Tar Heels Face Arkansas Friday In PK80 Semis

• Carolina plays Arkansas in the semifinal of the "Victory" bracket in the PK80 Invitational on Friday, Nov. 24, at 3:30 p.m. Eastern (ESPN).
• The Tar Heels advanced to the semifinal with a 102-78 win over Portland.
• The Tar Heels will play either Connecticut, DePaul, Michigan State or Oregon on Nov. 26.
• UNC's next home game is Nov. 29th against Michigan in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
• Carolina is 7-0 in Oregon, including 6-0 in Memorial Coliseum and 1-0 in the Moda Center.
• Carolina went 3-0 and won the Far West Classic in both 1967-68 and 1976-77.
• Carolina has won six regular-season tournaments under head coach Roy Williams (Maui in 2004-05, 2008-09, 2016-17; the CBE Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City, Mo., in 2015-16; the Hall of Fame Tipoff in Uncasville, Conn., in 2014-15; and the Las Vegas Invitational in 2007-08.

UNC-ARKANSAS SERIES
• Carolina is 6-3 against the Razorbacks, including a 72-65 win over UA in the second round of the 2017 NCAA South Regional.
• UNC and Arkansas have faced each other six straight times in the NCAA Tournament (1990, 1993, 1995, 2008, 2015 and 2017).
• Roy Williams is 4-0 against the Razorbacks (3-0 at Carolina, 1-0 at Kansas).

LAST YEAR'S GAME
MARCH 19, 2017, GREENVILLE, S.C.
UNC 72, ARKANSAS 65
• Carolina trailed 65-60 with 2:57 to play, but out-scored the Razorbacks, 12-0, to win by seven. It was the largest deficit UNC has overcome in the final 3:00 of an NCAA Tournament game to advance.
• In that stretch, UNC held the Razorbacks scoreless on their final six possessions (0-4 FG, 0-2 FT and one turnover).
• Current Tar Heel stats: Joel Berry II was playing on an injured ankle and finished with 10 points, three assists and two steals, but shot 2 for 13 from the floor; Theo Pinson had two points, two assists and two steals; Luke Maye had seven points and three rebounds in 10 minutes; and Seventh Woods played four minutes.
• Carolina out-scored Arkansas 17-7 in points off turnovers in the first half; in the second half, Arkansas out-scored UNC 17-6 in points off turnovers.
• The Razorbacks' 24 points off turnovers were the most against UNC all year.
• Carolina's 17 turnovers were its highest total since it committed 18 in an overtime win at Clemson on 1/3/2017.
• It was the first time UNC won an NCAA Tournament game when shooting under 40 percent from the floor (.381) since beating Southern California in the 2007 East Region Sweet 16 in the Meadowlands.
• Carolina entered the game No. 1 in the nation in rebounds, offensive rebounds and rebound margin. UNC had 45 rebounds, 18 offensive rebounds and out-rebounded the Razorbacks by 13 (45-32).
• Senior Kennedy Meeks had 16 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks.
• Senior Isaiah Hicks scored six points in the final 1:44.
• Consensus All-America and first-round draft pick Justin Jackson scored 15 points, grabbed eight rebounds, had five assists and five steals. He became the first Tar Heel to have at least 15 points, five rebounds, five assists and five steals in any NCAA Tournament game in UNC's history.

GAME FOUR – UNC 102, PORTLAND 78
• UNC scored a season-high 102 points.
• Carolina made one of its first nine three-point attempts, then sank nine of its next 15 three-point attempts to finish 10 for 24.
• Carolina shot 50 percent from the floor for the game. That's the second game in a row and third time in four games UNC has shot 50 percent from the floor.
• The Tar Heels are 192-5 under Roy Williams when they shoot 50 percent or better from the floor.
• Carolina shot 55.3 percent from the floor in the second half (21 of 38). That is the highest percentage in a half this year.
• Carolina made its first nine field goal attempts over the first five minutes to begin the second half. All five starters made at least one field goal and the Tar Heels out-scored the Pilots, 20-8, during that run.
• Carolina is 56-2 under Roy Williams when the Tar Heels score 100 points.
• Five Tar Heels scored in double figures for the second time this season (also Bucknell).
• Carolina scored a season-high 17 fastbreak points.
• Luke Maye led Carolina with 20 points and 10 rebounds. It was the third time he has scored 20 or more this season (came into the season with a career high of 17 points).
• The double-double for Maye is his second of the season (26 and 10 vs. UNI) and third of his career.
• Maye has pulled down nine or more rebounds in all four games this season.
• Theo Pinson had 11 points, a season-high nine rebounds and a season-high seven assists.
• Pinson led UNC in assists for the third time in the first four games and the 24th time as a Tar Heel.
• Joel Berry II made four three-pointers to tie Melvin Scott for 11th place in UNC history with 183.
• Kenny Williams scored 37 points in the last two games (20 at Stanford and 17 vs. Portland). That's the most points in any two-game stretch in his career (previous was 26 last year).
• Williams played a nearly-flawless game with 17 points on 7 of 12 shooting from the floor and added three offensive rebounds, three assists, no turnovers and three steals.
• Maye and Williams have scored in double figures in all four games this year.
• Freshman Andrew Platek made a season-high two three-pointers and scored a season-best 12 points. It was his first time in double figures as a Tar Heel.
• Brandon Robinson returned to the lineup after missing two games due to a sprained right shoulder. Robinson scored three points and had two assists in 12 minutes.

GAME THREE – UNC 96, STANFORD 72
• Carolina made a season-high 11 three-pointers.
• Carolina scored a season-high 25 points off turnovers and a season-high 18 second-chance points.
• Carolina has won 10 consecutive games against Pac-12 opponents and is 11-1 against Pac-12 teams under head coach Roy Williams.
• Kenny Williams scored a career-high 20 points and made a career-high six three-pointers.
• Williams scored all 20 of his points in the first 9:03 as UNC built a 26-11 lead. He scored UNC's first 14 points on four threes and a layup to give UNC a 14-11 lead at the 14:28 mark.
• Williams made six threes in the first half. That is the most threes ever by a Tar Heel in a first half and equals the second-most threes in a half by a Tar Heel. They are the most in a half since Wayne Ellington made seven in the second half vs. Miami in 2009.
• Joel Berry II scored a game-high 29 points (18 in the first half, 11 in the second). It was his second-highest scoring output as a Tar Heel and his 14th career 20-point game,
• Berry was 5 for 11 from three-point range. It was the sixth time in his career he made at least five threes.
• Luke Maye had a game-high nine rebounds and had a career-high five assists. It was the second consecutive game Maye set a career-high in assists (had four vs. Bucknell).
• Huffman scored a season-high eight points and had a season-best five rebounds.

GAME TWO – CAROLINA 93, BUCKNELL 81
• Luke Maye led UNC in scoring for the second time in as many games with 20 points, Theo Pinson scored a career-high 19 and had six assists, Joel Berry II returned to the lineup and had six assists, and freshman Sterling Manley had a double-double in just 17 minutes to lead UNC to a 93-81 win over defending Patriot League champion Bucknell.
• Carolina led 43-27 with 4:25 to play in the first half and by nine at the break, but the Bison pulled within a point with 12:41 to play in the game. Maye hit a pair of free throws, then a three-pointer to push the lead back to six. Bucknell did not cut the lead to less than four the rest of the game.
• It was UNC's 20th home win in a row.
• Carolina out-rebounded Bucknell by 19, including a 16-7 edge in offensive rebounds (Manley had as many offensive rebounds as Bucknell – 7).
• Pinson scored a career-high 19 points (previous was 13 twice) and made a career-best nine free throws in 10 attempts.
• Manley had 16 points and 13 rebounds (seven offensive) in just 17 minutes. He was 6 for 10 from the floor and 4 of 5 from the free throw line. It was his first college double-double.
• Maye led UNC with 20 points. It was the second time in as many games Maye has scored 20 or more points. The only other time he scored in double figures in consecutive games as a Tar Heel was in the NCAA regional in Memphis in 2017 when he had 16 and 17 in consecutive games against Butler and Kentucky.

FINAL FOUR MOP JOEL BERRY II
• Senior point guard Joel Berry II broke a bone in his right hand in mid-October and did not play in the season opener against UNI. He returned to practice on Nov. 12 and played 30 minutes in the win over Bucknell on Nov. 15.
• Berry made five three-pointers and scored 29 points (his second-highest career output) in the win at Stanford on Nov. 20.
• Berry passed Sean May, James Worthy, Harrison Barnes, Joe Wolf and James Michael McAdoo in UNC career scoring during the game against Stanford.
• He has made 183 career threes, tied with Melvin Scott for the 11th most in UNC history. Danny Green is 10th with 184.
• Berry was the Most Outstanding Player at the 2017 Final Four and the Most Valuable Player at the 2016 ACC Tournament. James Worthy and Berry are the only Tar Heels to win both of those awards.
• Berry is a preseason first-team All-America by ESPN.com, second-team All-America by USA Today and Sporting News' third team selection.
• Berry is on the preseason watch list for the John R. Wooden Award, the Oscar Robertson Award (USBWA Player of the Year) and the Naismith Award (all for National Player of the Year) and the Bob Cousy Award (best point guard).
• The Apopka, Fla., native also was a preseason first-team All-ACC selection and received the second-most votes for preseason player of the year (tied with Duke's Grayson Allen behind Notre Dame's Bonzie Colson).
• Berry has 1,251 points, 346 assists, 126 steals and 183 three-point field goals in 111 career games.
• Berry has scored 832 more points than any Tar Heel on the roster (Theo Pinson is second with 419).
• He is the only Tar Heel in history to earn All-Final Four honors twice (2016 and 2017).
• He became the seventh player overall and the first since UCLA's Bill Walton in 1972-73 to score at least 20 points in consecutive national championship games.

JOHNSON OUT
• Cameron Johnson will miss four to six weeks after undergoing surgery on Nov. 15 to repair a torn meniscus.
• Johnson suffered the injury in practice on Nov. 13. He did not play in the season opener against Northern Iowa after spraining his neck in practice on 11/7.
• He led UNC with 18 points in 16 minutes in the "jamboree" vs. ECU, UNCG and UNCW on Nov. 5 and had 11 in the exhibition against Barton on Oct. 27.
• Johnson averaged 11.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game last year as a Pitt Panther. He shot 44.7 percent from three-point range.
• Johnson matched his career high with 24 points against the Tar Heels in the Smith Center on 1/31/17.

RANKED NO. 9
• Carolina is No. 9 in the Nov. 20 Associated Press and USA Today/coaches polls.
• Carolina is ranked in the AP poll for the 880th time, most in college basketball history, and the 663nd time in the top 10, second-most behind Kentucky.
• This marks the 55th season (out of 70) the Tar Heels have been ranked in the top 10.
• Carolina was ranked No. 9 in the preseason AP poll. This was the 12th time in Roy Williams' 15 seasons as head coach the Tar Heels entered the year ranked in the top 10. UNC has finished the year in the AP top 10 nine times in Williams' first 14 seasons.

Roy Williams Era Trends
Roy Williams is in his 15th season as Carolina's head coach. Here are a number of stat trends from his tenure at his alma mater.

Carolina is...
• 202-27 at home (includes one home win at Carmichael Arena and one "home" win at the Greensboro Coliseum)
• 331-38 when leading at the half
• 192-5 when shooting 50 percent from the floor
• 34-53 when shooting under 40 percent
• 190-17 when holding the opponents under 40 percent shooting from the floor
• 338-54 when out-rebounding the opponent
• 53-55 when the opponents have more rebounds
• 247-51 when the opponents have more turnovers
• 266-30 when scoring 80 or more points
• 132-4 when scoring 90 or more points
• 56-2 when scoring 100 or more points
• 348-57 when the opponents score under 80 points

Carolina on the All-Time Wins Lists
• Carolina is second all-time in NCAA winning percentage and third in wins.
• Carolina has won 2,210 games, third behind Kentucky and Kansas. Only four schools have won at least 2,000 games.
• Carolina's winning percentage of .739 is second behind Kentucky. Only five schools have a winning percentage of at least .700.
• Carolina is first in Final Fours with 20.
• Carolina is second in NCAA Tournament appearances with 48.
• Carolina is third in NCAA championships with six.
• Carolina is second in NCAA Tournament games with 168.
• Carolina is second in NCAA Tournament winning percentage at .732.
• Carolina is first in ACC regular-season championships with 31.
• Carolina is first in ACC victories with 672.
• Carolina is second in ACC Tournament wins with 97.
• Carolina is second in ACC Tournament winning percentage at .683.
• Carolina is first in ACC Tournament championship game appearances with 34 and second in titles with 18.
• Carolina is first in NBA first-round draft picks with 49 and third in overall NBA draft picks with 112.

Tar Heels Sign three FOR 2018-19
• Rechon Black (RAY-shon)
Hometown: Concord, N.C.
High School: Cox Mill (Concord)

• Nassir Little (nuh-SEER)
Hometown: Orange Park, Fla.
High School: Orlando (Fla.) Christian Prep

• Coby White
Hometown: Goldsboro, N.C.
High School: Greenfield School (Wilson, N.C.)

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Players Mentioned

Joel Berry II

Cameron Johnson

Sterling Manley

Luke Maye

Theo Pinson

Andrew Platek

Brandon Robinson

Kenny Williams

Seventh Woods

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