University of North Carolina Athletics
Men's Hoops Takes Weekend Off
June 21, 1999 | Men's Basketball
January 9, 1999
The North Carolina men's basketball team gets a rare mid-season break this weekend before hosting the 5th ranked Maryland Terrapins Wednesday night at 9:00 p.m. (ESPN). Maryland is 14-2 overall, 2-1 in the ACC. The 10th ranked Heels are 14-3 (2-1 ACC).
Carolina is led in scoring by Ademola Okulaja's 14.0 ppg. Ed Cota is UNC's assist leader with 121, while Okulaja leads in rebounding at 8.8 boards per game.
Maryland's two losses were to Kentucky and Duke. Carolina has lost to the College of Charleston, Georgia Tech and California.
The Tar Heels remaining regular season games are all against ACC opponents.
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