Becoming a North Carolina Tar Heel is a dream for many, even if that means sitting on the bench. Well, that’s what NBA star Donovan Mitchell hoped for during his recruiting process, and he’s spilling the beans about it with former UNC star [autotag]Theo Pinson[/autotag] on his Run Your Race podcast for Tidal League.
Pinson has been good at getting NBA stars on the podcast to go over high school recruiting and collegiate and professional stories that happened behind the scenes. On this episode, Pinson didn’t have to push hard for the back story with Mitchell’s claims of wanting to be a Tar Heel even if that meant watching the game from the bench.
In the clip below, you can see Mitchell and Pinson discussing becoming a Tar Heel and why it didn’t happen.
Did UNC miss out on Donovan Mitchell? đź‘€
Donovan Mitchell: “I didn’t get an offer…I would have went to UNC and sat, just to say I went to UNC. That’s how bad I wanted to go to Carolina.”
Theo Pinson: “Could have had Donovan Mitchell…Didn’t need him.”
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— Tidal League (@TidalLeague) December 5, 2023
It’s hard to imagine what Mitchell would’ve looked like at UNC, but it would’ve added on to the historic names that played in the Carolina blue threads. You can watch this episode and more on Tidal League’s website.
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