University of North Carolina Athletics
Boston College Game Guide
March 1, 2008 | Men's Basketball
March 1, 2008
By Lauren Brownlow
The Basics
No. 3/2 Carolina (26-2, 11-2) has won five in a row and eight of its last nine and will take an 11-0 road record to Chestnut Hills to face Boston College (13-13, 4-9). No Carolina team that has played at least ten road games in a season has ever lost fewer than two road games; Carolina has two road games remaining (Boston College and Duke). Carolina is 0-3 the last two years in Saturday 3:30 games (Maryland this season, Virginia Tech and NC State last season).
Carolina is coming off of an 89-73 win over Wake Forest at home on Sunday night. Boston College is coming off of a 67-48 loss at Virginia Tech on Tuesday night. The Eagles have lost nine of their last ten games and three in a row. Carolina leads the series between the two teams 5-3 and has won three in a row. Carolina has a 1-0 record in Chestnut Hills in the only meeting there between the two teams last season.
Game Time: North Carolina at Boston College, 3:30 PM.
Last Time: Carolina beat Boston College 91-69 in the Smith Center on January 31, 2008. The Tar Heels shot 60% in the first half and 51.5% for the game. Carolina also had 25 assists on 35 field goals and just 13 turnovers. Carolina had 12 steals as Boston College turned it over 17 times. Carolina also out-rebounded Boston College 44-28, including 13-6 on the offensive glass. The Eagles shot 42.4% for the game but made just 7-of-24 three-pointers (29.2%). Carolina went on a 21-0 run starting at the end of the first half and stretching into the beginning of the second half to take a 57-31 lead with 17 minutes left.
All five Carolina starters scored in double figures, led by Tyler Hansbrough's 18 points in 29 minutes. Deon Thompson had a career-high 17 points on 8-of-10 shooting, adding four assists and three steals (both of which tied career highs). Ty Lawson had 16 points, three steals, ten assists (tying a career high) and no turnovers in his last complete game before getting injured in the early moments of the Florida State game. Wayne Ellington added 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting. Marcus Ginyard had ten points and three steals. Alex Stepheson led the team in rebounding with 11 boards in 16 minutes. Tyrese Rice led the Eagles with 20 points on 6-of-15 shooting (1-of-9 from the three-point line). Rakim Sanders struggled early but made some late baskets and added 16 points on 6-of-19 shooting, 4-of-11 from the three-point line. Sanders and Rice had three steals apiece out of Boston College's eight total steals. Biko Paris led the Eagles in assists with seven.
Radio Coverage: Tar Heel Sports Network coverage begins at 2:30 PM.
Injury Report: Ty Lawson could see some playing time against Boston College. Deon Thompson is questionable with a back problem and a hyper-extended knee. Marcus Ginyard is also questionable with a sprained ankle and turf toe. Bobby Frasor tore his left ACL and is out for the season.
Storylines
Life without Lawson: Anyone analyzing the way that Carolina has played without Ty Lawson would use the entire seven-game stretch, and understandably so. But as Carolina has adjusted to life with its slightly different personnel, the Tar Heels have been almost a different team entirely in its last three games compared to the first four without Lawson. The sophomore point guard may see some spot minutes against Boston College, but even if he does not, there are things that the Tar Heels have been doing very well in his absence.
Carolina has not been able to get its customary easy baskets. In fact, the Tar Heels are getting 24% of its points without Lawson from the foul line as opposed to 20.2% with him in league play and 18.8% of its points from behind the arc without him compared to 16.3% with him in league play. Carolina has hit 50.6% of its two-point baskets (24.7-48.9 per game) without Lawson compared to 28.0-57.5 of its two-pointers (48.7%) with Lawson in the ACC. Two-pointers accounted for 85.3% of Carolina's made baskets and 62.8% of its points compared to 82% of its made baskets and 57.2% of its points without Lawson. Carolina began a four-game stretch without Lawson making just 23.8 two-point attempts in 49.5 tries per game (48 percent). In the last three games, Carolina has made 26.0-of-48.0 two-point attempts per game (54.2%). The Tar Heels began their time without Lawson shooting more three-pointers, averaging 5.5 made three-pointers in 16.0 attempts in their first four games without him (34.4%). In their last three games, the Tar Heels have made 5.3 three-pointers in 11.3 tries, or 47.1%. But the team got through the rough four-game stretch getting used to things without Lawson because it enjoyed an advantage of 27.8 free throws attempted to 15.0 by its opponents in those first four games. That advantage has slipped a bit to 27.0 attempts for Carolina to 21.7 by its opponents.
Carolina is shooting 52.8% from the field in its last three games compared to 44.7% in the previous four, averaging nearly fewer shots (59.3 attempts to 65.5 in the first four games) but more made field goals (31.3 in the last three games to 29.3 in the first four). Carolina is averaging 38.7 points in the paint the last three games compared to 35.5 in the previous four. Carolina's rebounding has slipped from 48.5 per game in the first four games without Lawson to 42.3 per game in the last three games. But the Tar Heels have rebounded 48.8% of its own misses from the field in the last three games (13.7 offensive rebounds on 28.0 missed shots) compared to 45.5% of its own misses in the previous four games (16.5 offensive rebounds on 36.2 missed shots). Carolina is also rebounding 88.7% of its opponents' missed shots in the last three games compared to 74.0% in the previous four games.
Carolina's defense has stepped up quite a bit as well. In their first four games without Lawson, Carolina allowed ACC opponents to shoot 42.1% from the field, 33.6% from beyond the arc (10.0-29.8), and to score 82.3 points per game. Carolina also allowed its opponents to pull down 36.3 rebounds (12.8 offensive boards) to 48.5 for Carolina, or a +12.2 margin. Carolina's opponents averaged 11.5 assists, 13.5 turnovers and 33.5 points in the paint. In the last three games, Carolina has held teams to 41.2% shooting, 29.8% from the three-point line (5.7-19.0), and holding opponents to just 65.3 points per game. Carolina's opponents in the last three games have pulled down 25.3 rebounds to 42.3 for Carolina (a whopping +17.0 margin), limiting them to just 8.3 offensive rebounds. Carolina's opponents are still averaging quite a few assists - 14.3 - but have averaged 19.0 turnovers in the last three games in addition to just 29.3 points in the paint.
Carolina is also holding opponents to 22.7 made field goals in 55.0 attempts in the last three games compared to 31.5 made field goals in 74.8 tries in the previous four. The Tar Heels have scored 20.0 points off of 19.0 turnovers forced in the last three games compared to 11.8 points off of 13.5 turnovers in the previous four. Carolina has increased its steals per game to 9.3 in the last three games from 4.3 in the previous four.
The one area Carolina is struggling particularly in is assists to turnovers. In ACC games with Lawson, Carolina was averaging 18.5 assists to 15.3 turnovers. In the first four games without him, Carolina averaged 14.0 assists to 19.5 turnovers. In the last three games, that has improved somewhat to 16.0 assists to 16.7 turnovers. But Carolina has had fewer than 17 turnovers just once since Lawson was out. With Lawson, Carolina turned it over fewer than 17 times in five of six ACC contests and the most turnovers in those five games was 15 against Georgia Tech. Carolina had 13 or fewer turnovers in four ACC games with Lawson. Carolina has four games of 20 or more turnovers in its seven games without Lawson. In the 21 games prior to Lawson's long absence, Carolina turned it over 18 or more times only five times and more than 20 times just once.
In Carolina's first 21 games, it had seven games with the same number of or more turnovers than assists (one such game was against BYU, which was also without Lawson). The Tar Heels have done it six times in the last seven games. Even against NC State when Carolina turned it over just 11 times, the Tar Heels had just 11 assists. The only game that Carolina managed to have more assists than turnovers without Lawson was against Virginia Tech when it had 20 assists to 19 turnovers. Carolina had 17 assists to 20 turnovers in its most recent game against Wake Forest.
"We turned it over three of our last four possessions dribbling the ball (in the first half against Wake Forest). I think we had it at eight or ten and turned it into a six-point game because of turnovers. That's the thing I'm probably more disappointed with than anything is to have 17 assists and 20 turnovers. I don't think you can have that kind of ratio and be a great team and that's what we want to do is be a great team," Williams said.
Winning on the road: In Roy Williams' first year as the Carolina head coach, the Tar Heels went 4-7 on the road (2-6 in ACC road games). In 2005, Carolina went 8-2 on the road (6-2 in ACC road games). Despite losing most of the 2005 roster, the 2006 team went 8-2 on the road (7-1 in the ACC). Last season's team, widely regarded as one of the most talented in the country, struggled not only in close games but also on the road, going 6-4 on the road last season (4-4 in ACC road games). But this season, Carolina is 11-0 on the road and 6-0 in ACC road games. This team has shown an inordinate amount of toughness to be able to battle through and win close games, make late comebacks and play without its starting point guard and a banged-up roster. It's unclear which came first, the tough attitude of this team or the good play on the road, but they appear to be feeding off of their road success.
"Confidence and believing that you can do it, not thinking that, `Oh gosh, we've got to play them at their gym.' I enjoy playing on the road. I enjoy the fact that I know I can control my concentration. I know that I can control not letting things bother me that I'm not going to be competitive. I'm going to be even more competitive on the road because my concentration is going to be even more. I'm not going to depend on the crowd to get me energized to play defense. I'm going to guard your rear-end because I'm in your living room and I'm trying to beat you," Williams said.
Despite last year's team being incredibly talented, it was also fairly young as well. Last year's freshmen like Wayne Ellington, Deon Thompson and Alex Stepheson are now sophomores and have their share of an opposing team's fans rushing the court after a home win over Carolina. This year's team had a six-game road stretch earlier in the non-conference schedule that perhaps prepared this team for not only the rigors of conference road games, but also the challenge of playing through so many injuries. Carolina has held all opponents this season on the road to 41.6% shooting and 28.1% from the three-point line. Carolina's opponents have cracked 80 points on the road just three times; all three were ACC opponents and all three did it with Ty Lawson in the line-up. Carolina has held seven of its 11 road opponents to below 75 points, including the last three in a row.
"I think everybody is a little bit more focused when we go on the road. There are less distractions. Everybody only has one thing on their mind is to beat the other team. So the road gives you time to really focus on that," Stepheson said. "We definitely don't fear a road game. We've been in hostile environments before and we've been successful out there. So it's just a matter of confidence, just knowing that you can win on the road."
NC State shot 49% against Carolina, but its 51 attempted field goals were the fewest attempted by an ACC opponent this season (followed closely by Virginia Tech the game before, who attempted 54 field goals and made just 14, the fewest by a Carolina opponent this season). In the other two games on the road without Ty Lawson, Carolina has held opponents to 40% shooting or less from the field and 25.9% shooting from beyond the arc. Carolina's three road opponents without Lawson are averaging 72.3 points, 30.0 rebounds and 13.3 assists compared to 77.0 points, 32.8 rebounds and 15.8 assists allowed in four home games without Lawson. In ACC road games without Lawson, Carolina has shot 49.5% from the floor compared to 46.9% at home without him. Carolina is also shooting 40% on the road from behind the arc compared to 38.1% at home. The Tar Heels are averaging fewer turnovers in road games without Lawson (16.3) than at home without him (19.8).
At The Game
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Names To Know
Quentin Thomas: Quentin Thomas' success story has been well-documented; he will be playing in his final game in the Smith Center next week and even if Ty Lawson is back, Thomas will continue to have a big role on this team. During his stint as Carolina's starting point guard, he has slid into sixth place in the conference in ACC games only in assists (4.3 per game) and second in assist-turnover ratio (2.07). Thomas has improved his game but after historically playing well in the Smith Center and struggling on the road, he has now turned that trend around as well.
In conference road games since Lawson went out, Thomas has shot 10-of-14 from the field (71.4%) and averaged 8.0 points, 5.3 assists, 2.0 turnovers in 29.0 minutes. In the Smith Center without Lawson, Thomas has shot 50% from the field, averaged 7.0 points, 7.5 assists, 4.3 turnovers in 35.3 minutes. In the last four games alone, Thomas has shot 11-of-15 from the field and averaged 6.8 points, 6.0 assists and 2.5 turnovers. He has 21 assists to eight turnovers in the last three games. He also recorded two steals against Wake Forest after having just four steals in the first 12 ACC games this season. Thomas has shot 60.9% from the field on the road this season, a figure that leads all members of the rotation.
After the Wake Forest game, people like Danny Green commented on how Thomas is adjusting to the way each of his teammates like to receive the ball and is so good at getting guys open. What has also been evident during Thomas' time at the helm is how much his teammates respect him. His teammates have seen him go through so much with injuries and playing time issues but still maintain a positive outlook. It's a success story that can inspire the rest of the team members that maybe aren't playing as much as they would like to that if they persevere, work hard and maintain a positive attitude, they will be rewarded eventually as well.
"It's by the far the biggest factor in how successful we've been. Q has come in, even at Florida State when it was a quick-moment thing where Ty is playing, and then all of a sudden, Ty is not playing. I thought Q was big for us that day in a very close overtime game. I think with each and every game, he's gotten a little more confidence and yesterday he was seven assists and three turnovers, but two of them were in a row right at the 4:00 mark, so he was 7-1 up until that point," Williams said. "He's been a pleasure - he's always been a pleasure - but he's had a lot of tough things happen with injuries. To see a youngster that's persevered through some adversity and through some tough times has been huge for us psychologically and it's also been very good on the court."
Alex Stepheson: The sophomore forward has really been stepping up his game lately as fellow sophomore Deon Thompson has been slowed by injuries. In conference games only, Stepheson is tied for 18th in the league in rebounding (5.8 per game), ranks fifth in offensive rebounding (2.9 per game) and is tied for sixth in blocked shots (1.4 per game). He has always been a guy that could go into a game and block some shots, pull down some rebounds and get the occasional dunk here and there. But he is showing now that he has the potential to be a very consistent contributor. Stepheson has played 20 minutes or more just five times this season (including two of the last three games). In those five games, he has shot 55.6% from the field and averaged 6.4 points, 7.2 rebounds (3.2 offensive rebounds), 1.8 blocks, 3.2 fouls and one turnover.
"The biggest thing is defensively, being able to guard the ball farther than three feet away from the basket because that's always been his comfort zone. So he's done a much better job out there. He's done a much better job of seeing the big picture and being aware of what's going on," Williams said. "If they run a high-low post and one of them sets a screen on the ball and then there is a switch in those positions, he's reading it much better, calling it out more. So I think those are the biggest things - seeing the big picture defensively, guarding the basketball. He's still not where we want him to be but he has the ability to block shots and I think he's started going for more of them now than he has in the past. He's probably more confident on the offensive end of the floor too."
Since ACC play started, Stepheson has managed to improve his production. After a trip to California to be with his ailing father, Stepheson came back against UNC-Asheville and managed to foul out in just eight minutes. But he cited his first ACC game back against NC State at home as the game in which he began to find his rhythm. Since then, he has shot 48.1% from the field and averaged 5.0 points, 5.8 rebounds (2.9 offensive rebounds), 1.4 blocked shots and 17.4 minutes. In the first 14 games he played in this season, he shot 43.2% from the field and averaged 3.4 points, 4.6 rebounds (1.4 offesnive rebounds), 0.6 blocked shots and 13.5 minutes.
In the last two ACC road games, Stepheson has shot 1-of-8 from the field and scored two points, adding 12 rebounds (7 offensive), two blocks, six fouls and two turnovers in 37 minutes. Comparatively, in the last two ACC home games he has shot 9-of-16 from the field and scored 20 points, adding 15 rebounds (9 offensive), five blocks, nine fouls and one turnover in 40 minutes. In his previous three ACC road games, he shot 5-of-11 from the field, 3-of-4 from the foul line and scored 13 points, adding 13 rebounds (seven offensive), four blocks, seven fouls and five turnovers in 48 minutes.
Stepheson's biggest problem right now is his propensity to get into foul trouble. Stepheson has had four or more fouls in seven games this season; five of those seven games have come in ACC play. He has had three or more fouls in seven games in ACC play and ten games this season. He has fouled out of two games, most recently against Wake Forest in just 19 minutes. With Deon Thompson potentially out or hobbled on Saturday, Carolina cannot afford to lose Stepheson as well.
"He (Williams) stresses to be aggressive but to be smart about what I do. He doesn't try to limit me in how aggressive I am, but he does say, `You have to be a little bit smarter out there,' or he wouldn't have flopped on some play or he wouldn't have challenged that shot over here. So he tells me he can't tell me what to do out there because he's not in the moment but just to be smart about what I do," Stepheson said. "It's been a challenge for me this year. Coach always just tells me to be aggressive on each play, try to do something. Even if you aren't directly in the play, you can always help out somewhere. But it's a balancing act and I'm still trying to balance it out. I feel like I'm getting better at it."
Danny Green: With a hobbled Marcus Ginyard, Carolina will need Danny Green to step up and not only continue his scoring, but also step up defensively and make good decisions. The good news is that Green has actually been playing better on the road than at home in ACC play and especially in the absence of Ty Lawson. In the last three road games, Green has shot 44.8% from the field, 38.5% from beyond the arc (1.7 three-pointers made per game) and averaged 10.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.7 offensive rebounds. In Carolina's first three ACC road games, Green shot 36% from the field, 22.2% from the three-point line (0.7 made three-pointers per game) and averaged 8.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.3 offensive rebounds.
In Carolina's first six ACC games, Green shot 34.5% from the floor, 17.6% from beyond the arc (3-of-17) and averaged 9.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.7 blocks, 3.3 fouls and 2.0 turnovers in 23.0 minutes. In the last seven league games, Green has shot 40% from the field, 35.7% from beyond the arc (10-of-28) and averaged 10.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.0 blocks, 2.4 fouls and 2.4 turnovers. In ACC road games, he shot 40.7%, 31.8% from beyond the arc compared to 37.9% from the field and 26.1% behind the arc in ACC home games (including 2.0 turnovers on the road compared to 2.4 at home).
In the first three games without Lawson, Green shot 35.1% from the field (33.3% from two-point range and 36.8% from three-point range), attempting just one free throw and averaging 12.0 points, 4.7 rebounds (1.7 offensive) and 3.0 turnovers. In the last four games, Green has shot 46.4% from the field (52.6% from two-point range and 33.3% from beyond the arc), attempting 3.3 free throws a game and averaging 10.0 points, 6.0 rebounds (2.0 offensive) and 2.0 turnovers. His three-point attempts are down from 6.3 in the first three games to 2.3 in the last four, and his two-point attempts are down from 6.3 per game to 4.8 in the last four but his made two-point baskets are up from 2.0 in the first three to 2.5 in the last four. As a result, he is attempting more free throws. Carolina needs Green's shooting but it also needs his ability to attack the basket, rebound well and play solid defense, especially if Ginyard is limited.
Tyrese Rice: The 6-1 sophomore guard is the only other ACC player besides Tyler Hansbrough to average 20 points a game or more in both the season a whole and in ACC play. He ranks second overall in scoring (20.4 points per game) and second in scoring in conference games (21.7 points per game). Rice also leads the league in both overall games and conference games in minutes played, averaging 38.04 minutes overall and 38.92 minutes in conference games. He ranks fourth in assists overall (4.9 per game) and third in assists in conference games only (5.0).
In Boston College's four ACC wins, Rice has averaged 24.3 points, 6.8 assists, 1.5 steals and shot 47.5% from the field, 38.9% from beyond the arc and 91.4% from the free-throw line (on 8.8 attempts per game). In the Eagles' nine league losses, he has averaged 20.6 points, 24.2 assists, 1.1 steals and shot 43.9% from the field, 32.7% from beyond the arc and 76.3% from the free-throw line (on 6.6 attempts per game).
At home in ACC play, Rice has averaged 24.3 points on 48.5% shooting from the field (43.1% from the three-point line) and has added 3.0 made three-pointers, 5.0 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 1.3 steals, 2.7 turnovers and 38.7 minutes. On the road in ACC play, in seven games Rice has shot 41.2% from the field, 21.9% from beyond the arc and averaged 19.4 points. He has averaged just 1.0 made three-pointer, 2.1 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.1 steals, 4.0 turnovers and 39.1 minutes.
In Boston College's last game against Virginia Tech, Rice had 15 points on 6-of-16 shooting and failed to record an assist for the first time in ACC play. After shooting 1-of-9 from beyond the arc against Carolina and 0-of-0 against Clemson, he shot 12-of-28 (42.9%) in the next four games. Since then, in the last two games he has made just 2-of-9 three-pointers. He has seven 20-point games in ACC play (one 30-point game) and he has failed to crack the 30-point mark in each of the last two games. After recording 15 steals in the first ten ACC games, he has just one in the last three games.
Rakim Sanders: The 6-5 freshman guard/forward is one of only three Eagles to average in double figures and is second on the team in scoring with 11.7 points per game. He has struggled at times in ACC play as many freshmen do - he has 15 double-figure scoring games this season and just two in the last seven ACC games - but he has shown flashes of his potential. His 16-point outing against Carolina in the first meeting was his second-highest scoring output in ACC play; his four three-pointers made tied a season high.
In Boston College's four ACC wins, Sanders has shot 59.4% from the field, 54.5% from beyond the arc and averaged 12.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.5 turnovers in 26.8 minutes. In the Eagles' nine league losses, he has shot 32.7% from the field, 30.4% from beyond the arc and averaged 9.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.9 turnovers in 28.1 minutes. In Boston College's six ACC home games, Sanders has shot 42.4% from the field, 40% from the three-point line (10-of-25) and averaged 4.2 free-throw attempts per game on his way to 13.3 points per game. He has added 5.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 30.5 minutes. In seven ACC road games, Sanders has shot 35.8% from the field, 31.3% from beyond the arc (10-of-32) and has not shot a free throw on his way to 8.3 points per game. He has added 3.6 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 25.3 minutes in those road games.
After making 6-of-14 three-pointers in back-to-back games against North Carolina and Clemson, Sanders went into a bit of a slump, making just 4-of-17 in the next five games. In the last game against Virginia Tech, he shot 5-of-11 from the field and 3-of-8 from beyond the arc, his best shooting game in some time. His 13 points were his most since a 14-point outing in a win over NC State. He also had 12 rebounds in the win over NC State but has just 13 in the last three games combined. He had two steals against Virginia Tech; after recording eight steals in his first six league games, he had gone five games without a steal.
Shamari Spears: The 6-6 sophomore forward has led Boston College in rebounding this season; his rebounding numbers are tied for 15th in the ACC (6.3 per game) and he is tied for tenth in offensive rebounds per game (2.38). He has struggled on the boards a bit in ACC play, averaging 4.9 in league games only compared to 7.6 in non-conference games. He has pulled down just 23 rebounds in the last seven games (3.3 per game) after getting 36 in the first five ACC games (7.2 per game). But he has continued to score points for the most part, notching seven of his 13 double-figure scoring games in ACC play.
In the Eagles' four ACC wins, Spears is averaging 10.8 points compared to 8.4 in the nine losses. In five ACC home games, Spears has averaged 9.4 points, 5.2 rebounds (2.4 offensive rebounds), 1.2 steals, 1.8 fouls and 1.2 turnovers in 27.4 minutes. In seven ACC road games, he averaged 9.0 points, 4.7 rebounds (1.4 offensive rebounds), 0.6 steals, 2.4 fouls and 1.6 turnovers in 23.6 minutes. Despite his rebounding slump, he is difficult to keep off the boards and he is due for a breakdown game when it comes to rebounding. Carolina will need to be aware of him on Saturday.
Quotables
"The players had the day off (Monday), but I'll tell you something that will make everybody just shake their heads. We've had a tough stretch of games and travel and it's been tough and guys beaten up. Today at 3:00, I go down to the locker room to pick something up from the locker room that I left - it was my coat, so I could have it back upstairs. I heard the ball bouncing. I walked in the gym, and Tyler Hansbrough is in there with a manager working on his shot. That is the most unbelievable young man that I've ever been around." -Roy Williams
"Yesterday we didn't have enough bicycles. I put them on the in-line and I've got half my team going over here thinking they're Lance Armstrong. The trainers say it's easier for them to exercise on a bike. So I'm trying to watch guys run up and down the court and then turning around behind myself to see who's cheating on the bicycle over there. It felt like a MASH unit out there." -Roy Williams
"Wayne Ellington took a charge a couple games ago. I went in the locker room and announced the date and the time and told them to put Wayne Ellington's first charge of his college career. That didn't happen because Ty was out. That happened because I've been harping about it on his rear-end since October 12th. `In 66 practices in 21 days, February 11 at 8:08 PM, Wayne Ellington took the first charge of his life.'" -Roy Williams
"I was watching this movie, Pirates of the Caribbean. Jack Sparrow seems like a good guy. He's very trustworthy. If you met him, he could talk you into doing things. But you can't trust him, really, because he has his own agenda. So you just can't trust a pirate, no matter how trustworthy he seems." -Alex Stepheson on his philosophy "Never trust a pirate," which is written on his Pirates of the Caribbean backpack
Lauren Brownlow is the managing editor of Tar Heel Monthly.
