of the Cornhuskers, King Rice will join the Nebraska coaching staff. Good for King. One of my earliest Tar Heel memories is of him hitting the game-winning shot to cap a comeback against James Madison in an early-season tournament game. I think it was in Maui. He, Rick Fox, and Pete Chilcutt formed the triumvirate that set the foundation for my Tar Heel fanaticism.
I have blurry memories of Lebo, Reid, Bucknall and Madden, but I really came into my own as a fan during the Rice-Fox-Chilcutt days.

Here's an interesting excerpt from that article:

While Illinois State had a strong run during Rice's tenure, including Missouri Valley Conference championships and NCAA Tournament appearances in 1997 and '98, his stay there was marred by an incident in 1997 that left him serving a one-game suspension for leaving the bench in a home game against Northern Iowa to confront a fan in the stands.

In an Associated Press story from Jan. 11, 1997, Illinois State's coach at the time, Kevin Stallings, called it "an unfortunate and disturbing incident. While I can appreciate how difficult it is to listen to biting criticism, it is never appropriate to engage argumentatively with our fans or to leave the bench area to deal with issues of this nature."

I don't remember hearing about this. But on that note, who gets so excited about an Illinois State basketball game that a coach has to run into the stands? Is the atmosphere that electric?

Good luck to King in his coaching ventures at Nebraska and further down the road.

Andy Katz says the Milwaukee Bucks will select either Andrew Bogut or Marvin Williams with the #1 pick in the NBA Draft. I know what you think of Andy Katz. I'm just the messenger. Charlotte will pick #5 and #13. I'm hoping they grab a Tar Heel, else I'll just give up on the NBA entirely.