Eric Montross had been diagnosed with cancer in March, leading to him stepping away from his duties as a radio analyst for UNC game broadcasts.
UNC basketball great Eric Montross, a national champion and radio analyst for the Tar Heels, died Sunday.
Montross was part of the 1993 championship team that beat Michigan's Fab 5, and was a first-round draft pick in 1994.
The No. 9 pick in the 1994 Draft, Eric Montross played 8 seasons and was an All-Rookie Second Team selection with Boston.