University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heels At Hurricanes Saturday
January 28, 2017 | Men's Basketball
| UNC (19-3, 7-1 ACC) vs. Miami (13-6, 3-4 ACC) |
| When: Jan. 28, 2017 - 1 p.m. |
| Where: Watsco Center, Coral Gables, Fla. |
| Tickets: Available |
| Watch: CBS |
| Live Stats: GoHeels.com |
| UNC Notes • Miami Notes |
| Rankings: UNC No. 9/No. 6 (AP/coaches); Miami is unranked. |
| Series: UNC leads, 20-6 |
• Carolina plays its fourth ACC road game and eighth true road game this year when it visits Coral Gables on Saturday, January 28th, to play the Miami Hurricanes. Game time is 1 p.m.
• Carolina enters the contest with a one-game lead in the ACC. The Tar Heels are 7-1; Florida State, Notre Dame and Virginia are 6-2.
• This is the sixth time in 14 seasons under Roy Williams the Tar Heels are 7-1 or better in their first eight ACC games (2005, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016 and 2017).
• Carolina will be without junior swingman Theo Pinson at Miami. Pinson was injured in Thursday night's win over Virginia Tech. Pinson came down awkwardly while retrieving a rebound and rolled his right ankle. He left the game moments later and did not return. Doctors continue to evaluate his injury. There is no timetable for his return.
• The coaches and basketball staff will be wearing suits and sneakers at Miami for the annual Coaches vs. Cancer awareness week (Jan. 23-29). This is a nationwide event that unites coaches across the country to raise awareness about the American Cancer Society's lifesaving mission, and promote the American Cancer Society as a place for help and support. UNC's coaches also wore sneakers in the Virginia Tech game on 1/26.
• This is one of three instances on the ACC schedule this year when the Tar Heels play two games in three days: Jan. 14-16 (home games vs. Florida State and Syracuse); Jan. 26-28 (home vs. Virginia Tech and at Miami); and Feb. 25-27 (away games at Pitt and Virginia).
• The Tar Heels are 19-3 overall and 7-1 in the ACC. UNC has won seven consecutive conference games and scored 85 or more points in all seven games, the first time in school history the Tar Heels have scored 85 or more points in seven straight ACC games.
• It's the fourth-longest streak in ACC history in which a team scored 85 or more points in seven straight ACC games (regular season and Tournament included) and the third-such streak in one season.
• NC State scored 85 or more in nine straight ACC games over a two-year period in 1974 and 1975; Duke did it nine games in a row in 1976, Virginia did it eight games in a row in 1955 and UNC has done it in seven straight this year.
• This is the eighth time in 14 years under Roy Williams the Tar Heels are at least 6-1 in conference play (2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016 and 2017).
• Carolina started ACC play 7-1 or better in five of Williams' first 13 seasons (2005, 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2016). UNC began league play in 2016 with eight wins.
• UNC is ranked No. 9 in the Associated Press and No. 6 in the USA Today/Coaches polls.
• Miami is 13-6 overall and 3-4 in the ACC. The Canes are coming off a one-point home win over Boston College.
• Miami is 9-1 at home this year and has won 22 of its last 23 games at the Watsco Center.
UNC-MIAMI SERIES
• Carolina leads the series against Miami, 20-6, including a 13-5 record since the Hurricanes joined the ACC prior to the 2004-05 season.
• The Tar Heels have won the last two games in the series. Those wins followed a four-game win streak by the Canes from 2012-14.
• Carolina is 8-2 against the Canes in Miami, including 6-2 in the Watsco Center.
• Roy Williams is 16-6 against Miami. He was 2-1 as the head coach at Kansas and is 14-5 as Carolina's head coach.
LAST YEAR VS. MIAMI
• Carolina shot 54.2 percent as a team and beat No. 11 Miami, 96-71, on 2/20 in Chapel Hill.
• The 25-point margin of victory was Carolina's largest against a top-25 team in the AP poll since beating No. 13 Michigan State, 98-63 (35 points), on 12/3/08 in Detroit.
• Six Tar Heels scored in double figures led by Brice Johnson, who had 16 points and 15 rebounds.
• The Tar Heels had assists on 16 of 21 field goals in the second half.
• Justin Jackson sank three 3FGs and had a career-high eight assists. Seven of Jackson's assists came in the second half when the Tar Heels out-scored Miami, 54-38.
• Nate Britt scored 10 points, the most he scored in an ACC game in 2015-16.
LAST TIME IN MIAMI
• Carolina beat the Canes, 73-64, in Coral Gables on 2/28/15.
• Brice Johnson led Carolina with 22 points and 11 rebounds. He was 11 for 15 from the floor.
• J.P. Tokoto scored 10 rebounds, grabbed 10 rebounds, had six assists and four steals.
• Freshman Justin Jackson had 11 points (6-8 FTs).
• The Tar Heels had lost five of their previous seven games.
• The win also snapped UNC's four-game losing streak against Miami.
TAR HEEL NOTES
Scoring/Shooting
• Carolina is averaging 89.5 points per game, first in the ACC and fourth in the nation.
• UNC is on pace for the fourth-highest scoring average in school history and the second-highest average in Roy Williams' 14 years as Carolina's head coach.
Points Per Game, UNC Single-Season History
91.3 1986-87
90.0 1988-89
89.9 2008-09
89.5 2016-17
89.1 1971-72
• The Tar Heels have scored under 80 points four times, 80 or more 18 times, 90 or more 13 times and 100 or more five times.
• Carolina is third in the nation in assists per game, fourth in points per game, and fifth in scoring margin.
Points Per Game
1. The Citadel 94.5
2. Kentucky 92.3
3. UCLA 92.2
4. North Carolina 89.5
5. Central Michigan 89.0
Scoring Margin Per Game
1. West Virginia 23.2
2. Gonzaga 22.7
3. Kentucky 19.7
4. Wichita State 18.8
5. North Carolina 18.7
• Carolina is ninth nationally in offensive efficiency, but fell to 21st in defensive efficiency (KenPom's version of points per 100 possessions).
• Carolina's 107 points vs. NC State, 93 at Wake Forest and 96 vs. Florida State marked the first time UNC scored 90 or more points in three consecutive ACC games since 1992 and the first time UNC scored 93 or more points in three straight ACC games since the 1986-87 season (only happened 12 times in ACC history).
• Small forward Justin Jackson and point guard Joel Berry II are Carolina's leading two scorers. The last time UNC's top two scorers were perimeter players was 1990-91, when small forward Rick Fox (16.9) and shooting guard Hubert Davis (13.3) were UNC's top two scorers.
• Jackson (18.5) and Berry (15.5) are tied for the third-highest scoring duo in the ACC (all games) at 34.0 points per game. Pitt's Jamel Artis and Michael Young are first at 42.0 ppg, Duke's Luke Kennard and Grayson Allen are second at 34.9 ppg and Berry/Jackson are tied for third with NC State's Dennis Smith Jr. and Terry Henderson at 34.0 ppg.
• Carolina is the only school in the ACC with multiple players (2) ranked in the top 10 in field goal percentage (Kennedy Meeks is fourth and Joel Berry is 10th). No other team has more than one player in the top 10.
• Isaiah Hicks would lead the ACC in field goal percentage at .608 but he is three made field goals short of qualifying.
• Carolina averages 5.7 more field goal attempts per game than its opponents. Only two UNC teams have averaged more – 1967 (9.4), 1968 (6.5).
• Isaiah Hicks is 24 for 35 from the floor (.686) and 30 for 34 from the line (.82) in the last five games.
• Four Tar Heels are averaging in double figures in all games and in the 19 wins, but in the three losses only Justin Jackson (23.7) and Joel Berry II (13.0) are averaging double figures. The Tar Heels have scored 76.7 points in their three losses (11.2 below season average).
• Three different perimeter players have led UNC in scoring in 18 of the 22 games (Justin Jackson has been the top scorer 10 times, Joel Berry II six and Kenny Williams twice.)
• Forward Isaiah Hicks led UNC in scoring three times (Hawai'i, Chaminade and Syracuse) and forward Kennedy Meeks topped the Tar Heels with 18 points vs. Northern Iowa.
• Justin Jackson leads the team with 20 double-figure scoring games. Isaiah Hicks and Kennedy Meeks are tied for second with 16.
• Justin Jackson has scored 20 or more points 10 times, including 26 or more five times.
• Jackson's scoring average is up 6.3 points from a year ago (12.2 to 18.5). The last returning starter to improve that much in one season was Marcus Paige, who increased his average 9.3 points from his freshman to sophomore seasons.
• Four Tar Heels have scored 20 or more points in a game this year. Justin Jackson has 10 20-point games, Joel Berry II has seven, Isaiah Hicks has three and Kennedy Meeks two.
• The last time two players scored 20 points seven or more times in a season was 2012 when Harrison Barnes (12) and Tyler Zeller (11) combined for 23 20-point performances.
• The Tar Heels have hit the century mark five times this year. That's the most 100-point games in one season since 2008-09, when the eventual national champions hit 100 nine times.
• Earlier this season, Kennedy Meeks and Justin Jackson became the 73rd and 74th Tar Heels to score 1,000 career points. Carolina has more 1,000-point scorers than any other school in the nation.
• Justin Jackson is UNC's active career scoring leader with 1,303 points. He is the 42nd Tar Heel to score at least 1,300 points. With 26 points against the Hokies, he passed York Larese, Joseph Forte, George Karl and Kevin Madden on UNC's all-time scoring list.
• Joel Berry II has 947 points (needs 53 for 1,000). Isaiah Hicks has 933 points (needs 67 for 1,000).
• The Tar Heels are shooting 48.5 percent from the floor and 39.2 percent from 3FG in the 19 wins and 41.7 percent from the floor and 31.1 percent from 3FG in the three losses.
• The opponents are shooting 40 percent from the floor and 32.8 percent 3FG in Carolina's 19 wins and 48.6 percent from the floor and 42.0 percent from 3FG in UNC's three defeats.
Rebounding
• Carolina leads the nation in rebound margin (14.5 per game), rebounds per game (45.8) and offensive rebounding (16.6 per game).
Rebounding Margin Per Game
1. North Carolina 14.5
2. Central Florida 11.9
3. SMU 11.0
4. St. Mary's (Calif.) 10.5
5. Wisconsin 10.2
Total Rebounds Per Game
1. North Carolina 45.8
2. Central Florida 43.9
3. BYU 43.2
4. Rutgers 42.1
5. Louisville 41.8
Offensive Rebounds Per Game
1. North Carolina 16.6
2. Kent State 16.2
3. West Virginia 15.5
4. Rutgers 15.2
5. UC Santa Barbara 15.2
• Carolina's rebound margin of 14.5 per game not only leads the nation but is the highest in school history.
• Carolina's rebound margin of 14.5 is the second-highest for any school in the country since 1980. Michigan State's margin in 2001 was 15.4, the largest since 1980.
Highest Rebound Margin, Any School Since 1980
Michigan State, 2001 15.4
North Carolina, 2017 14.5
Northeastern, 1991 12.9
Kentucky, 2015 12.4
Central Florida, 2017 12.3
• This is the fourth year in which the Tar Heels are out-rebounding their opponents by at least 10 rebounds per game.
• The school record for rebound margin for a season is 11.0 per game by the 2007-08 team that went 36-3, won the ACC Tournament and played in the Final Four.
• Three of the top five rebound margins in UNC history have come in Roy Williams' 14 years as head coach.
Highest Rebound Margin in UNC History
2016-17 14.5
2007-08 11.0
1956-57 10.8
2011-12 10.4
1960-61 9.8
Highest Rebound Margin, Roy Williams Era
2016-17 14.5
2007-08 11.0
2011-12 10.4
2015-16 8.6
2006-07 8.5
• Carolina has 365 offensive rebounds, while the opponents have 476 defensive rebounds. The Tar Heels are getting 43 percent of their own missed shots. On the defensive end of the floor, UNC is grabbing 75 percent of the missed shots.
• Carolina has shot a higher field goal percentage than its opponents in 13 of 22 games but has more offensive rebounds in 19 games and has scored more second-chance points 20 times.
• Carolina averages 16.6 offensive rebounds per game, its highest average since stats for offensive rebounds were kept beginning in 1995-96.
Offensive Rebounds Per Game/UNC
1. 2016-17 16.59
2. 2007-08 15.51
3. 2011-12 15.50
4. 2003-04 15.33
5. 1996-97 15.14
• Carolina's rebounding margin of 14.5 is the third highest in ACC history and the highest since 1956.
Rebounding Margin Per Game/ACC History
1. NC State, 1955 19.3
2. NC State, 1956 18.1
3. North Carolina, 2017 14.5
4. Maryland, 1955 14.3
5. NC State, 1954 14.0
• Carolina leads the country in offensive rebound percentage at .430. UNC is one of only five teams to rebound 40 percent of its own missed shots. Kent State, SMU, West Virginia and Wagner are the other four.
• Five Tar Heels are averaging at least five rebounds per game. This is the first time since 1956-57 five Tar Heels average at least five boards per game.
• Kennedy Meeks leads UNC with 89 offensive boards, is second in the country in offensive rebounding percentage (17.8 percent) and sixth in the nation in offensive rebounds per game (4.0). Texas Southern's Derrick Griffin is first with an offensive rebounding percentage of .179.
• Meeks is averaging a career-high 9.8 rebounds this season. Meeks has double-figure rebounds 10 times this year; he did that four times all of last season.
• Freshman Tony Bradley is second with 62 offensive rebounds. He grabs 21 percent of the offensive rebounds when he is on the floor.
• Bradley has seven or more offensive rebounds in three games (eight at Hawai'i, seven vs. Chattanooga and seven vs. Tennessee).
• Sophomore Luke Maye set career highs in rebounds against NC State (eight) and Florida State (15).
• Junior Justin Jackson had 10 rebounds against Syracuse (five on each end). It was the sixth time this year Jackson pulled down at least eight rebounds, something he did three times in his first two seasons.
• The Tar Heels have scored 20 or more second-chance points 12 times this year: 28 at Hawai'i, 26 vs. Chaminade, 25 vs. Tennessee, 25 vs. Florida State, 24 at Boston College, 22 vs. NC State, 21 vs. Chattanooga, 21 vs. Oklahoma State, 20 vs. Monmouth, Clemson, Syracuse and Virginia Tech.
• The Tar Heels are 12-0 this year when they score 20 or more second-chance points. They average 14.0 per game in the three losses.
• The opponents have 10 or more second-chance points seven times, including a season-high 18 by Oklahoma State.
• Carolina has 50 or more rebounds in eight games this year with a high of 57 vs. Monmouth. That is the most 50-rebound games in one season since the 2011-12 team did it nine times.
• Carolina has a plus-16.7 rebound margin in its 19 wins and a plus-1.0 margin in its three losses.
Three-Pointers
• Carolina is making 7.6 three-pointers per game, up from 5.6 a year ago. It's tied for the third-most three-pointers per game in UNC history. It's also the third-highest increase in three-pointers made from one season to the next (increases of 3.7 per game from 1994 to 1995, 2.5 from 2012 to 2013 and 2.0 from 2016 to 2017).
• This is the eighth season since 1986-87 in which the Tar Heels are averaging at least seven three-point field goals per game.
UNC 3FGs Per Game
2002-03 8.3 per game
1994-95 7.8
2016-17 7.6
2012-13 7.6
2001-02 7.6
2004-05 7.5
1995-96 7.3
1991-92 7.0
• Carolina has attempted 20 or more three-pointers in 12 of the first 22 games and made seven or more 16 times. The Tar Heels are 10-2 this year when they attempt 20 or more three-pointers and 15-1 when they make seven or more.
• UNC is shooting 38 percent from three-point range, up from a school-record low of 32.7 percent last season.
• The Tar Heels have shot 40 percent or better 3FG in 12 games and are 11-1 in those games (lost to Kentucky despite making 9 of 17 3FGs).
• Carolina has shot 40 percent from three-point range in six of its last seven games (.417 at Clemson, .444 vs. NC State, .444 vs. Wake Forest, .444 vs. Florida State, .429 at Boston College and .467 vs. Virginia Tech).
• Justin Jackson leads UNC with 57 threes and is shooting 40.1 percent from beyond the arc, up from 29.2 percent last year.
• Joel Berry II leads UNC in three-point percentage at .435 and is second in made threes with 50.
• Justin Jackson is 53 for 106 (.500) from three-point range in games where he makes more than one and 4 for 36 in games where he makes none or one.
• Jackson has 57 three-pointers in 22 games. He made 28 in 38 games as a freshman and 35 in 40 games as a sophomore.
• Justin Jackson has made four or more three-pointers seven times this season. Prior to this season, he made four in a game once (vs. Virginia in the 2015 ACC Tournament).
• Jackson is the first Tar Heel since 2004 to make six or more three-pointers in three games in the same season.
• Thirty-two percent of the opponents' baskets have been three-point field goals. Twenty-four percent of UNC's field goals are behind the arc.
• The opponents have attempted 39 percent of their shots from three-point range. UNC has attempted 30 percent of its field goals from behind the arc.
• The opponents are making 0.5 more three-pointers per game than the Tar Heels. Last year, Carolina made 2.1 fewer threes per game than the opponents.
Free Throws
• Carolina has made 388 free throws, while the opponents have attempted 382.
• Three starters are shooting 78 percent or better from the FT line– Joel Berry II (.898), Isaiah Hicks (.819) and Justin Jackson (.787).
• Berry is second in the ACC and 20th in the nation in free throw shooting at 89.8 percent.
• Berry II has the highest career free throw percentage in UNC history at .856 (172 for 201). That's 11th in ACC history.
• Berry is 53 for 59 from the line this year – 89.8 percent, the second-highest in UNC history. UNC's single-season record is 91.1 percent by Shammond Williams in 1997-98.
• Four of UNC's top five all-time leaders have played for Roy Williams.
Carolina's All-Time Free Throw Pct. Leaders
.856 Joel Berry II, 2014-
.849 Shammond Williams, 1994-98
.847 Marvin Williams, 2004-05
.845 Danny Green, 2005-09
.844 Marcus Paige, 2012-16
Miscellaneous
• Carolina's strength of schedule is the 16th-toughest in the country (KenPom).
• Carolina's opponents have the eighth-highest average points per possession of any team in the nation.
• Carolina has played 12 games this year in which it had a points per possession of 1.0 or better with a season high of 1.14 vs. Kentucky and 1.13 vs. Oklahoma State.
• Carolina's points per possession in its 19 wins is .99; the opponents' points per possession in UNC's three losses is .98.
• Carolina's points per possession in the second half is 1.00 per game. UNC has scored 1,027 points on 1,022 second-half and overtime possessions.
• Carolina is third in the nation in assists (18.6 per game) behind UCLA (22.1) and Purdue (19.8).
• Carolina has 410 assists and 283 turnovers, while the opponents have 253 assists and 336 turnovers. UNC is third in the ACC behind Notre Dame and Virginia in assist-turnover ratio.
• Carolina had eight more turnovers than assists in its first two ACC games without Theo Pinson and has 45 more assists than turnovers in the last six games in which Pinson has played.
• Carolina averages 10.6 more second-chance points per game, 8.0 more points off turnovers and 15.0 more points in the paint than the opponents.
• Tar Heels have won ACC Player of the Week honors five times already this season. Joel Berry II won four times for his play against Tulane/Chattanooga, the Maui Invitational, Clemson/NC State and Wake Forest/FSU. Justin Jackson won following his 34-point performance against Kentucky.
• Four Tar Heels have played 100 or more college games, including Isaiah Hicks (134), Nate Britt (133), Kennedy Meeks (126) and . Justin Jackson (100).
• Meeks has started 99 games, two more than Jackson (97).
• The Tar Heels have won seven of their last nine overtime games.
