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2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
Andrew Platek
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Guilderland, N.Y.
- High School:
- Northfield Mount Hermon School (Mass.)
Scored 334 points in 127 career games • Started 11 games, including nine as a junior in 2019-20 • Made 46 of his 123 field goals from three • Had 94 assists and 57 turnovers (1.6 a/to).
SENIOR SEASON (2020-21)
Averaged 3.7 points • Fourth on the team with 18 threes • Was 18 for 55 (.327) from three • Made at least one three in 15 games • Scored in double figures three times (twice in his first three seasons) • Scored 70 of his 107 points in the first 12 games.
Made a career-high four free throws and scored seven points in ACC Tourney win over Notre Dame • Two assists on Senior Night vs. Duke • Led UNC in assists (first time in 2020-21 and fourth time in his career) with a season-high five and was plus 27 vs. Louisville • Tied his career high with four field goals and scored nine points vs. Northeastern • Team-high plus 22 against the Huskies (best +/- since he was plus 27 in the opener vs. Charleston) • Also won his third season/career defensive player of the game award vs. Northeastern • Was a team-best plus 12 in the second half in the win over Syracuse • Had a career-high three offensive rebounds vs. the Orange, including one with 1:20 to play that led to a UNC basket and a 75-70 lead • Made the game-winning basket on a baseline drive with 3.6 seconds to play in the 67-65 win at Miami • Defensive player of the game at Miami, helping limit the Canes to 65 points and 35 percent shooting • Three-pointer with 6:09 to play against Kentucky gave UNC a 59-54 lead • Made two threes vs. NC Central, the third time this season and ninth time in his career he made multiple threes • Only Tar Heel to make a three against NCCU and scored eight of his 11 points vs. the Eagles in the second half • Scored eight of his 11 points vs. UNLV in the first half, helping UNC overcome a 13-0 deficit (hit a three for UNC’s first points and another three to cut the deficit to six) • Scored 11 points in just 15 minutes vs. NCCU • Made two 3FGs and scored 10 points at Iowa • Earned his first career defensive player of the game award (tied his career high with two blocks and made a career-high four steals) and was plus 27 in the opener vs. Charleston.
JUNIOR SEASON (2019-20)
Averaged 3.9 points and 1.4 assists in 17.9 minutes per game • Season-high nine points against Louisville, Duke and Gardner-Webb • Had 27 assists/11 turnovers and went 20 for 54 from the floor in nine starts from 1/11/20 to 2/11/20 • Made two three-pointers four times (Notre Dame, Wofford, Gonzaga and Louisville) • Made 13 of 57 from three-point range, including 8 of 35 in ACC play • Had 44 assists and 19 turnovers (2.3) • Played 555 minutes (played 117 as a sophomore) • Averaged 6.5 minutes over the last six games.
2019-20 Game Highlights: Hit a three and scored six points in ACC Tournament win over Virginia Tech • Matched his season scoring high with nine points at Louisville (made two threes against the Cards and converted a three-point play) • Was the first time he made multiple threes since Gonzaga on 12/18/19 • Matched his season high with nine points and had seven rebounds and five assists in 36 minutes in the OT loss against Duke • Runner in the lane tied the game at 91 after Duke had built a five-point lead • Went 4 for 5 from the floor for eight points in the win at NC State – driving layup gave Carolina a 10-point lead • Four FGs tied his career high • Had seven points and three assists in 48 minutes in the double-overtime loss at Virginia Tech (played 57 minutes in all regular-season conference games a year ago) • Led UNC with four assists at Pitt in his second career start • Made his first career start against Clemson on 1/11 – played 38 minutes and had eight points, tied his career high with four field goals and had career bests with eight rebounds and a team-high six assists • The eight points were the most he scored since he had nine against Gardner-Webb on 11/15 • Did not play against Yale and Georgia Tech due to a left ankle injury • Scored seven of his nine points in the second half against Gardner-Webb (hit a 3FG after G-W cut a 14-point deficit to four, then made a layup to give UNC a six-point lead and fed Anthony for a three to up UNC’s edge to nine) • Four assists at UNCW, the first time as a Tar Heel he led the team in assists • Went 2 for 2 from three-point range and finished with eight points, four rebounds and two assists in the opener against Notre Dame • Played 25 minutes vs. the Irish (previous high was 17 as a freshman against Western Carolina; last year, his high was 11 against UNCW) • Eight points were the most he scored since he had 11 vs. Western Carolina on 12/6/17.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2018-19)
Played in 32 games • Averaged 1.1 points and 0.3 rebounds • Shot 14 of 30 from the floor overall (.467), including 5 of 15 from three-point range (.333) • Scored a season-high six points in the win at Elon and added five in the win at Wake Forest.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2017-18)
Averaged 2.0 points in 7.5 minutes per game • Shot 49.1 percent from the field (27 of 55) and 10 of 27 (.370) from three-point range • Had 18 assists and 10 turnovers • Scored five first-half points in the win at Syracuse • Season-high 15 minutes, including his first action at the point, at Clemson • ACC-best five points in the overtime loss to NC State • Hit his first ACC three-pointer at Virginia Tech • Made a season-high three 3FGs and had three assists vs. WCU • Scored seven points (3x3 FG) against Tulane • Scored in double figures for the first time as a Tar Heel with 12 points in just 10 minutes against Portland • First time with multiple threes when he hit two against the Pilots.
PREP
Averaged 13.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists at Northfield Mount Hermon School in Massachusetts • Played two seasons for Coach John Carroll at NMH • Also played three years at Guilderland High School for Coach Mike Parks • Averaged 25.3 points in his final season at Guilderland • Teammate of UNC freshman Walker Miller with the Albany City Rocks on the Nike EYBL circuit • Led his team to a school-record 30 wins, New England Prep League regular-season and Tournament 4A championships • Made 86 three-pointers and shot 38 percent from three-point range • Earned first-team All-New England Prep honors and was the team captain • Scored 22 points in the Jordan Brand Regional Game played in Brooklyn • Also played lacrosse • Member of the Dean’s List for two years at NMH • National honors society student • Favorite former Tar Heels are Danny Green and Bobby Frasor.
PERSONAL
Born Andrew Theodore Platek in Albany, N.Y. • Son of Michael Platek and Catherine Schunk • Birthday is April 8 • Majoring in exercise and sport science.
