COVID-19 led to extra college eligibility. Those 5th-year players are set for their last runs

RJ Davis accomplished enough in four years at North Carolina for his jersey to eventually earn a place among the honored numbers in the Smith Center’s rafters for the blueblood program. “With five years, I know some people may say, ‘Oh, you need to go get a job now,’” Davis said with a chuckle. It’s the last ride for Davis — the lone returning Associated Press first-team men’s All-American from last season — and most players who gained an extra year of eligibility amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which largely cycles out of men’s and women’s basketball this season.

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