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Pitt To Visit Smith Center Wednesday Night
February 15, 2022 | Men's Basketball
GAME 26
• Carolina hosts Pittsburgh in the Tar Heels' 15th of 20 regular-season ACC games and 15th of 17 home games.
• The Tar Heels have won six of their last seven games and are 18-7 overall, 10-4 in the ACC.
• Pittsburgh is 10-16, 5-10 after wins over Florida State and NC State in its last two contests.
• Carolina travels to Blacksburg, Va., Saturday to play Virginia Tech. Tip is 4 p.m. and the game is scheduled to air on ESPN2.
10 ACC WINS ... AGAIN
• Carolina's 94-74 win over Florida State was the Tar Heels' 10th ACC win of the season.
• This is the 45th time in 68 seasons of ACC Basketball the Tar Heels have won at least 10 regular-season conference games.Â
• That is five more than Duke, which is second with 40. NC State (16), Virginia (15) and Wake Forest (13) are next and those three schools combined have one fewer 10-win seasons than UNC.
SEASONS WITH 10 OR MORE ACC WINS
45Â Â Â North Carolina
40Â Â Â Duke
16Â Â Â NC State
15Â Â Â Virginia
13Â Â Â Wake Forest
10Â Â Â Florida State
 7   Clemson
 6   Virginia Tech
 6   Miami
 5   Notre Dame
 4   Louisville
 4   Syracuse
 4   Georgia Tech
 2   Boston College
 1   Pittsburgh
RJ DAVIS A TRIPLE THREAT
• Sophomore guard RJ Davis has scored in double figures in eight straight games, averaging 15.5 points in those games.
• Davis is the only player in the top 10 in the ACC in field goal, three-point and free throw percentages in league play.
• The White Plains, N.Y., native is fourth in the ACC in three-point percentage (.433), seventh in field goal percentage (.490) and seventh in free throw percentage (.840) in conference games.
• Davis is also seventh in the ACC in all games in assist/turnover ratio with 87 assists and 46 turnovers (1.9).
BRADY A BIG WITH RANGE
• Brady Manek, a 6-9 power forward, came to UNC with a track record for making threes. He made 235 in four seasons at Oklahoma, becoming the tallest player in Big 12 history to make 200 threes.
• Manek is averaging 2.28 threes per game this season, the second-most by a Tar Heel who measured 6-9 or taller behind only Cameron Johnson, who averaged 2.67 threes in earning first-team All-ACC honors in 2018-19.
• Johnson and Reggie Bullock are the only Tar Heels to play significant time at power forward (the 4) and average more threes per game than Manek, who plays almost exclusively at the 4. Bullock averaged 2.34 threes in 2012-13, when UNC played four perimeter players around James Michael McAdoo at the 5. Johnson also split time at the 3 and 4 in 2018-19.
• Manek is one of three Tar Heels 6-9 or taller to make 50 threes in a season. Cameron Johnson made 96 in 36 games in 2018-19, Ademola Okulaja made 59 in 34 games in 1998-99 and Manek has made 56 in 25 games.
• Manek has made 292 three-pointers in 147 college games. Only one Tar Heel (Marcus Paige with 299) ever made more three-pointers.
• Manek, nicknamed "Birdie," is one of two players in the ACC (with Notre Dame's Dane Goodwin) in the top 10 in the league in field goal percentage and three-point percentage.
AT HOME
• Carolina is 13-1 at the Smith Center this season (and 23-2 over the last two seasons).Â
• The 94-74 win over Florida State was Carolina's 12th by double figures at the Smith Center this season (fifth by 20 or more points).
• The Tar Heels are averaging 78.9 points and allowing 65.1 per game at home this year.
• Carolina has made 41.1% of its three-point attempts at home and held its opponents to 29.8% from beyond the arc in the Smith Center this season.
• Armando Bacot is averaging 12.1 rebounds in the 14 home games. UNC has a plus 9.8 rebound margin at home.
• Caleb Love has made 39 of 80 three-pointers (.488) at home this season.
• Carolina is 449-82 all-time in the Smith Center, including 231-64 in ACC games.
• Carolina led Florida State, 62-24, at the half. The 38-point lead was UNC's largest halftime lead in any game since a 65-18 lead (47-point margin) over Florida Atlantic in the Smith Center on 12/19/2006.
• It was UNC's largest halftime lead in the Smith Center in 295 ACC games. The previous high was 33 over NC State in 2017.
• It tied the third-largest halftime lead by the Tar Heels in the Smith Center in any game.
• More information on Carolina's 94-74 win over Florida State on page 18.
LOVE'S THREE-POINT BARRAGE
• Sophomore guard Caleb Love made a career-high six three-pointers in Carolina's win over Florida State, including five in the first half as UNC built a 38-point lead.
• Love made five of his six three-pointers in the first half, one more than he made in his previous 53 collegiate games. He was the first Tar Heel to make five threes in a half since Cole Anthony hit five in the second half at Syracuse in 2020.
• Love had made four threes in five previous games – at Duke last season and four times this season.
• As noted above, Love is shooting 48.8% from three-point range at home this season.
• The St. Louis native is third in the ACC in three-point percentage in league games (.442) and fourth in all games (.423). By comparison, he shot 26.6% from three a year ago.
• Love is shooting 47.5% in Carolina's wins and 27.8% in its losses this season.
UNC-PITTSBURGH ALL-TIME
• Carolina is 15-5 against the Panthers, including 8-4 since Pittsburgh began ACC play in 2013-14.
• Carolina is 7-1 at home, including 6-1 in the Smith Center, versus the Panthers.
• Carolina won the only meeting last season, 75-65 at Pittsburgh, which snapped the Panthers' two-game win streak vs. UNC.
• Carolina shot 60.7 percent from the floor in the second half and had 22 assists on 32 field goals.Â
• Armando Bacot led UNC with 21 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks.Â
• The Panthers won the most recent game in Chapel Hill, 73-65, on 1/8/2020. The Tar Heels led by 14 in the first half and by nine at the half. It was UNC's largest halftime lead in a home loss since 1997. Garrison Brooks led UNC with 21 and freshman Armando Bacot had 15 points and four assists.
• Jason Capel, an assistant coach for the Panthers, scored 1,447 points for UNC from 1998-2002.Â
ACC LEADERS
• Carolina enters the Pittsburgh game tied for third in the ACC with a 10-4 record in league play (6-1 at home, 4-3 on the road).
• ACC standings are on page 4.
• The Tar Heels are second in the ACC in scoring offense (78.7 points per game) and 13th in scoring defense (72.9 ppg).
• Four Tar Heels rank among the top 20 in the ACC in scoring. Armando Bacot is seventh, Caleb Love is 12th, RJ Davis is 19th and Brady Manek is 20th. No other team has more than two players in the top 20.
• Carolina leads the ACC in total rebounds per game (40.1) and rebound margin at 7.6 per game. Duke is second in rebound margin at 4.7 per game.
• The Tar Heels lead the ACC in free throw shooting (.753), are second in three-point accuracy (.386) and fifth in field goal percentage (.458).
• Armando Bacot leads the ACC in rebounding (12.2), offensive rebounding (3.7) and double-doubles (19) and is second in field goal percentage (.581) and seventh in scoring (16.6) and blocks (39).
• Caleb Love is fourth in the ACC in three-point percentage, fifth in free throw percentage, seventh in three-pointers made per game (2.3) eighth in assists and 12th in scoring.Â
• RJ Davis is the only player in the top 10 in the ACC in field goal, three-point and free throw percentages in league play. Davis is fourth in the league in three-point percentage (.433), seventh in field goal percentage (.490) and seventh in free throw percentage (.840) in ACC games. Overall, Davis is seventh in the ACC in all games in assist/turnover ratio (1.9), eighth in free throw percentage (.811) and 11th in assists (3.5).
• Brady Manek is eighth in the ACC in 3FGs per game (2.3) and three-point percentage and 10th in field goal percentage (.483) in all games. In ACC games, Manek is third in the league in threes per game (2.9), sixth in three-point percentage (.426) and ninth in FG percentage (.476).
BACOT UNC'S 79TH 1,000-POINT SCORER
• Junior forward/center Armando Bacot (Richmond, Va.) is the 79th player to score 1,000 points as a Tar Heel. UNC has more 1,000-point scorers than any other school in NCAA history (Louisville is second with 69).Â
• Bacot became the first Tar Heel to score 1,000 points in three seasons since Joel Berry II and Justin Jackson, who both hit the 1,000-point mark as juniors in 2017.
• Bacot has 1,080 points, tied with Jerry Stackhouse for 70th place in UNC history. Dante Calabria is 69th with 1,098.
LEAKY'S RESURGENCE
• Carolina's most consistent player the last several weeks has been senior small forward Leaky Black.
• The Concord, N.C. native scored 11 second-half points at Clemson, including a clutch three late in the game. He had two blocks, five rebounds and played stellar defense in the loss to Duke on February 5. One game earlier, Black scored a season-high 13 points, fueled by a season-high three three-point field goals, including one in overtime in UNC's seven-point win over Louisville.
• Over the last seven games, Black has scored 56 points, grabbed 31 rebounds, made 19 of 29 shots from the floor and 8 of 15 threes and has 24 assists against just six turnovers.Â
BLACK SIXTH TAR HEEL ON VERSATILE LIST
• Black became the sixth Tar Heel to amass 500 career points, 400 rebounds, 200 assists, 100 steals and 50 blocks.
• The only other Tar Heels to hit each mark are James Worthy, George Lynch, Jackie Manuel, David Noel and Danny Green.
BACOT AMONG THE NATION'S BEST
• Armando Bacot scored 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds against Florida State. It was his 19th double-double of the season and 20th game with 10 or more rebounds.
• He is second in the country in double-doubles, third in rebounding at 12.2 per game and fourth in offensive rebounding (3.7).
• Bacot is four shy of 800 career rebounds. He is 23rd in UNC history in rebounds (Garrison Brooks is 22nd with 798 and Jason Capel is 21st with 807).
• Bacot leads Carolina in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage and blocks. He also led UNC in those categories last season. No Tar Heel has ever led in those four categories in consecutive seasons.
• Bacot leads the ACC in rebounding by 3.51 rebounds per game. Bacot is averaging 12.24 with NC State's Dereon Seabron second with 8.73.Â
• Bacot had a streak of 13 straight games with double-digit rebounds. That was the third-longest streak of games with 10 or more rebounds in UNC history.
Consecutive games/10 OR MORE REBOUNDS
41Â Â Â Billy Cunningham, 1962-64Â
15Â Â Â John Henson, 2010-11
13Â Â Â Armando Bacot, 2021-22
11Â Â Â Doug Moe, 1959-61Â
11Â Â Â Doug Moe, 1960-61
• Bacot's next game with 10 or more rebounds will be his 21st this season. Brice Johnson (23 in 2015-26), Billy Cunningham (22 in 1963-64 and 21 in 1962-63), John Henson (21 in 2010-11 and 2011-12) and Antawn Jamison (21 in 1997-98) are the only Tar Heels with at least 21 10-rebound games in a season.
• Bacot's 12.2 rebounds per game are currently the fifth-highest average by a Tar Heel and the highest since Billy Cunningham averaged 14.3 in 1964-65.
• Only one player in the ACC has averaged that many rebounds in the last 24 seasons. Notre Dame's John Mooney led the league with 12.7 per game in 2019-20.
Highest rebounding average/season
16.1Â Â Â Billy Cunningham, 1962-63
15.8Â Â Â Billy Cunningham, 1963-64Â
14.3Â Â Â Billy Cunningham, 1964-65
14.0Â Â Â Doug Moe, 1960-61
12.2Â Â Â Armando Bacot, 2021-22
• Bacot has 20 or more rebounds three times this season – 22 against Virginia on January 8, 20 against Virginia Tech on January 24 and 22 at Louisville on February 1. The Virginia and Virginia Tech games were just the fourth and fifth times in Smith Center history a player had 20 or more rebounds (Sean May did it three times).
• Bacot is the third Tar Heel to have three 20-rebound games in a season. Cunningham had five in 1963-64, four in 1962-63 and three in 1964-65, Rosenbluth had three in 1954-55 and Bacot has three this season (three in 25 days).
• Bacot has the fifth-highest career offensive rebounding average by a Tar Heel since offensive rebounds were recorded beginning in 1986-87.
MOST OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS per game/CAREERÂ
(since 1986-87)
3.61Â Â Â Antawn Jamison, 1995-98
3.47Â Â Â Sean May, 2002-05
3.39Â Â Â Tyler Hansbrough, 2005-09
3.34Â Â Â Day'Ron Sharpe, 2020-21
3.15Â Â Â Armando Bacot (271 in 86 games)
3.06Â Â Â George Lynch, 1989-93
DOUBLING UP
• Armando Bacot is second nationally with 19 double-doubles (Fardaws Aimaq of Utah Valley has 21).
• Bacot has 19 double-doubles this season; he had 18 over his first two college seasons.
• Bacot is tied for the seventh-most double-doubles in a season by a Tar Heel. He has the most by a Tar Heel since Brice Johnson set the record with 23 in 2015-16 in leading UNC to the NCAA title game.
MOST DOUBLE-DOUBLES, SEASON
23Â Â Â Brice Johnson, 2015-16
22Â Â Â Billy Cunningham, 1963-64
21Â Â Â Antawn Jamison, 1997-98
20Â Â Â Mitch Kupchak, 1974-75
20Â Â Â Billy Cunningham, 1962-63
20Â Â Â Doug Moe, 1960-61
19Â Â Â Armando Bacot, 2021-22
19Â Â Â Tyler Hansbrough, 2007-08
19Â Â Â Larry Miller, 1966-67
• Bacot had 10-straight double-doubles from Furman on December 14 through Virginia Tech on January 22. That was the longest streak by a Tar Heel since Billy Cunningham in 1964-65. Bacot's 10-game streak equaled the fourth-longest by a Tar Heel. Â
• Bacot has double-doubles in 76.0% of Carolina's games this season, which is the fourth highest percentage in UNC history.
Career    Double-Doubles   Games   Pct.
Billy Cunningham, 1962-63Â Â Â 20Â Â Â 21Â Â Â .952
Billy Cunningham, 1963-64Â Â Â 22Â Â Â 24Â Â Â .917
Doug Moe, 1960-61Â Â Â 20Â Â Â 23Â Â Â .870
Armando Bacot, 2021-22Â Â Â 19Â Â Â 25Â Â Â .760
Billy Cunningham, 1964-65Â Â Â 18Â Â Â 24Â Â Â .750
• Bacot has 37 career double-doubles, which ties John Henson for ninth most by a Tar Heel. Lennie Rosenbluth officially is eighth with 39 (his rebound totals in five games are unknown).
• Bacot has 37 double-doubles in 86 games. His double-double rate (43.0%) is the ninth highest by a Tar Heel and the third highest in the last 50 years.
FREE THROWS
• The Tar Heels lead the ACC free throw shooting at 75.3%, their best percentage since 2007-08, when they converted 75.7%. Last season, UNC shot 66.8%.
• Carolina has led the ACC in free throw percentage eight times but not since 1987-88. Current assistant coach Jeff Lebo shot 87.8% as a junior and senior Ranzino Smith shot 89.7% that season.Â
• Carolina has made 80% or better from the free throw line 10 times this season. UNC hit a season-best 90.5% on 19 of 21 shooting at home vs. Georgia Tech.Â
• Carolina is on pace to shoot the fifth-highest percentage in school history.
HIGHEST FREE THROW PERCENTAGE
.783 in 1983-84 (551 of 704)
.761 in 1984-85 (569 of 748)
.758 in 1959-60 (542 of 715)
.757 in 2007-08 (738 of 975)
.753 in 2021-22 (350 of 465)
• Senior forward Leaky Black (.846) and sophomore guards Caleb Love (.833) and RJ Davis (.802) lead UNC at the stripe this season. Â
• Love is 15th (.821) and Davis is 20th (.811) all-time at UNC in free throw percentage.
• Love made 9 of 10 in the overtime win at Louisville, including 5 of 6 in the extra period. It was the third time this season Love made nine or more free throws in a game (also 10 for 12 at Charleston, 9 for 11 vs. Virginia Tech).
SCORING
• Five Tar Heels have scored 20 or more points in a game this season. Armando Bacot has eight 20-point games, Caleb Love has seven, Brady Manek has five and RJ Davis and Dawson Garcia each have three 20-point games.
• Tar Heels have scored 20 or more points 26 times in 25 games, including five games in which two players scored 20 or more (Loyola, Brown, Charleston, Elon and home vs. Georgia Tech). Last season, UNC had only seven 20-point performances in 29 games. Freshman Day'Ron Sharpe became the first Tar Heel to score 20 or more when he had 25 against Notre Dame in the season's 10th game. UNC did not have any games last season when two players scored 20 or more points.
• Bacot has scored 20 or more points eight times this season. He did that five times in his first two seasons combined.
• Carolina is 9-0 over two seasons when Love scores 20 or more (7-0 this season) and 10-1 when he makes 50% of his field goal attempts (4-0 last season and 6-1 in 2021-22).
• Carolina is 14-0 when leading at the half.
• Carolina is 9-1 when scoring 80 or more points.
THREE-POINTERS
• Carolina is second in the ACC behind Virginia Tech and 10th in the country in three-point percentage (.386). Â
• Carolina made a season-high 15 three-pointers on January 29 against NC State and is averaging 8.56 per game, on pace for the second highest average in UNC history.
UNC Three-Pointers Per Game, Last 10 Years
2021-22Â Â Â 8.56
2020-21Â Â Â 5.59
2019-20Â Â Â 5.48
2018-19 (UNC record)Â Â Â 8.67
2017-18Â Â Â 8.24
2016-17Â Â Â 7.08
2015-16Â Â Â 5.60
2014-15Â Â Â 4.84
2013-14Â Â Â 4.29
2012-13Â Â Â 7.56
UNC Three-Pointers Per Game, All-Time
2018-19Â Â Â 8.67
2021-22Â Â Â 8.56
2002-03Â Â Â 8.29
1982-83 (experimental distance)Â Â Â 8.25
2017-18Â Â Â 8.24
CLEANING THE BOARDS
• The Tar Heels lead the ACC and are 12th in the country in rebound margin at plus 7.6 per game. UNC also leads the league and is 18th nationally in rebounds per game (40.1).
• The Tar Heels are on pace to average 40 or more rebounds for the eighth consecutive season and 15th time in 17 seasons.Â
• Carolina has led the ACC in rebound margin in each of the previous six seasons and in 13 of 18 seasons under Roy Williams.
• UNC has won the battle of the boards 22 times in 25 games this season. The Tar Heels are 18-4 when out-rebounding their opponents and 0-3 when getting out-rebounded (Tennessee, Kentucky and Duke).
• Under Roy Williams the Tar Heels won 82.3% of the games they out-rebounded their opponents. The Tar Heels were victorious in only 46.8% of the games they were out-rebounded under Williams.
GARCIA OUT REST OF THE SEASON
• Dawson Garcia announced on February 10 he will not return to the team this season to remain home in Minnesota to continue to help with family medical issues.
• Garcia played in 16 games this season for the Tar Heels before returning home Jan. 24 due to illnesses in his family. He has not been available to play in the last six games and also missed two games earlier in January following a concussion he suffered at Boston College on January 2.
• He averaged 9.0 points and 5.5 rebounds in 16 games, scoring in double figures five times with a season-high 26 vs. Purdue in November.
• Garcia said in a statement: "I cannot thank everyone enough for the unbelievable support that has automatically been given to me while I flew home to support my family. Not everyone will understand, but those who know our family are very aware of the circumstances and challenges we are facing. As much as I love this University and basketball, being in the middle of a health crisis is where our family is right now and it's where I need to be. After the loss of several very special family members this past year, I came close to losing my dad in December and my grandma is currently in the ICU. With my dad recovering and my grandma fighting for her life, it's not even a question to me where I need to be right now.Â
My family is my world and I will always be there for them. The past few months have quickly changed my perspective on life and I have put this into God's hands and trust His guidance.Times like this bring out the beauty in God's people and I thank all of Tar Heel Nation, my coaches and my teammates for all the love and support. I thank you for lifting us up with your powerful prayers. The University, this team and fans are special. Go Tar Heels."
MISCELLANEOUS
• The Tar Heels are 13-0 this season when scoring more points off turnovers and 5-7 when the opponents score more points off turnovers.
• Carolina has scored a combined four more points off turnovers in its five road wins and has been outscored by 43 points off turnovers in its three road losses.
• The Tar Heels scored 30 points in the paint in the win at Clemson. That was the first time in six games UNC scored at least 30 paint points, something it did in 16 of the first 18 games. Carolina then scored 46 paint points vs. Florida State, which tied the Tar Heels' season high (also at Charleston in November).
• Carolina has won five times this season when it allowed fewer than 60 points (53 by UNC Asheville, 51 by Michigan, 50 by App State, 58 by Virginia and 47 by Boston College).
• Carolina shot 55.2% from the floor vs. FSU, the ninth time this season the Tar Heels made at least half their shots from the floor. Carolina is 9-0 this season when shooting 50% (under Roy Williams UNC was 220-9 when shooting 50% from the floor).
• The Tar Heels are 19th nationally in KenPom's offensive efficiency, scoring 114.3 points per 100 possessions. That is third in the ACC behind Duke (10th) and Syracuse (17th).
• Carolina is allowing 89.7 points in its seven losses and just 66.3 in its 18 victories.
• The Tar Heels are minus 10 in assist-turnovers (76 assists/86 turnovers) in the seven losses, while the opponents are plus 72 (131 assists/59 turnovers).
• While Carolina leads the ACC and is 12th nationally in rebound margin, in their seven losses the Tar Heels have been out-rebounded by nearly one per game.Â
SHAVER JOINS ROSTER
• Will Shaver signed with UNC in November and has joined the team this semester, although he will not play this season.
• The Birmingham, Ala., native began practicing with the team in January.
• Shaver led Oak Mountain High School to back-to-back appearances in the state finals and the 2021 Class 7A title. He averaged 14.3 points and 7.7 rebounds and was named second-team all-state.
TAR HEEL STAFF
• Head coach Hubert Davis is a Tar Heel alum, and so are each of his assistant coaches and members of the basketball staff.
• Assistant coaches Brad Frederick (1996-99), Jeff Lebo (1985-89) and Sean May (2002-05), Director of Recruiting Pat Sullivan (1990-93, 1994-95) and Director of Team and Player Development Jackie Manuel (2001-05) all played for the Tar Heels. Director of Operations Eric Hoots has been on staff for 18 seasons.
• Frederick played on Final Four teams that won ACC championships in 1997 and 1998.
• Lebo is a 20-year head coaching veteran who set 10 UNC records in his playing career.
• May was the Most Outstanding Player of the 2005 NCAA Final Four, scoring 26 points in the national championship game vs. Illinois.
• Manuel was twice named Carolina's defensive player of the year and was a starter on the 2005 NCAA champions.
• Sullivan was a key contributor on the 1993 national champions and is one of seven Tar Heels who have played in three Final Fours.
• Davis, Lebo, May and Frederick combined to score 4,441 points as Tar Heels. Syracuse is the only school whose coaches scored more points at their alma mater than UNC (Gerry McNamara, Adrian Autry, Allen Griffin and Jim Boeheim scored 5,189 for the Orange).
PRO HEELSÂ
NBA
Cole Anthony, Orlando
Harrison Barnes, Sacramento
Tony Bradley, Chicago
Reggie Bullock, Dallas
Ed Davis, Cleveland
Wayne Ellington, Los Angeles Lakers
Danny Green, Philadelphia
Justin Jackson, Phoenix
Cameron Johnson, Phoenix
Nassir Little, Portland
Theo Pinson, Dallas
Day'Ron Sharpe, Brooklyn
Coby White, Chicago
International (source: TarHeelInternational.com)
Nate Britt, Yoast United, The Netherlands
Isaiah Hicks, Seoul Samsung Thunders, South Korea
Desmond Hubert, Al Arabi, Kuwait
Brice Johnson, Toyama Grouses, Japan
Christian Keeling, BC Rustavi, Georgia
Justin Knox, Neo-Phoenix, Japan
Ty Lawson, US Monastir, Tunisia
Sterling Manley, Sichuan Blue Whales, China
Luke Maye, BAXI Manresa, Spain
James Michael McAdoo, Hitachi Sun Rockers, Japan
Kennedy Meeks, Cholet Basket, France
Marcus Paige, Orleans Loiret, France
Justin Pierce, VfL Kircheim Knights, Germany
Reyshawn Terry, Plateros de Fresnillo, Mexico
Deon Thompson, Leones des Ponce, Puerto Rico
J.P. Tokoto, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Israel
Jawad Williams, Yamagata Wyverns, Japan
Kenny Williams, Kolossos Rhodes, Greece
ATHLETICS NAMES MEDIA CENTER TOÂ HONOR WOODY DURHAM
• Carolina Athletics and The Rams Club announced February 14 the media and communications center adjacent to the Dean E. Smith Center will formally be named the Woody Durham Media and Communications Center.
• The Durham family, led by Woody's wife, Jean, and sons, Wes and Taylor, will be recognized at halftime of the UNC-Pittsburgh game. Wes is calling the game for the ACC Network.
• Durham passed away on 3/7/2018 from complications of primary progressive aphasia. He was the play-by-play voice of Carolina football and men's basketball from 1971-2011. The Mebane, N.C., native grew up in Albemarle, N.C., and graduated from Carolina in 1963. He called 23 Tar Heel bowl games, 13 Final Fours and six NCAA championship games, including NCAA title-winning seasons in 1982, 1993, 2005 and 2009.
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• Carolina hosts Pittsburgh in the Tar Heels' 15th of 20 regular-season ACC games and 15th of 17 home games.
• The Tar Heels have won six of their last seven games and are 18-7 overall, 10-4 in the ACC.
• Pittsburgh is 10-16, 5-10 after wins over Florida State and NC State in its last two contests.
• Carolina travels to Blacksburg, Va., Saturday to play Virginia Tech. Tip is 4 p.m. and the game is scheduled to air on ESPN2.
10 ACC WINS ... AGAIN
• Carolina's 94-74 win over Florida State was the Tar Heels' 10th ACC win of the season.
• This is the 45th time in 68 seasons of ACC Basketball the Tar Heels have won at least 10 regular-season conference games.Â
• That is five more than Duke, which is second with 40. NC State (16), Virginia (15) and Wake Forest (13) are next and those three schools combined have one fewer 10-win seasons than UNC.
SEASONS WITH 10 OR MORE ACC WINS
45Â Â Â North Carolina
40Â Â Â Duke
16Â Â Â NC State
15Â Â Â Virginia
13Â Â Â Wake Forest
10Â Â Â Florida State
 7   Clemson
 6   Virginia Tech
 6   Miami
 5   Notre Dame
 4   Louisville
 4   Syracuse
 4   Georgia Tech
 2   Boston College
 1   Pittsburgh
RJ DAVIS A TRIPLE THREAT
• Sophomore guard RJ Davis has scored in double figures in eight straight games, averaging 15.5 points in those games.
• Davis is the only player in the top 10 in the ACC in field goal, three-point and free throw percentages in league play.
• The White Plains, N.Y., native is fourth in the ACC in three-point percentage (.433), seventh in field goal percentage (.490) and seventh in free throw percentage (.840) in conference games.
• Davis is also seventh in the ACC in all games in assist/turnover ratio with 87 assists and 46 turnovers (1.9).
BRADY A BIG WITH RANGE
• Brady Manek, a 6-9 power forward, came to UNC with a track record for making threes. He made 235 in four seasons at Oklahoma, becoming the tallest player in Big 12 history to make 200 threes.
• Manek is averaging 2.28 threes per game this season, the second-most by a Tar Heel who measured 6-9 or taller behind only Cameron Johnson, who averaged 2.67 threes in earning first-team All-ACC honors in 2018-19.
• Johnson and Reggie Bullock are the only Tar Heels to play significant time at power forward (the 4) and average more threes per game than Manek, who plays almost exclusively at the 4. Bullock averaged 2.34 threes in 2012-13, when UNC played four perimeter players around James Michael McAdoo at the 5. Johnson also split time at the 3 and 4 in 2018-19.
• Manek is one of three Tar Heels 6-9 or taller to make 50 threes in a season. Cameron Johnson made 96 in 36 games in 2018-19, Ademola Okulaja made 59 in 34 games in 1998-99 and Manek has made 56 in 25 games.
• Manek has made 292 three-pointers in 147 college games. Only one Tar Heel (Marcus Paige with 299) ever made more three-pointers.
• Manek, nicknamed "Birdie," is one of two players in the ACC (with Notre Dame's Dane Goodwin) in the top 10 in the league in field goal percentage and three-point percentage.
AT HOME
• Carolina is 13-1 at the Smith Center this season (and 23-2 over the last two seasons).Â
• The 94-74 win over Florida State was Carolina's 12th by double figures at the Smith Center this season (fifth by 20 or more points).
• The Tar Heels are averaging 78.9 points and allowing 65.1 per game at home this year.
• Carolina has made 41.1% of its three-point attempts at home and held its opponents to 29.8% from beyond the arc in the Smith Center this season.
• Armando Bacot is averaging 12.1 rebounds in the 14 home games. UNC has a plus 9.8 rebound margin at home.
• Caleb Love has made 39 of 80 three-pointers (.488) at home this season.
• Carolina is 449-82 all-time in the Smith Center, including 231-64 in ACC games.
• Carolina led Florida State, 62-24, at the half. The 38-point lead was UNC's largest halftime lead in any game since a 65-18 lead (47-point margin) over Florida Atlantic in the Smith Center on 12/19/2006.
• It was UNC's largest halftime lead in the Smith Center in 295 ACC games. The previous high was 33 over NC State in 2017.
• It tied the third-largest halftime lead by the Tar Heels in the Smith Center in any game.
• More information on Carolina's 94-74 win over Florida State on page 18.
LOVE'S THREE-POINT BARRAGE
• Sophomore guard Caleb Love made a career-high six three-pointers in Carolina's win over Florida State, including five in the first half as UNC built a 38-point lead.
• Love made five of his six three-pointers in the first half, one more than he made in his previous 53 collegiate games. He was the first Tar Heel to make five threes in a half since Cole Anthony hit five in the second half at Syracuse in 2020.
• Love had made four threes in five previous games – at Duke last season and four times this season.
• As noted above, Love is shooting 48.8% from three-point range at home this season.
• The St. Louis native is third in the ACC in three-point percentage in league games (.442) and fourth in all games (.423). By comparison, he shot 26.6% from three a year ago.
• Love is shooting 47.5% in Carolina's wins and 27.8% in its losses this season.
UNC-PITTSBURGH ALL-TIME
• Carolina is 15-5 against the Panthers, including 8-4 since Pittsburgh began ACC play in 2013-14.
• Carolina is 7-1 at home, including 6-1 in the Smith Center, versus the Panthers.
• Carolina won the only meeting last season, 75-65 at Pittsburgh, which snapped the Panthers' two-game win streak vs. UNC.
• Carolina shot 60.7 percent from the floor in the second half and had 22 assists on 32 field goals.Â
• Armando Bacot led UNC with 21 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks.Â
• The Panthers won the most recent game in Chapel Hill, 73-65, on 1/8/2020. The Tar Heels led by 14 in the first half and by nine at the half. It was UNC's largest halftime lead in a home loss since 1997. Garrison Brooks led UNC with 21 and freshman Armando Bacot had 15 points and four assists.
• Jason Capel, an assistant coach for the Panthers, scored 1,447 points for UNC from 1998-2002.Â
ACC LEADERS
• Carolina enters the Pittsburgh game tied for third in the ACC with a 10-4 record in league play (6-1 at home, 4-3 on the road).
• ACC standings are on page 4.
• The Tar Heels are second in the ACC in scoring offense (78.7 points per game) and 13th in scoring defense (72.9 ppg).
• Four Tar Heels rank among the top 20 in the ACC in scoring. Armando Bacot is seventh, Caleb Love is 12th, RJ Davis is 19th and Brady Manek is 20th. No other team has more than two players in the top 20.
• Carolina leads the ACC in total rebounds per game (40.1) and rebound margin at 7.6 per game. Duke is second in rebound margin at 4.7 per game.
• The Tar Heels lead the ACC in free throw shooting (.753), are second in three-point accuracy (.386) and fifth in field goal percentage (.458).
• Armando Bacot leads the ACC in rebounding (12.2), offensive rebounding (3.7) and double-doubles (19) and is second in field goal percentage (.581) and seventh in scoring (16.6) and blocks (39).
• Caleb Love is fourth in the ACC in three-point percentage, fifth in free throw percentage, seventh in three-pointers made per game (2.3) eighth in assists and 12th in scoring.Â
• RJ Davis is the only player in the top 10 in the ACC in field goal, three-point and free throw percentages in league play. Davis is fourth in the league in three-point percentage (.433), seventh in field goal percentage (.490) and seventh in free throw percentage (.840) in ACC games. Overall, Davis is seventh in the ACC in all games in assist/turnover ratio (1.9), eighth in free throw percentage (.811) and 11th in assists (3.5).
• Brady Manek is eighth in the ACC in 3FGs per game (2.3) and three-point percentage and 10th in field goal percentage (.483) in all games. In ACC games, Manek is third in the league in threes per game (2.9), sixth in three-point percentage (.426) and ninth in FG percentage (.476).
BACOT UNC'S 79TH 1,000-POINT SCORER
• Junior forward/center Armando Bacot (Richmond, Va.) is the 79th player to score 1,000 points as a Tar Heel. UNC has more 1,000-point scorers than any other school in NCAA history (Louisville is second with 69).Â
• Bacot became the first Tar Heel to score 1,000 points in three seasons since Joel Berry II and Justin Jackson, who both hit the 1,000-point mark as juniors in 2017.
• Bacot has 1,080 points, tied with Jerry Stackhouse for 70th place in UNC history. Dante Calabria is 69th with 1,098.
LEAKY'S RESURGENCE
• Carolina's most consistent player the last several weeks has been senior small forward Leaky Black.
• The Concord, N.C. native scored 11 second-half points at Clemson, including a clutch three late in the game. He had two blocks, five rebounds and played stellar defense in the loss to Duke on February 5. One game earlier, Black scored a season-high 13 points, fueled by a season-high three three-point field goals, including one in overtime in UNC's seven-point win over Louisville.
• Over the last seven games, Black has scored 56 points, grabbed 31 rebounds, made 19 of 29 shots from the floor and 8 of 15 threes and has 24 assists against just six turnovers.Â
BLACK SIXTH TAR HEEL ON VERSATILE LIST
• Black became the sixth Tar Heel to amass 500 career points, 400 rebounds, 200 assists, 100 steals and 50 blocks.
• The only other Tar Heels to hit each mark are James Worthy, George Lynch, Jackie Manuel, David Noel and Danny Green.
BACOT AMONG THE NATION'S BEST
• Armando Bacot scored 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds against Florida State. It was his 19th double-double of the season and 20th game with 10 or more rebounds.
• He is second in the country in double-doubles, third in rebounding at 12.2 per game and fourth in offensive rebounding (3.7).
• Bacot is four shy of 800 career rebounds. He is 23rd in UNC history in rebounds (Garrison Brooks is 22nd with 798 and Jason Capel is 21st with 807).
• Bacot leads Carolina in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage and blocks. He also led UNC in those categories last season. No Tar Heel has ever led in those four categories in consecutive seasons.
• Bacot leads the ACC in rebounding by 3.51 rebounds per game. Bacot is averaging 12.24 with NC State's Dereon Seabron second with 8.73.Â
• Bacot had a streak of 13 straight games with double-digit rebounds. That was the third-longest streak of games with 10 or more rebounds in UNC history.
Consecutive games/10 OR MORE REBOUNDS
41Â Â Â Billy Cunningham, 1962-64Â
15Â Â Â John Henson, 2010-11
13Â Â Â Armando Bacot, 2021-22
11Â Â Â Doug Moe, 1959-61Â
11Â Â Â Doug Moe, 1960-61
• Bacot's next game with 10 or more rebounds will be his 21st this season. Brice Johnson (23 in 2015-26), Billy Cunningham (22 in 1963-64 and 21 in 1962-63), John Henson (21 in 2010-11 and 2011-12) and Antawn Jamison (21 in 1997-98) are the only Tar Heels with at least 21 10-rebound games in a season.
• Bacot's 12.2 rebounds per game are currently the fifth-highest average by a Tar Heel and the highest since Billy Cunningham averaged 14.3 in 1964-65.
• Only one player in the ACC has averaged that many rebounds in the last 24 seasons. Notre Dame's John Mooney led the league with 12.7 per game in 2019-20.
Highest rebounding average/season
16.1Â Â Â Billy Cunningham, 1962-63
15.8Â Â Â Billy Cunningham, 1963-64Â
14.3Â Â Â Billy Cunningham, 1964-65
14.0Â Â Â Doug Moe, 1960-61
12.2Â Â Â Armando Bacot, 2021-22
• Bacot has 20 or more rebounds three times this season – 22 against Virginia on January 8, 20 against Virginia Tech on January 24 and 22 at Louisville on February 1. The Virginia and Virginia Tech games were just the fourth and fifth times in Smith Center history a player had 20 or more rebounds (Sean May did it three times).
• Bacot is the third Tar Heel to have three 20-rebound games in a season. Cunningham had five in 1963-64, four in 1962-63 and three in 1964-65, Rosenbluth had three in 1954-55 and Bacot has three this season (three in 25 days).
• Bacot has the fifth-highest career offensive rebounding average by a Tar Heel since offensive rebounds were recorded beginning in 1986-87.
MOST OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS per game/CAREERÂ
(since 1986-87)
3.61Â Â Â Antawn Jamison, 1995-98
3.47Â Â Â Sean May, 2002-05
3.39Â Â Â Tyler Hansbrough, 2005-09
3.34Â Â Â Day'Ron Sharpe, 2020-21
3.15Â Â Â Armando Bacot (271 in 86 games)
3.06Â Â Â George Lynch, 1989-93
DOUBLING UP
• Armando Bacot is second nationally with 19 double-doubles (Fardaws Aimaq of Utah Valley has 21).
• Bacot has 19 double-doubles this season; he had 18 over his first two college seasons.
• Bacot is tied for the seventh-most double-doubles in a season by a Tar Heel. He has the most by a Tar Heel since Brice Johnson set the record with 23 in 2015-16 in leading UNC to the NCAA title game.
MOST DOUBLE-DOUBLES, SEASON
23Â Â Â Brice Johnson, 2015-16
22Â Â Â Billy Cunningham, 1963-64
21Â Â Â Antawn Jamison, 1997-98
20Â Â Â Mitch Kupchak, 1974-75
20Â Â Â Billy Cunningham, 1962-63
20Â Â Â Doug Moe, 1960-61
19Â Â Â Armando Bacot, 2021-22
19Â Â Â Tyler Hansbrough, 2007-08
19Â Â Â Larry Miller, 1966-67
• Bacot had 10-straight double-doubles from Furman on December 14 through Virginia Tech on January 22. That was the longest streak by a Tar Heel since Billy Cunningham in 1964-65. Bacot's 10-game streak equaled the fourth-longest by a Tar Heel. Â
• Bacot has double-doubles in 76.0% of Carolina's games this season, which is the fourth highest percentage in UNC history.
Career    Double-Doubles   Games   Pct.
Billy Cunningham, 1962-63Â Â Â 20Â Â Â 21Â Â Â .952
Billy Cunningham, 1963-64Â Â Â 22Â Â Â 24Â Â Â .917
Doug Moe, 1960-61Â Â Â 20Â Â Â 23Â Â Â .870
Armando Bacot, 2021-22Â Â Â 19Â Â Â 25Â Â Â .760
Billy Cunningham, 1964-65Â Â Â 18Â Â Â 24Â Â Â .750
• Bacot has 37 career double-doubles, which ties John Henson for ninth most by a Tar Heel. Lennie Rosenbluth officially is eighth with 39 (his rebound totals in five games are unknown).
• Bacot has 37 double-doubles in 86 games. His double-double rate (43.0%) is the ninth highest by a Tar Heel and the third highest in the last 50 years.
FREE THROWS
• The Tar Heels lead the ACC free throw shooting at 75.3%, their best percentage since 2007-08, when they converted 75.7%. Last season, UNC shot 66.8%.
• Carolina has led the ACC in free throw percentage eight times but not since 1987-88. Current assistant coach Jeff Lebo shot 87.8% as a junior and senior Ranzino Smith shot 89.7% that season.Â
• Carolina has made 80% or better from the free throw line 10 times this season. UNC hit a season-best 90.5% on 19 of 21 shooting at home vs. Georgia Tech.Â
• Carolina is on pace to shoot the fifth-highest percentage in school history.
HIGHEST FREE THROW PERCENTAGE
.783 in 1983-84 (551 of 704)
.761 in 1984-85 (569 of 748)
.758 in 1959-60 (542 of 715)
.757 in 2007-08 (738 of 975)
.753 in 2021-22 (350 of 465)
• Senior forward Leaky Black (.846) and sophomore guards Caleb Love (.833) and RJ Davis (.802) lead UNC at the stripe this season. Â
• Love is 15th (.821) and Davis is 20th (.811) all-time at UNC in free throw percentage.
• Love made 9 of 10 in the overtime win at Louisville, including 5 of 6 in the extra period. It was the third time this season Love made nine or more free throws in a game (also 10 for 12 at Charleston, 9 for 11 vs. Virginia Tech).
SCORING
• Five Tar Heels have scored 20 or more points in a game this season. Armando Bacot has eight 20-point games, Caleb Love has seven, Brady Manek has five and RJ Davis and Dawson Garcia each have three 20-point games.
• Tar Heels have scored 20 or more points 26 times in 25 games, including five games in which two players scored 20 or more (Loyola, Brown, Charleston, Elon and home vs. Georgia Tech). Last season, UNC had only seven 20-point performances in 29 games. Freshman Day'Ron Sharpe became the first Tar Heel to score 20 or more when he had 25 against Notre Dame in the season's 10th game. UNC did not have any games last season when two players scored 20 or more points.
• Bacot has scored 20 or more points eight times this season. He did that five times in his first two seasons combined.
• Carolina is 9-0 over two seasons when Love scores 20 or more (7-0 this season) and 10-1 when he makes 50% of his field goal attempts (4-0 last season and 6-1 in 2021-22).
• Carolina is 14-0 when leading at the half.
• Carolina is 9-1 when scoring 80 or more points.
THREE-POINTERS
• Carolina is second in the ACC behind Virginia Tech and 10th in the country in three-point percentage (.386). Â
• Carolina made a season-high 15 three-pointers on January 29 against NC State and is averaging 8.56 per game, on pace for the second highest average in UNC history.
UNC Three-Pointers Per Game, Last 10 Years
2021-22Â Â Â 8.56
2020-21Â Â Â 5.59
2019-20Â Â Â 5.48
2018-19 (UNC record)Â Â Â 8.67
2017-18Â Â Â 8.24
2016-17Â Â Â 7.08
2015-16Â Â Â 5.60
2014-15Â Â Â 4.84
2013-14Â Â Â 4.29
2012-13Â Â Â 7.56
UNC Three-Pointers Per Game, All-Time
2018-19Â Â Â 8.67
2021-22Â Â Â 8.56
2002-03Â Â Â 8.29
1982-83 (experimental distance)Â Â Â 8.25
2017-18Â Â Â 8.24
CLEANING THE BOARDS
• The Tar Heels lead the ACC and are 12th in the country in rebound margin at plus 7.6 per game. UNC also leads the league and is 18th nationally in rebounds per game (40.1).
• The Tar Heels are on pace to average 40 or more rebounds for the eighth consecutive season and 15th time in 17 seasons.Â
• Carolina has led the ACC in rebound margin in each of the previous six seasons and in 13 of 18 seasons under Roy Williams.
• UNC has won the battle of the boards 22 times in 25 games this season. The Tar Heels are 18-4 when out-rebounding their opponents and 0-3 when getting out-rebounded (Tennessee, Kentucky and Duke).
• Under Roy Williams the Tar Heels won 82.3% of the games they out-rebounded their opponents. The Tar Heels were victorious in only 46.8% of the games they were out-rebounded under Williams.
GARCIA OUT REST OF THE SEASON
• Dawson Garcia announced on February 10 he will not return to the team this season to remain home in Minnesota to continue to help with family medical issues.
• Garcia played in 16 games this season for the Tar Heels before returning home Jan. 24 due to illnesses in his family. He has not been available to play in the last six games and also missed two games earlier in January following a concussion he suffered at Boston College on January 2.
• He averaged 9.0 points and 5.5 rebounds in 16 games, scoring in double figures five times with a season-high 26 vs. Purdue in November.
• Garcia said in a statement: "I cannot thank everyone enough for the unbelievable support that has automatically been given to me while I flew home to support my family. Not everyone will understand, but those who know our family are very aware of the circumstances and challenges we are facing. As much as I love this University and basketball, being in the middle of a health crisis is where our family is right now and it's where I need to be. After the loss of several very special family members this past year, I came close to losing my dad in December and my grandma is currently in the ICU. With my dad recovering and my grandma fighting for her life, it's not even a question to me where I need to be right now.Â
My family is my world and I will always be there for them. The past few months have quickly changed my perspective on life and I have put this into God's hands and trust His guidance.Times like this bring out the beauty in God's people and I thank all of Tar Heel Nation, my coaches and my teammates for all the love and support. I thank you for lifting us up with your powerful prayers. The University, this team and fans are special. Go Tar Heels."
MISCELLANEOUS
• The Tar Heels are 13-0 this season when scoring more points off turnovers and 5-7 when the opponents score more points off turnovers.
• Carolina has scored a combined four more points off turnovers in its five road wins and has been outscored by 43 points off turnovers in its three road losses.
• The Tar Heels scored 30 points in the paint in the win at Clemson. That was the first time in six games UNC scored at least 30 paint points, something it did in 16 of the first 18 games. Carolina then scored 46 paint points vs. Florida State, which tied the Tar Heels' season high (also at Charleston in November).
• Carolina has won five times this season when it allowed fewer than 60 points (53 by UNC Asheville, 51 by Michigan, 50 by App State, 58 by Virginia and 47 by Boston College).
• Carolina shot 55.2% from the floor vs. FSU, the ninth time this season the Tar Heels made at least half their shots from the floor. Carolina is 9-0 this season when shooting 50% (under Roy Williams UNC was 220-9 when shooting 50% from the floor).
• The Tar Heels are 19th nationally in KenPom's offensive efficiency, scoring 114.3 points per 100 possessions. That is third in the ACC behind Duke (10th) and Syracuse (17th).
• Carolina is allowing 89.7 points in its seven losses and just 66.3 in its 18 victories.
• The Tar Heels are minus 10 in assist-turnovers (76 assists/86 turnovers) in the seven losses, while the opponents are plus 72 (131 assists/59 turnovers).
• While Carolina leads the ACC and is 12th nationally in rebound margin, in their seven losses the Tar Heels have been out-rebounded by nearly one per game.Â
SHAVER JOINS ROSTER
• Will Shaver signed with UNC in November and has joined the team this semester, although he will not play this season.
• The Birmingham, Ala., native began practicing with the team in January.
• Shaver led Oak Mountain High School to back-to-back appearances in the state finals and the 2021 Class 7A title. He averaged 14.3 points and 7.7 rebounds and was named second-team all-state.
TAR HEEL STAFF
• Head coach Hubert Davis is a Tar Heel alum, and so are each of his assistant coaches and members of the basketball staff.
• Assistant coaches Brad Frederick (1996-99), Jeff Lebo (1985-89) and Sean May (2002-05), Director of Recruiting Pat Sullivan (1990-93, 1994-95) and Director of Team and Player Development Jackie Manuel (2001-05) all played for the Tar Heels. Director of Operations Eric Hoots has been on staff for 18 seasons.
• Frederick played on Final Four teams that won ACC championships in 1997 and 1998.
• Lebo is a 20-year head coaching veteran who set 10 UNC records in his playing career.
• May was the Most Outstanding Player of the 2005 NCAA Final Four, scoring 26 points in the national championship game vs. Illinois.
• Manuel was twice named Carolina's defensive player of the year and was a starter on the 2005 NCAA champions.
• Sullivan was a key contributor on the 1993 national champions and is one of seven Tar Heels who have played in three Final Fours.
• Davis, Lebo, May and Frederick combined to score 4,441 points as Tar Heels. Syracuse is the only school whose coaches scored more points at their alma mater than UNC (Gerry McNamara, Adrian Autry, Allen Griffin and Jim Boeheim scored 5,189 for the Orange).
PRO HEELSÂ
NBA
Cole Anthony, Orlando
Harrison Barnes, Sacramento
Tony Bradley, Chicago
Reggie Bullock, Dallas
Ed Davis, Cleveland
Wayne Ellington, Los Angeles Lakers
Danny Green, Philadelphia
Justin Jackson, Phoenix
Cameron Johnson, Phoenix
Nassir Little, Portland
Theo Pinson, Dallas
Day'Ron Sharpe, Brooklyn
Coby White, Chicago
International (source: TarHeelInternational.com)
Nate Britt, Yoast United, The Netherlands
Isaiah Hicks, Seoul Samsung Thunders, South Korea
Desmond Hubert, Al Arabi, Kuwait
Brice Johnson, Toyama Grouses, Japan
Christian Keeling, BC Rustavi, Georgia
Justin Knox, Neo-Phoenix, Japan
Ty Lawson, US Monastir, Tunisia
Sterling Manley, Sichuan Blue Whales, China
Luke Maye, BAXI Manresa, Spain
James Michael McAdoo, Hitachi Sun Rockers, Japan
Kennedy Meeks, Cholet Basket, France
Marcus Paige, Orleans Loiret, France
Justin Pierce, VfL Kircheim Knights, Germany
Reyshawn Terry, Plateros de Fresnillo, Mexico
Deon Thompson, Leones des Ponce, Puerto Rico
J.P. Tokoto, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Israel
Jawad Williams, Yamagata Wyverns, Japan
Kenny Williams, Kolossos Rhodes, Greece
ATHLETICS NAMES MEDIA CENTER TOÂ HONOR WOODY DURHAM
• Carolina Athletics and The Rams Club announced February 14 the media and communications center adjacent to the Dean E. Smith Center will formally be named the Woody Durham Media and Communications Center.
• The Durham family, led by Woody's wife, Jean, and sons, Wes and Taylor, will be recognized at halftime of the UNC-Pittsburgh game. Wes is calling the game for the ACC Network.
• Durham passed away on 3/7/2018 from complications of primary progressive aphasia. He was the play-by-play voice of Carolina football and men's basketball from 1971-2011. The Mebane, N.C., native grew up in Albemarle, N.C., and graduated from Carolina in 1963. He called 23 Tar Heel bowl games, 13 Final Fours and six NCAA championship games, including NCAA title-winning seasons in 1982, 1993, 2005 and 2009.
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