Six Tar Heels On 2024-25 NBA Opening Night Rosters

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October 23, 2024 | Men's Basketball

By: Matt Bowers

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—Six former University of North Carolina players earned spots on NBA opening night rosters as the league opens its 2024-25 season this week.

Tar Heels Cole Anthony (Orlando), Harrison Barnes (San Antonio), Harrison Ingram (San Antonio), Cameron Johnson (Brooklyn), Day'Ron Sharpe (Brooklyn) and Coby White (Chicago) all grabbed spots to start the season.

Seventy-seven alumni from current Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball programs are on opening day NBA rosters for the 2024-25 season, which begins Tuesday evening.

Seventeen of the 18 ACC programs have at least one former player on an NBA opening day roster, while nine schools boast at least three alumni on NBA rosters.

The ACC is represented on 27 of the 30 NBA rosters, with the San Antonio Spurs and Washington Wizards boasting the most former players from ACC schools with six each.