PHILADELPHIA — Sophomore guard Caleb Love took a seat at his locker with North Carolina trailing UCLA by three at halftime of their NCAA Tournament matchup. Love had a bad first half offensively, after making his first shot, he missed the next seven and had three points.
Love made eye contact with director of operations Eric Hoots and their non-verbal communication may have changed the course of UNC's season.
Love wore black Jordan 11 shoes in the first half, despite Hoots trying to encourage him not to do so before the game. That particular style was normally the shoe type Love just used in practice, although he has worn them in games before. Most notably, he wore a slightly different version of the black 11s when he scored 22 points in their win at Duke.
