Not the right choice for Team USA: North Carolinians will be surprised to learn JamesOn Curry still might represent them.(COLLEGE BASKETBALL) From: The Sporting News | Date: July 8, 2005| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2005 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

During his freshman season at Oklahoma State, JamesOn Curry let the world in on two secrets: His jump shot is sweeter than many of us imagined, and his disposition is sweeter than anyone might have guessed.

Until February of his senior year at North Carolina's Eastern Alamance High, Curry appeared to be a slightly overrated shooting guard prosect with phenomenal prep stats. Then, after his arrest on charges of dealing marijuana, he became a figure of controversy and shame. He pleaded guilty, lost a scholarship offer from North Carolina and was fortunate to find a high-level ...