University of North Carolina Athletics
Tracking Tar Heels In the NBA: November 19-25
November 19, 2001 | Men's Basketball
Nov. 19, 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:
Detroit at Toronto (Tuesday, Nov. 20, 6:30 p.m., SNET-T): Former Tar Heels Jerry Stackhouse and Vince Carter will face each other at the Air Canada Center in a match-up of two of the NBA's best young teams. The meeting will be the first of four between Central Division rival Pistons and Raptors this season. Two of the most electrifying scorers in the game, Carter ranks fifth in the NBA, scoring 26.8 ppg for third-place Toronto, while Stackhouse is tied for eighth, leading second-place Detroit with 24.3 ppg.
Golden State at Los Angeles Lakers (Friday, Nov. 23, 10:30 p.m., KICU): Antawn Jamison prepares to take his surprising 6-5, fourth-place Warriors into the Staples Center to face Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant and the two-time defending World Champion Lakers. O'Neal leads the NBA in scoring at 30.0 ppg while Bryant is third at 27.7 ppg. Jamison and the Warriors have the eighth-best record in the tough Western Conference but will really have to earn it to get a win over the 9-1 Lakers who share the league's best record with Minnesota at the start of the week.
Philadelphia at Toronto (Sunday, Nov. 25, 12:30 p.m., CSN): Allen Iverson will lead the Philadelphia 76ers north of the border to face Vince Carter and the Toronto Raptors. It will be the teams' first meeting since Philadelphia advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals as Vince Carter's last-second shot in Game 7 of last year's second round glanced off the back of the rim. That day, May 20, 2001 was also the day Carter graduated from UNC. At the start of the week, the Sixers 5-5 and in third-place in the Atlantic Division, are currently riding a five-game winning streak and are undefeated since Iverson (24.6 ppg) joined the team on Nov. 10.
Vince Carter (Toronto Raptors)
Last Week: Last week's Eastern Conference's Player of the Week
continued his fine play, scoring at least 23 points in all four of the
Raptors games last week. To date, Carter has led the team in scoring in all
contests this year, including the preseason. Carter's best game of the week
came on Sunday night when he scored a game-high 31 points, grabbed eight
rebounds and dished 3 assists in a 87-81 win in Phoenix. Carter currently
ranks first in the NBA in three-point field goals made (33), fifth in points
per game (26.8), fifth in steals per game (1.91) and sixth in minutes played
(437).
Coming Up: vs. Detroit (11/20), vs. Milwaukee (11/22), at Boston
(11/23)
2001-02 Season Stats: 26.8 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 5.0 apg
Hubert Davis (Washington Wizards)
Last Week: Davis returned from injury and played his first game in a
101-92 loss to Utah at home on Nov. 16. He continued his old ways, hitting
two out of three three-point attempts in his 2001-02 debut. Davis
contributed six points as well as an assist, a rebound, a steal and a block
in 13 minutes played.
Coming Up: vs. Charlotte (11/20), at Indiana (11/22), vs. Boston
(11/24)
2001-02 Season Stats: 6.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 1.0 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.
Coming Up: vs. Atlanta (11/21), vs. Toronto (11/23), at Washington
(11/24)
2001-02 Season Stats: 2.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 2.0 apg
Rick Fox (Los Angeles Lakers)
Last Week: Fox had his best game of the season on Sunday in a 93-85
win over Pacific Division rival Sacramento. He recorded 16 points, nine
rebounds, seven assists and three steals - all season highs. Fox has helped
the Lakers to a 9-1 start, tied for best in the league. Fox is averaging
31.3 minutes a game as a starter.
Coming Up: at Los Angeles Clippers (11/20), at Denver (11/21), vs.
Golden State (11/23)
2001-02 Season Stats: 7.1 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 3.9 apg
Last Week: Haywood is currently on the injured list and has not
played a game this season.
Coming Up: vs. Charlotte (11/20), at Indiana (11/22), vs. Boston
(11/24)
2001-02 Season Stats: 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg, 0.0 apg
Last Week: Had 19 points and season highs of two steals and three
blocks against former teammate Vince Carter in a disappointing 89-82 loss to
the Raptors at home. The game completed an early season sweep for Toronto
over the Warriors. Jamison had 16 points and eight rebounds in a 93-88 home
win over Chicago on Saturday. He currently ranks 19th in minutes played
(389) and 12th in offensive rebounds (39). Golden Sate faces the World
Champion Lakers on Friday night.
Coming Up: vs. New York (11/20), at Los Angeles Lakers (11/23), vs.
New Jersey (11/25)
2001-02 Season Stats: 19.1 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 2.9 apg
Last Week: Continued his remarkable individual comeback as the
Wizards pushed their losing streak to six games. Jordan scored 75 points in
Washington's two games last week. He scored a season-high 44 points on 17-33
shooting on Friday night in a 101-92 loss to the Jazz. Remarkably, in that
game, he hit his first three-point shot of the season and is now 1-12 from
behind the arc. He tallied 31 points in a 107-98 loss to Milwaukee, the team
that holds the East's best winning percentage (6-1, .857). Jordan currently
ranks fourth in the NBA in points per game (27.1), fourth in the NBA in
steal per game (2.0), and first in the league in field goal attempts per 48
minutes (32.62).
Coming Up: vs. Charlotte (11/20), at Indiana (11/22), vs. Boston
(11/24)
2001-02 Season Stats: 27.1 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 4.2 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 Washington (11/20), vs. Dallas (11/21), vs. Orlando
(11/23)
2001-02 Season Stats: 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg, 0.0 apg
Jeff McInnis (Los Angeles
Clippers)
Last Week: McInnis contributed 14 points and three assists in a 99-86
win over the Knicks at the Staples Center on Sunday night. Earlier in the
week on 11/14, he recorded 16 points and nine assists in a dramatic 106-102
home win over the Bulls. McInnis had a season-high five rebounds and a block
in a loss against Toronto on 11/16. He is currently tied with Laker All-Star
Kobe Bryant for 14th in the NBA in assists per game with (6.7).
Coming Up: vs. Los Angeles Lakers (11/20), vs. New Jersey (11/22), at
Utah (11/23)
2001-02 Season Stats: 14.2 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 6.8 apg
Eric Montross (Toronto
Raptors)
Last Week: Played a modest seven minutes in Toronto's four games last
week going scoreless.
Coming Up: vs. Detroit (11/20), vs. Milwaukee (11/22), at Boston
(11/23)
2001-02 Season Stats: 1.1 ppg, 0.9 rpg, 0.0 apg
Last Week: Stackhouse led the Pistons to wins in their only two games
last week. The team now stands at a surprising 6-2, second in the Central
Division. He scored a team-high 28 points to go along with eight rebounds,
eight assists and two blocks in Detroit's 115-89 win over Dallas at home on
Thursday. He contributed a team-high 18 points and tied for the team lead in
rebounds with eight in a 104-98 win versus Indiana on Saturday night.
Stackhouse has now had led the Pistons in scoring in all but one of their
eight games. He currently ranks eighth in the NBA in points per game (24.3)
and seventh in free throw attempts per 48 minutes.
Coming Up: at Toronto (11/20), at Philadelphia (11/21), at Atlanta
(11/23)
2001-02 Season Stats: 24.3 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 5.6 apg
Last Week: Wallace scored a team-high 27 points and added eight
rebounds and five assists as the Blazers pounded Memphis 101-85 on the road
on Thursday night. Seven of his eight rebounds came on the offensive glass.
Wallace also recorded a team-high 23 points in a 97-87 win at Charlotte on
Saturday. Had a strong performance of 14 points and 12 rebounds in a 89-82
loss to the Knicks at Madison Square Garden on 11/13. Wallace ranks 12th in
the NBA in minutes played (416), 19th in defense rebounds (65) and is tied
for 27th in rebounds per game (8.2).
Coming Up: vs. Houston (11/20), at Sacramento (11/21), vs. Denver
(11/23)
2001-02 Season Stats: 18.8 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 2.1 apg
Last Week: On Wednesday, Williams scored a season-high 16 points in a
101-93 Nuggets win over Chicago, one of his former teams. In that contest,
he also tied for the team-high in rebounds with eight, he did all this
coming off the bench . Williams once again tied for the team-high seven
boards in the following game, a sobering 101-82 home loss to Orlando on
Thursday. Played just 12 minutes in a 103-93 win at Seattle on Saturday
night. Ranks 12th in the NBA in defensive rebounds per 48 minutes (11.0).
Coming Up: vs. Chicago (11/21), at Toronto (11/22), vs. Atlanta
(11/24)
2001-02 Season Stats: 6.9 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 0.2 apg
Shammond Williams (Seattle
SuperSonics)
Last Week: Williams saw his first action of the season in a 103-93
home loss to Denver on Saturday night. While he played just eight minutes
and did not score, Williams did record two assists and one rebound.
Coming Up: at Dallas (11/20), at San Antonio (11/21), vs. Houston
(11/23)
2001-02 Season Stats: 0.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 2.0 apg
