North Carolina's Leslie McDonald earns Athlon Player of the Week honors
When North Carolina’s season started, P.J. Hariston and Leslie McDonald were in NCAA suspension limbo.
McDonald, though, was the clear No. 2 anytime the two suspensions were mentioned. Now that he’s been in the lineup for weeks, McDonald has proven himself one of the key missing pieces for the Tar Heels’ season.
The senior guard led North Carolina with 21 points in Thursday’s 74-66 win over Duke and added 19 points in Saturday’s rout of Wake Forest to earn Athlon Sports National Player of the Week honors.