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sl?* iatly ®ar Hppl Peppers' Post Presence Pivotal for Tar Heels Redshirt freshman forward Julius Peppers has evolved this season from a novelty act into UNC's top reserve. By Brian Murphy Senior Writer North Carolina coach Bill Guthridge calls him a “godsend.” Forward Kris Lang prefers “specimen.” The rest of the Tar Heels are just glad Julius Peppers is one of them. It wasn’t long ago that Peppers, a defensive end for UNC’s football team, was being considered a basketball experiment or a gimmick. That was in December, when the idea of the 6-foot-7, 270 pounder con tributing to the No. 2 team in the coun try was about as farfetched as the Tar Heels having to sweat out Selection Sunday. Now the question is, what would the Tar Heels do without Peppers? “I don’t know where we’d be this year with injuries and everything if it wasn’t for Pep,” UNC forward Jason Capel said. “I’m glad he did come out and stick by us all year. He could have easily been like ‘OK, we’re losing. I quit.’ He’s playing a huge role for us now.” A huge role for a huge man. Peppers’ size makes him stand out, even among the behemoths of college basketball. No longer is Peppers, who joined the team after it returned from the season-open ing Maui Invitational, considered just a banger. Now he’s a player. Against Tulsa, Peppers logged 30 minutes, scoring six points and grab bing eight rebounds. He also dished out two assists and had two steals. “I didn’t think he’d be able to help us this much,” said Joseph Forte, who first Have You Heard the News? The Second Biennial George Moses Morton Society "Exploring Community and Culture in African American Poetry" Starts this Friday at 7:00 p.m. with Keynote Speaker and Award-Winning Poet Nikki Giovanni (with an introduction by Houston Baker. Jr.) ADMISSION FREE Conference panels all day Saturday: beginning at 8:30 a m. and concluding with a Poetry Reading that night from 8-10 p.m. So Check It Out! (It will impress your friends, and give you something to do this weekend.) All events held in the Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building, 301 Pittsboro St. For more information, contact Ms. Fiona Mills at fmills§email.unc.edu SPRINGTIME, WHEN A YOUNG MAN S FANCY | TURNS TO 6’7” POWER FORWARDS IN LONG SHORTS. www.zhats.com rT\ Uric rrsm ZEPHYR I Lff I/Q5. LUll I— — JBttigljjJF Jilt DTH/MILLER PEARSAIJ, UNC forward Julius Peppers, shown here in the Tar Heels' second-round upset of Stanford, tallied six points and eight rebounds against Tulsa. played with Peppers in pick-up games at Woollen Gym. “But our season doesn’t go the way it went without Julius.” Without Peppers, it’s unlikely that Forte and his teammates would have been answering questions on Tuesday about the Final Four. Peppers’ presence allowed Capel to move back to his nat ural position - small forward -and gave Guthridge flexibility with his front line, especially with Lang battling injuries. Lang, who suffered a sprained ankle against Tulsa, is listed as day-to-day for Saturday’s national semifinal game against Florida. “It’s unfortunate that he’s having the injuries and having to sit out,” Peppers said. “I think he has a lot of confidence Take Back VjSBSTBI Community and Campus members are invited to join in an annual candlelit march around the UNC-CH campus to reclaim the night and protest sexual violence. The march will take place Thursday, March 30,2000. All are welcome. 7:3opm - Gather in the UNC pit for music and speakers. 8:00pm - March kick off. Speak-out and refreshments to follow. Sponsored by UNC’s Advocates for Sexual Assault Prevention, Domestic Violence Advocacy Project, and Carolina Women’s Week (March 27-31). For more information or direcdons, please contact Tina at 919-914-5465 or furies@email.unc.edu Sports in me to get it done while I’m on the court” By now, all the Tar Heels have con fidence in Peppers, who played AAU ball with Lang and center Brendan Haywood. In his recruiting efforts, Guthridge saw Peppers and helped the football team recruit him. Peppers, a redshirt freshman in both sports, emerged on the gridiron this sea son, leading the team with six sacks. He earned Freshman All-American honors from The Sporting News. Peppers said he decided to play basketball to stay in shape for football. “After basketball season, we’ll loan him to the football team,” joked Guthridge, who said he thought Peppers would be playing in the NFL in the future. 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