BOBCATS SELECT TAR HEELS DUO IN 2005 NBA DRAFT

Felton was the Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year in 2004-05, averaging 12.9 points, 6.9 assists and two steals in 36 games for the Tar Heels. The 6-1, 198-pound point guard was an All-America Third Team selection and was named All-ACC First Team. He was named to the All-ACC Freshman Team and was the first freshman to be named the team MVP in school history. Felton led North Carolina to two NCAA tournament appearances and its first national title since 1993.

"Raymond Felton was the point guard on a national championship team and has the skills necessary to be a quality point guard," said Bobcats General Manager and Head Coach Bernie Bickerstaff. "He is very quick and he has improved his shooting. We feel he will continue to develop as a basketball player."

Felton is a Latta, South Carolina native and starred at Latta High School. He left North Carolina as the only Tar Heel ever to tally 1,000 points, 600 assists, 300 rebounds, 150 steals and 100 three-pointers.

"With a 6-4 wingspan, (Felton) puts as much pressure on the basketball as any player in this draft," said ESPN College Basketball Analyst Jay Bilas. "He’s shown the ability to improve. He’s one year removed from being an absolute non-shooter to a guy that you can’t back off of and that you have to watch for high screens. He shot the ball 44, 45 percent from three this season, vastly improved to be at that level. He’ll be a really good player in this league."

May was voted MVP of the Final Four after scoring 26 points (10-11 from the field) and grabbing 10 rebounds against Illinois in the title game. The 6-9, 266-pound forward led the team with 17.2 points and 12.3 rebounds in his junior season and was named All-American Second Team and All-ACC First Team. May set a single-season Tar Heel record with 397 rebounds as a junoir.

"Sean May is a fine young man who led his team to the national championship," said Bickerstaff. "He has great hands, he has good shooting range and he can be a factor on the defensive end."

The son of former NBA player Scott May, he was selected 2004 USA Basketball co-Male Athlete of the Year after leading the World Championship for Young Men Qualifying Team to a gold medal.

"Charlotte made out like bandits with the 13th pick with Sean May," said Bilas. "I think, along with Andrew Bogut, he has the best hands of any big guy in the draft. He's long with a reach of about seven feet. He made a real commitment this year to get in shape and run the floor. I think he can be a very productive rebounder in this league, and Charlotte is very fortunate to get him at 13."