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C-Town meets B-ball, Chemnitz trifft auf Basketball, Sport trifft auf Begeisterung. Egal ob 5.000 Menschen in der Messe oder 10 Menschen Sonntag morgen im Sportforum, Basketball begeistert die Stadt. Genau darüber redet Dominic mit seinen Gästen, Freunden und Kollegen. Instagram: @ctownmeetsbball

Among many legendary episodes from the life and career of men's basketball coach Dean Smith, few loom as large as his recruitment of Charlie Scott, the first African American scholarship athlete at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Drawn together by college basketball in a time of momentous change, Smith and Scott helped transform a university, a community, and the racial landscape of sports in the South.

Eddie Sherlin and Bill Ligon were boys growing up on opposite sides of the tracks who shared a passion for basketball. They knew the barriers that divided them—some physical landmarks and some hidden in the heart—but those barriers melted away when the boys were on the court. After years of playing wherever they could find a hoop, Eddie and Bill entered the rigors of their respective high school teams.