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2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
Cole Anthony
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- New York, N.Y.
- High School:
- Oak Hill Academy (Va.)
THIRD-TEAM ALL-ACC
ACC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
USBWA ALL-DISTRICT III
BASKETBALL TIMES SECOND-TEAM ALL-FRESHMAN
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) • Played 30 or more minutes 20 times.
2019-20 Game Highlights: Game-high 28 points on 8 of 14 shooting (4 of 5 3FGs, 8 of 8 FTs) and seven assists in home win over Wake Forest • The 28 points matched his second-highest scoring output • Season-high seven three-pointers in 11 attempts, scored 25 points (17 in the second half) and had seven assists in the win at Syracuse • Helped UNC shoot 56.7 percent in the second half and 51.6 for the game against the Orange’s zone • Made a season-high 58.3 percent from the floor (7 of 12) for the game and scored 12 of his 19 points in the second half in the home win over NC State • Game-high 23 points and six assists at Notre Dame • Led UNC with 24 points and had a game-high 11 rebounds in the overtime loss to Duke • Was his third double-double of the season – the first UNC freshman to record a double-double vs. Duke since 2011 • Made 14x14 free throws against Boston College, which tied the best single-game performance from the stripe in the Roy Williams Era and the best by a Tar Heel in Smith Center history • Scored six of his 19 points against Oregon in the final 1:04 – drive and score gave UNC a 72-69 lead (after Oregon scored nine straight points), then made both ends of 1-and-1s with 20.7 and 6.0 seconds to play • Scored 34, 20 and 28 in his first three games to become the first Tar Heel to score 82 points in a three-game stretch since Tyler Zeller in 2011 • Became first Tar Heel freshman ever to post consecutive 20-point/10-rebound games when he had a game-high 20 points and 10 boards at UNCW • First Tar Heel point guard ever with back-to-back double-figure rebound games.
Set ACC freshman and UNC all-time debut scoring records with 34 points against Notre Dame • Most points by ACC freshman in first game (previous 33 by Duke’s RJ Barrett) • Most points by any Tar Heel in his first game (previous was 30 by sophomore Lennie Rosenbluth vs. Clemson in 1954) • Most points by a Tar Heel freshman in his debut (28 by Rashad McCants vs. Penn State in 2002) • Game-high 11 rebounds tied UNC record for point guards with Raymond Felton (2005), Ed Cota (1998) and Harvey Salz (1958) • Hit five of his six 3FGs and scored 23 of his 34 in the second half • Scored 15 points in a 29-13 run in which UNC went from down five to leading by 11 • Had five assists to become first Tar Heel with 30/10/5 since Joseph Forte in 2000 vs. Tulsa • First Tar Heel freshman with 30 points and 10 rebounds since Hansbrough in 2006 • NCAA.com National Player of the Week and ACC Player and Freshman of the Week for Nov. 5-10.
Preseason: ACC media’s pick for Preseason ACC Freshman of the Year and first-team all-conference • Also received the second-most votes for ACC Player of the Year (behind Louisville’s Jordan Nwora) • Won Carolina’s 12-minute run and conditioning test in the preseason.
PREP
Played at Archbishop Molloy High School in Briarwood, N.Y., for Coach Mike McCleary for three seasons • Played at Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Va., during his senior year, where he played for Coach Steve Smith • Averaged 18 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 9.5 assists per game at Oak Hill • Took Oak Hill to the semifinals of the GEICO Nationals • 2019 USA Today first-team All America and Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year • 2019 McDonald’s All-American Game MVP, scoring 14 points, five rebounds and seven assists • 2019 Jordan Brand Classic MVP • Member of the U18 USA National Team • Scored 18 points in gold medal game victory and earned all-tournament honors at the 2018 FIBA U18 Americas Championships, where he teamed with Armando Bacot and Coby White • Led Team USA in scoring at the 2019 Nike Hoops Summit • 2018 Nike EYBL MVP, scoring 26.2 points per game for PSA Cardinals.
PERSONAL
Born Cole Hilton Anthony in Portland, Ore., on May 15, 2000 • Moved to New York City as a young child and lived there through his junior year of high school before transferring to Oak Hill • Son of Crystal McCrary and Greg Anthony • His father won an NCAA championship with UNLV in 1990, was a 11-year NBA veteran and holds UNLV career records for assists and steals • Undeclared major.
