This lot is closed. Bidding ended on 6/25/2015.
“Wilson” manufactured basketball. Stamped on the ball is “UNC” with the official “Ram’s head” logo and “CAROLINA NCAA Champions 1982”. The ball is signed by 13 players and 3 coaches in black marker from the 1983-84 University of North Carolina Tar Heels. Notable signatures include: NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan (1982 Championship Team) who won the Naismith College Player of the Year Award, the John R. Wooden Award, the NABC Player of the Year Award, the Oscar Robertson Trophy and the Adolph Rupp Trophy that season and NBA and College Hall of Fame Head Coach Dean Smith. Additional signatures include: Cliff Morris, Buzz Peterson (1982 Championship Team), Joe Wolf, Steve Hale, Kenny Smith, Dave Popson, Sam Perkins (1982 Championship Team), Brad Daugherty, Curtis Hunter, Matt Doherty (1982 Championship Team), Cecil Exum (1982 Championship Team), Timo Makkonen (1982 Championship Team), Warren Martin (1982 Championship Team) and coaches Bill Guthridge (1982 Championship Team) and Eddie Fogler (1982 Championship Team), in our opinion the large signatures rate from a 6 to an 8. The ball is in EX condition and holds air. Accompanied by a LOA from JSA.