Leslie McDonald Joins The Pod | TarHeel247 - A UNC Basketball Podcast: Ep. 5

In this episode, John is joined by one of his former teammates at North Carolina, Memphis native Leslie McDonald, as they take a trip down memory lane and look back at their time at North Carolina and a look at the current state of college basketball. 00:00 - Intro00:15 - Welcome Leslie McDonald00:51 - Leslie's early life growing up in Memphis01:46 - How Leslie was introduced to basketball04:02 - How UNC got involved in his recruitment05:36 - Why going to Memphis wasn't appealing06:46 - UNC's recruiting pitch to him08:52 - Leslie's official visit to Chapel Hill09:47 - What happened on Leslie's visit to Duke10:58 - Leslie on what school he would've went to if not for UNC12:03 - Being a part of such a heralded recruiting class13:23 - Leslie on "optional" not being optional at UNC15:02 - Leslie's welcome to Carolina moment playing pickup17:00 - How Leslie knew Coach Williams was always watching18:26 - Recalling how hard conditioning was at Carolina20:35 - The part of his game Leslie developed the most at Carolina22:03 - Leslie's expectations for this year's team23:42 - How Leslie would've navigated NIL and the portal while he was at UNC24:59 - Leslie details his involvement with Iceberg Guards27:05 - John's story about there being no such thing as a free lunch29:14 - The collest experience Leslie had in his life due to the game of basketball30:46 - Leslie's advice to his younger self32:24 - The one thing Leslie wishes that the media would've asked him about his career #collegebasketball #northcarolina #tarheels #unc SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL:https://www.youtube.com/@tarheel247 FOLLOW US ON:Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/tarheel_247/X -  https://x.com/TarHeel_247 YouTubeNorth Carolina Tar Heels on 247Sports Follow on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2D9ADxjzj1W…  X (formerly Twitter)TarHeel247 (@TarHeel_247) on X The North Carolina Tar Heels site on the 247Sports network.https://t.co/c0AJzsBYDv