Tuesday Talking Points

Jan. 24, 2006

By Adam Lucas

Carolina and Arizona have met five times previously, all on neutral courts.

Carolina's free throw percentage is better in games they've lost (70%) than in games they've won (68.8%).

Since the inception of the Associated Press poll during the 1948-49 season, only two Tar Heel teams that were ranked in week 11 of the poll (1959-60 and 1969-70) have failed to be ranked at the end of the season. Carolina was ranked 24th last week in the AP's week 11 poll.

With his 18-point performance against Florida State, Wes Miller has moved into the team lead in effective field goal percentage. His 62.3% mark betters Tyler Hansbrough's 61.0% figure.

Miller has made almost 9 times as many 3-point field goals in his Carolina career as he has 2-point field goals--he's made 35 3-point field goals and four 2-point field goals.

Sunday's game against Florida State was the first time since the inception of the ACC that Carolina started two former non-scholarship walk-ons (David Noel and Wes Miller) in a non-Senior Day game.

Tyler Hansbrough has now won ACC Rookie of the Week six times this season, tying Sam Perkins for the most such awards in Carolina history. Kenny Anderson holds the ACC record with 10 selections. Only once in league history have Carolina players won Rookie of the Year back-to-back (Perkins in 1981 and Michael Jordan in 1982). Marvin Williams won the award last season.

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