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Bruce Pearl explains why Walker Kessler left Tar Heels

Bruce Pearl explains why Walker Kessler left Tar Heels

Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl explained on Selection Sunday why Walker Kessler left the UNC basketball program.

One of the most polarizing topics among North Carolina basketball fans this season — as strange as it may be — is the departure of former Tar Heel Walker Kessler, who left UNC for Auburn following his freshman campaign in Chapel Hill.

Some fans were sad to see Kessler go and others were downright angry. A number of the angry ones routinely get upset with me for continuing to follow his career after he decided to leave the Tar Heels in search of an opportunity that he felt better suited them. They curse me for writing about him or mentioning him on social media, telling me “it’s time to let it go” and that “nobody cares about him.”

But as you can see, my interest in him remains strong, as does that of a multitude of UNC fans, whether the angry types want to admit that or not. Thus, my efforts to continue writing about him and following his interesting amateur…

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