Tar Heel legend [autotag]Jerry Stackhouse[/autotag] has added another accolade to his impressive career, this time being inducted into the North Carolina Hall of Fame.
It was announced in January that Stackhouse would be a part of the 2023 North Carolina Hall of Fame due to his deep ties to the state. And on Friday night, that became a reality for Stackhouse.
Before winning all ACC tournament MVP at UNC, he was putting his talents on full display at Kinston High School, becoming a player to watch.
Stackhouse joined Tom Fazio, Bob “Stonewall” Jackson, Jason Brown, Tom Higgins, Ellen Griffin, Donald Evans, Clarkston Hines, Curtis Strange, Jeff Davis, and Trudi Lacey. When asked about the honor, Stackhouse explained his belief that the day would come to WITN.
“I always was confident, even as a young boy, not that that was my goal at that time, but I just knew I wanted to be the best of my peers as long as I played the game. Fortunately, God blessed me to be in that category,”
Stackhouse was a star at UNC, averaging 19.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.5 steals, and 1.2 blocks in his final year. Then, after a remarkable 17-years in the NBA as a player, Stackhouse traded in the Js for a clipboard, becoming the voice for Vanderbilt’s locker room.
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