University of North Carolina Athletics
UNC-NC Central Postgame Notes
November 15, 2014 | Men's Basketball
POSTGAME NOTES
NORTH CAROLINA 76, NC CENTRAL 60
NOVEMBER 14, 2014
• The Tar Heels begin the year 1-0 after a 76-60 win over North Carolina Central. UNC returns to action on Sunday against Robert Morris of the Northeast Conference.
• The win was the 1,000th combined win as a college coach for UNC head coach Roy Williams. It was his 725th win as a head coach (418 at Kansas and 307 at Carolina). He also was on the Tar Heel bench as an assistant to Dean Smith for 275 victories.
• The win moves Williams into 19th place all-time in wins, breaking a deadlock with DePaul's Ray Meyer. Jerry Tarkanian and Norm Stewart are tied for 17th with 729.
• Carolina is now 93-12 in season openers and has won 80 of its last 85 games to open a season.
• The Tar Heels are 11-1 in openers under Roy Williams and have won the last 10 season openers.
• Carolina is now 98-7 in home openers. Tonight was the 13th straight home opening win.
• Justin Jackson and Theo Pinson both started tonight, making them the 31st and 32nd Tar Heels to start their collegiate debuts as freshmen. They are the 11th and 12th to do so under head coach Roy Williams.
• Brice Johnson led the Tar Heels in scoring with 12 points and added eight rebounds and two blocks. The 12 points match the fewest points by UNC's leading scorer in any game last year (12 by James Michael McAdoo against Miami).
• Kennedy Meeks (10) and J.P. Tokoto (10) also scored in double figures for UNC. Justin Jackson added nine and Marcus Paige and Isaiah Hicks each scored eight.
• Junior forward Joel James scored seven points, all in the second half. The seven points are more than he scored in any game last year and are his highest output since he had eight at NC State midway through his freshman season.
• Hicks scored a career-high eight points.
