University of North Carolina Athletics
Official 2014-15 Heights & Weights Announced
September 11, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Jonas Sahratian, the squad's strength & conditioning coordinator, measured the official heights and weights for each returning player this week as benchmarks prior to the start of preseason running and conditioning on Monday.
Sophomore forward Kennedy Meeks weighed in at 270 pounds, dropping almost 50 in just over a year after enrolling at Carolina in the summer of 2013 at 317 pounds.
At the other end of the spectrum, Meeks' frontcourt mate Brice Johnson has bulked up by over 40 pounds in two years. Johnson proudly tipped the scales at 228 pounds this week after weighing 187 as a freshman.
Another Tar Heel to bulk up in the weight room was forward Isaiah Hicks, who is up to 230 pounds from 220 last season as he vies for more frontcourt minutes as a sophomore this winter.
In the height department, all Tar Heel players are at the same height as when the 2014-15 roster was first released in June with the exception of junior wing J.P. Tokoto, who is now 6-6. Tokoto has grown slightly since entering Carolina at a shade over 6-5 two summers ago.
The Tar Heels begin their team conditioning on Monday next week. The NCAA allows teams to begin preseason practice 42 days prior to their first regular season game. For UNC, that start date this fall is October 3, the same day Carolina will celebrate with the Late Night With Roy Williams festivities in the Smith Center.
The Tar Heels will face a tough schedule in 2014-15 but return key performers in Marcus Paige, Meeks, Johnson, Tokoto, Nate Britt and more.
A talented class of newcomers that includes freshmen Joel Berry II, Justin Jackson and Theo Pinson also should contribute early in the season, especially after getting its feet wet last month with a pair of exhibition games in the Bahamas.
