Former North Carolina star Rashad McCants claimed he rarely went to class while a star on the 2004-05 NCAA title-winning team, took bogus classes and had tutors write his term papers for him, in an interview with ESPN.
McCants, who was the Tar Heels' second leading scorer on their national championship team, admitted he wouldn't have even been eligible to play that season without all the assistance.
McCants further alleged Carolina coach Roy Williams was aware of the "paper-class" system at the university, which ESPN describes as courses where students weren't required to go to class all semester and only needed to submit one term paper to receive a grade.
According to ESPN, McCants even boasted of having made the Dean's List with straight A's in all four of his classes in Spring of 2005, again despite not attending any classes.
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"I thought it was a part of the college experience," said McCants. "Just like watching it on a movie from 'He Got Game' or 'Blue Chips.' When you get to college, you don't go to class, you don't do nothing, you just show up and play. That's exactly how it was, you know, and I think that was the tradition of college basketball, or college, period, any sport. You're not there to get an education, though they tell you that."
McCants later added he was actually headed for ineligibility in the fall of 2004 when he received Fs in algebra and psychology. At that point, he alleges Williams stepped in, admonishing him "you know, we're going to be able to figure out how to make it happen, but you need to buckle down on your academics."
McCants left North Carolina after his junior season, eventually playing four NBA seasons and overseas.
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