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Theo being Theo: Stats, wins and smiles fill Pinson's Carolina career

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CHAPEL HILL – Theo Pinson took the microphone and slowly walked to midcourt, taking deep breaths as he glanced up at the rafters, taking in his final moments on the Smith Center floor.

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Theo Pinson, in May 2013 and late in his junior at Wesleyan Christian Academy in High Point, announced he would attend and play basketball at North Carolina. His family – sister, Brianna; mother, Barbara; and father, Theo – surround him.

Nelson Kepley/News & Record

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Carolina's Theo Pinson with his father, Theo, and mother, Barbara, on senior night at the Smith Center on Feb. 27.

Jeffrey Camarati/UNC Athletic Communications

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UNC's Theo Pinson on the Carolina bench during the Tar Heels' victory over Miami in the ACC tournament in New York.

Andrew Dye/Journal

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Wesleyan's Theo Pinson tries to block a shot by Greensboro Day's Quayshad Williams during a game in January 2012.

Joseph Rodriguez/News & Record

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The program for the memorial celebration of Josh Level's life in February 2013.

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Theo Pinson during the Josh Level Classic, honoring the memory of his cousin, in May 2014 at Dudley High School.

Nelson Kepley/News & Record

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