James Worthy discusses 30th anniversary of UNC’s ’82 championship

“What a great anniversary it is,” former UNC forward James Worthy told the L.A. Times referring to the Tar Heels 63-62 NCAA finals victory over Georgetown in 1982. “Coach Smith getting his first. Versus John Thompson. In the dome. I’d vote for it [as greatest], given the circumstances of who played in that game, the fact that we had lost to Bob Knight and Indiana the year before. Myself going against my high school rival from Gastonia, N.C., “Sleepy” Floyd. Playing that deep Georgetown team with Patrick Ewing. Big game going in, back and forth all the way, and the way it ended with Michael’s big shot and that pass.”

Read the entire Q&A here.

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