University of North Carolina Athletics
Tracking Tar Heels In The NBA
November 13, 2001 | Men's Basketball
Nov. 13, 2001
Vince Carter | Hubert Davis | Joseph Forte | Rick Fox | Brendan Haywood | Antawn Jamison | Michael Jordan | George Lynch | Jeff McInnis | Eric Montross | Jerry Stackhouse | Rasheed Wallace | Scott Williams | Shammond Williams
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This Week's Featured Games:
Toronto at Golden State (Wednesday, Nov. 14, 10:30 p.m., SNET-T): Former Tar Heel teammates Vince Carter and Antawn Jamison square off at the Arena in Oakland. Last Wednesday night in Toronto, Carter scored 39 points, pulled down 10 boards and contributed six assists in a lopsided 109-92 defeat of the Warriors. Jamison tallied 10 points and three rebounds. This will be the final regular season match-up between the two teams.
Utah at Washington (Friday, Nov. 16, 7 p.m., CSN, KJZZ): Michael Jordan will face the Utah Jazz for the first time since the 1998 NBA Finals when he walked off the Delta Center floor with his sixth championship. The Wizards, at 2-5, stand in sixth place in the Atlantic Division. The Jazz are also 2-5 and are in sixth place in the Midwest Division.
Portland at Charlotte (Saturday, Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m., KGW): Rasheed Wallace will return to the Tar Heel State as a Portland Trail Blazer to face the Hornets in a battle of two of the NBA's playoff teams from 2000-2001. The Blazers are 4-4 entering the week and stand in fourth place in the NBA's toughest division, the Pacific. The Hornets are off to a disappointing 3-3 start, but hope to rebound this week.
Vince Carter (Toronto Raptors)
Last Week: Carter was named the Eastern Conference's Player of the Week averaging 34.7 ppg, 7.0 rpg and 5 apg. Carter connected on 16 of his 29 attempts from behind the three-point line. He scored a season-high 43 points on Saturday at Utah, nailing 8 three-point shots. The 43-point explosion marked the seventh time in his career that he has notched 40 or more points in a game. Wednesday vs. Golden State, Carter scored a game-high 39, pulled in 10 rebounds and had six assists in 109-92 victory. Carter currently ranks in the top ten of 12 statistical categories and is first in three-point field goals made (23). Carter tallied 22 points in a 96-85 loss at Denver on Sunday. The Raptors, at 4-3, currently hold the sixth best record in the Eastern Conference.
Coming Up: at Sacramento (11/13), at Golden State (11/14), at Los Angeles Clippers (11/16)
2001-02 Season Stats: 26.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 5.7 apg
Hubert Davis (Washington Wizards)
Last Week: Davis is currently on the injured list and has not played a game this season.
Coming Up: vs. Milwaukee (11/14), vs. Utah (11/16), vs. Charlotte (11/20)
2001-02 Season Stats: 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg, 0.0 apg
Joseph Forte (Boston Celtics)
Last Week: The rookie has only played in one game and has not played since the season opener on Oct. 30. Forte is currently listed on Boston's injured list. The surprising Celtics, at 4-2, are currently second in the Atlantic Division.
Coming Up: at Sacramento (11/13), at Golden State (11/14), at Los Angeles Clippers (11/16)
2001-02 Season Stats: 2.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 2.0 apg
Rick Fox (Los Angeles Lakers)
Last Week: Fox scored a season-high 11 points in a 110-86 defeat of Memphis at the Staples Center on Friday night. He had four points, four assists and three rebounds in a 108-95 victory over Orlando on Sunday night. The Lakers are one of only two teams in the NBA with an undefeated record of 6-0 (Minnesota).
Coming Up: at Houston (11/15), at Phoenix (11/16), vs. Sacremento (11/18)
2001-02 Season Stats: 6.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 3.5 apg
Brendan Haywood (Washington
Wizards)
Last Week: Haywood is currently on the injured list and has not played a game this season.
Coming Up: vs. Milwaukee (11/14), vs. Utah (11/16), vs. Charlotte (11/20)
2001-02 Season Stats: 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg, 0.0 apg
Antawn Jamison (Golden State
Warriors)
Last Week: Tied for a team-high 26 points on 10 for 17 shooting from the field in a 109-100 win in Washington versus Michael Jordan and the Washington Wizards. Jamison scored 10 points and pulled down three boards in a 109-92 loss to former Tar Heel teammate Vince Carter and the Toronto Raptors on Nov. 7. He currently ranks eighth in the NBA in offensive rebounds per game (3.6)
Coming Up: vs. Toronto (11/14), at Seattle (11/16), vs. Chicago (11/17)
2001-02 Season Stats: 19.1 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 2.9 apg
Michael Jordan (Washington
Wizards)
Last Week: Jordan averaged 26.7 ppg in three losses last week at Boston and at home versus Golden State and Seattle. Against Boston and Golden State, he led all scorers with 32 points in each contest. He currently ranks tenth in the NBA in points per game (24.2) He is fifth in the league in steals (15) and sixth in steals per game (2.14). Jordan is 11th in the league in free throws made (39). The Wizards are 2-5 and are in sixth place in the Atlantic Division.
Coming Up: vs. Milwaukee (11/14), vs. Utah (11/16), vs. Charlotte (11/20)
2001-02 Season Stats: 24.1 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 4.6 apg
George Lynch (Charlotte Hornets)
Last Week: Lynch is currently on the injured list and has not played a game yet this season.
Coming Up: at Philadelphia (11/14), at Miami (11/16), vs. Portland (11/17)
2001-02 Season Stats: 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg, 0.0 apg
Jeff McInnis (Los Angeles
Clippers)
Last Week: McInnis had a season-high 12 assists and tied for the team-high by scoring 21 points on a season-high 10 field goals in a 108-92 victory over Memphis at the Staples Center on Nov. 7. He had 10 points and six assists in a 119-101 loss at the hands of Portland on Nov. 8. Had 17 points and nine assists in a 111-102 win over the Suns at home on Saturday night. McInnis ranks 17th in the NBA in assists per game (6.7).
Coming Up: vs. Chicago (11/14), vs. Toronto (11/16), vs. New York (11/18)
2001-02 Season Stats: 15.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 6.7 apg
Eric Montross (Toronto
Raptors)
Last Week: Had two of the Raptors NBA-record 24 blocks in a 109-92 defeat of Golden State on Nov. 7.
Coming Up: at Sacramento (11/13), at Golden State (11/14), at Los Angeles Clippers (11/16)
2001-02 Season Stats: 1.6 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 0.0 apg
Jerry Stackhouse (Detroit
Pistons)
Last Week: Stackhouse just missed a three-point shot at the buzzer that would have defeated Portland on Nov. 11. Instead, the Pistons dropped their first game in the last five dating back to Nov. 1. Stackhouse had a team-high 29 points and seven assists in the 100-98 loss. Stackhouse has now had led the Pistons in scoring in all but one of their six games. Stackhouse currently ranks eighth in the NBA in points per game (24.7), 10th in free throws made (40) and sixth in points per 48 minutes (32.3). The Pistons third in the Central Division
Coming Up: vs. Dallas (11/15),vs. Indiana (11/17), at Toronto (11/20)
2001-02 Season Stats: 24.7 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 5.2 apg
Rasheed Wallace (Portland Trail
lazers)
Last Week: Wallace had his best offensive game of the year scoring a season-high 27 points on a season-best 12 field goals made in a thrilling, 100-98 with over Detroit at the Palace at Auburn Hills. He also recorded team-highs of 26 points and six rebounds in a 101-83 defeat of Utah at home on Nov. 6. Wallace ranks fifth in the NBA in minutes played (305), 13th in field goals made (58) and 10th in defense rebounds (53).
Coming Up: at New York (11/13), at Memphis (11/15), at Charlotte (11/17)
2001-02 Season Stats: 17.9 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 1.9 apg
Scott Williams (Denver
Nuggets)
Last Week: Recorded 17 rebounds in the Nuggets four games last week. Had eight points, one rebound and a season-high two blocks in a 99-93 loss at Houston on Nov. 6. Ranks 16th in the NBA in defensive rebounds per 48 minutes (11.1).
Coming Up: vs. Chicago (11/13), vs. Orlando (11/15), at Seattle (11/17)
2001-02 Season Stats: 6.72 ppg, 6.9 rpg, .3 apg
Shammond Williams (Seattle
SuperSonics)
Last Week: Williams is on the injured list for Seattle and has yet to play this season.
Coming Up: vs. Phoenix (11/13), vs. Golden State (11/16), vs. Denver (11/17)
2001-02 Season Stats: 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg, 0.0 apg
