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Cole Anthony
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Anthony Goes In First Round To Orlando
November 18, 2020 | Men's Basketball
CHAPEL HILL—Cole Anthony became the 53rd University of North Carolina player to be a first-round pick in the NBA Draft when the Orlando Magic picked him with the 15th overall pick on Wednesday night.
Anthony declared for the Draft after his freshman season with the Tar Heels, where he averaged 18.5 points per game, the second-highest average by a UNC freshman.
"I can't wait to just get out there and play," Anthony said on ESPN after being picked.
Cole Anthony 2019-20 Freshman Year Highlights at North Carolina
Led Carolina in scoring at 18.5 points per game, the second-highest scoring average ever by a UNC freshman • Missed 11 games after undergoing an arthroscopic procedure to treat a partially torn meniscus in his right knee on 12/16/19 • Did not play from the Wofford game on Dec. 15 through the NC State game in Raleigh on Jan. 27 • Scored in double figures in 19 of his 22 games with one 30-point game and eight others with 20 or more (five times with 25 or more, second most by a UNC freshman) • Four double-figure rebound games • Led UNC in scoring 13 times • Led Carolina in plus/minus with a plus 55 • Made multiple three-pointers 12 times with a high of seven at Syracuse • Made four or more threes five times • Made 6 of 6 or better from the free throw line four times with a high of 14 for 14 against Boston College • Made 49 threes in 22 games (2.2 per game) • Had 88 assists and 77 turnovers (1.1) • Averaged 5.7 rebounds, highest in at least 50 years by a Tar Heel point guard • Two-time ACC Freshman of the Week (for his play vs. Notre Dame and UNCW in November and NC State and Syracuse in late February) • ACC Player of the Week for his play against the Irish and UNCW • Became the first Tar Heel to score 25 or more points and have seven assists in back-to-back games (at Syracuse and vs. Wake Forest).
• Fifty-three former Tar Heels have been selected in the first round of the NBA Draft.
• Thirty-three of Roy Williams' players have been selected in the first round – 22 Tar Heels and 11 Kansas Jayhawks.
• At least one Tar Heel was a first-round selection in 11 of Roy Williams' first 17 seasons as head coach at UNC.
• Williams had a player selected in the first round of the NBA Draft in 18 of his first 32 seasons as a head coach (2019-20 was his 32nd as a head coach).
• Carolina has had at least one player selected in the first round of the NBA Draft in 35 different seasons.
Anthony declared for the Draft after his freshman season with the Tar Heels, where he averaged 18.5 points per game, the second-highest average by a UNC freshman.
"I can't wait to just get out there and play," Anthony said on ESPN after being picked.
THE PICK IS IN‼️
— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) November 19, 2020
With the 15th pick in the 2020 @NBADraft, the @OrlandoMagic select @The_ColeAnthony #CarolinaFamily pic.twitter.com/ZbN6Bq51H6
Cole Anthony 2019-20 Freshman Year Highlights at North Carolina
Led Carolina in scoring at 18.5 points per game, the second-highest scoring average ever by a UNC freshman • Missed 11 games after undergoing an arthroscopic procedure to treat a partially torn meniscus in his right knee on 12/16/19 • Did not play from the Wofford game on Dec. 15 through the NC State game in Raleigh on Jan. 27 • Scored in double figures in 19 of his 22 games with one 30-point game and eight others with 20 or more (five times with 25 or more, second most by a UNC freshman) • Four double-figure rebound games • Led UNC in scoring 13 times • Led Carolina in plus/minus with a plus 55 • Made multiple three-pointers 12 times with a high of seven at Syracuse • Made four or more threes five times • Made 6 of 6 or better from the free throw line four times with a high of 14 for 14 against Boston College • Made 49 threes in 22 games (2.2 per game) • Had 88 assists and 77 turnovers (1.1) • Averaged 5.7 rebounds, highest in at least 50 years by a Tar Heel point guard • Two-time ACC Freshman of the Week (for his play vs. Notre Dame and UNCW in November and NC State and Syracuse in late February) • ACC Player of the Week for his play against the Irish and UNCW • Became the first Tar Heel to score 25 or more points and have seven assists in back-to-back games (at Syracuse and vs. Wake Forest).
CAROLINA IN THE NBA DRAFT NOTES
• 117 former Tar Heels have been selected in the NBA Draft. UNC has the third-most alumni selected in the NBA Draft behind Kentucky and UCLA.• Fifty-three former Tar Heels have been selected in the first round of the NBA Draft.
• Thirty-three of Roy Williams' players have been selected in the first round – 22 Tar Heels and 11 Kansas Jayhawks.
• At least one Tar Heel was a first-round selection in 11 of Roy Williams' first 17 seasons as head coach at UNC.
• Williams had a player selected in the first round of the NBA Draft in 18 of his first 32 seasons as a head coach (2019-20 was his 32nd as a head coach).
• Carolina has had at least one player selected in the first round of the NBA Draft in 35 different seasons.
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