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Four Corners: Early Summer Update
May 20, 2019 | Men's Basketball, Featured Writers
Catch up on the latest Tar Heel news with Four Corners below.
1. 2019 GRADUATES
• A quintet of Tar Heel basketball players graduated from UNC this month, including 2018-19 team members Cameron Johnson, Luke Maye, Kenny Williams and Caleb Ellis, 2017 NCAA champion Justin Jackson and Vasco Evtimov, who played for Dean Smith and Bill Guthridge in the late 1990s.
Congratulations, grads!
— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) May 12, 2019
So proud of @calebellis25, @luke_maye, @KWill_24, Cameron, @JJacks_44 and Vas! #UNCgrad | #CarolinaFamily pic.twitter.com/Ig6xDJ3k2T
• Maye, Johnson and Williams reflected on their favorite memories of their time in Carolina Blue:
It's usually the small moments that have the biggest impact #CarolinaFamily pic.twitter.com/T22J2LXz6y
— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) May 11, 2019
• By earning his degree, Evtimov fulfilled a promise he made to Smith and Guthridge when he left Carolina early to play professionally in Europe back in 1999.
• Jackson brought his family back to Chapel Hill to celebrate his graduation after leaving UNC for the NBA following the 2017 national title:
Getting a degree from the best university in the world is one thing. But making memories that will last forever with my best friends and family is the best part!! I love these people so much!! pic.twitter.com/4rZ7sE1jYB
— Justin Jackson (@JJacks_44) May 15, 2019
2. NBA DRAFT UPDATES
• Coby White, Nassir Little and Cameron Johnson all could be first-round picks in next month's NBA Draft. At the NBA Combine last week, the Tar Heel trio measured up well:
STATS #CarolinaFamily | #NBACombine pic.twitter.com/9YWoPlhsRi
— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) May 17, 2019
• In an article in the Detroit Free Press, Little described the important role college played in preparing him for the NBA Draft in terms of developing in the weight room, learning to be a complete player and more.
• As White climbs the mock draft boards, he has made it clear to NBA officials he is a point guard, writes NBC Sports Chicago.
• Johnson sees his status as a late bloomer as a plus for the NBA, he tells the Charlotte Observer. The Sixers met with Johnson at the combine, Philly.com writes.
3. NEWS ON THE 2019-20 TAR HEELS
• Head coach Roy Williams and the Tar Heels welcomed several new players to the squad in incoming freshmen Cole Anthony and Anthony Harris and a pair of graduate transfers in Justin Pierce (from William & Mary) and Christian Keeling (from Charleston Southern). Check out how the Tar Heel social media channels welcomed the new quartet:
Nike EYBL Circuit MVP ☑️
— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) April 23, 2019
McDonald's All American Game MVP ☑️
Nike Hoop Summit MVP ☑️
Jordan Brand Classic MVP ☑️
First player to sweep the MVP Awards in all three major high school all-star games.@The_ColeAnthony #CarolinaFamily pic.twitter.com/Udgk2WblfK
And another one ☝️ @MANZANT3 is officially a Tar Heel‼️#CarolinaFamily pic.twitter.com/lG4U306dxF
— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) April 23, 2019
Signed ✍️@JustinPierce23 is a Tar Heel 🐏 #CarolinaFamily pic.twitter.com/bsmvvZLQoK
— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) May 6, 2019
• The ACC Sports Journal describes Leaky Black as "among the ACC's most intriguing NBA Draft prospects" for the future.And another #CarolinaFamily addition! Christian Keeling (@BasktballPower) is a Tar Heel. pic.twitter.com/5dteFE33xu
— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) May 6, 2019
4. MISCELLANEOUS
• The Carolina Basketball Museum will close from May 23-27.
• Harrison Barnes is helping kids learn about basketball and life skills, and he went as far as India to do it, writes the Sacramento Bee. Barnes discussed his offseason plans with SLAM.
• 1957 NCAA champion Lennie Rosenbluth is helping raise awareness of osteoarthritis.
• Here's the always enjoyable 2018-19 season recap video from GoHeels Productions:
• Jones Angell and Adam Lucas interviewed UNC Senior Associate Athletic Director Clint Gwaltney on the Carolina Insider podcast about the intricacies of building a basketball schedule.
