The UNC community received some sad news earlier in the week with the passing of former player and broadcaster Eric Montross. He passed away at age 52 due to cancer after being diagnosed in March of 2023.
Montross was an All-American at North Carolina, helping the team capture a national championship in 1993. He went on to have a nine-year career in the NBA after being selected No. 9 overall by the Boston Celtics in the 1994 NBA draft.
With North Carolina playing in the first game since Montross’ passing, Jones Angell and the Tar Heel Sports Network paid tribute to Big Grits before Wednesday’s game in Charlotte against Oklahoma. And it’s one that will give you the chills.
Angell was really close to Montross and his family after working with him for years on the broadcast. And as you listen to Angell give this opening as he chokes up, it’s hard not to choke up yourself during it.
Rest easy, Big Grits.
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