His jersey still hangs in the rafters at the Dean Smith Dome, but what Eric Montross does on the courts now is truly becoming his legacy.

Fifteen years after his college career ended, Montross is teaching local kids the joy of giving back through the Eric Montross Father's Day Basketball Camp.

"This is a basketball camp," Montross said. "That's the draw, but the benefits are much further reaching than just basketball."

It started after a simple meeting at North Carolina's Children's Hospital in 1993.

That's when Montross met Lindy Clark's son Jason, a young boy who had cancer.

"Jason was a light," Clark said. "When he walked into the room, he really was (a light) and he's still shining here with all these kids."

Jason eventually lost his fight with cancer, but he inspired Montross to start this camp, where 100 percent of the proceeds go to benefit the children's hospital.

The weekend brings fathers and their kids closer together, but the significance of helping others is always present.

"We have so much fun," Mark Stone, a ten year veteran of the camp and father of three kids, said. "We love basketball, but that we can help the children's hospital is really good for us."

Through the camp, Jason's spirit lives on.

"He once said heaven has Carolina blue sky, really good food, sports and more good food," Clark said.

Because of that meeting 15 years ago, these kids get to experience a little heaven on earth.