North Carolina may have lost one member of its 2016 senior class to the NBA, but it doesn’t look like it will lose another.
Marcus Paige’s father told the Fayetteville Observer that his son will be returning for his senior season.
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Marcus Paige talked matter of factly after Sweet 16 loss about coming back. For double-checking purposes, his dad said today he is returning
— Bret Strelow (@bretstrelow) April 11, 2015That confirmation comes days after UNC learned junior swingman J.P. Tokoto will enter the NBA Draft.
Paige is coming off a somewhat disappointing junior season after earning second-team All-American honors by Sporting News as a sophomore in 2014. He averaged 14.1 points and 4.5 assists last season for North Carolina, which lost to national runner-up Wisconsin in the Sweet 16.