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2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Nance, Pete
Jersey Number 32
Pete Nance
- Height:
- 6-11
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Akron, Ohio
- High School:
- Revere (Richfield, Ohio)
Bio
Compiled 1,324 points, 759 rebounds, 138 three-pointers, 238 assists and 122 blocks in 137 games • Made 105 starts • Scored in double-figures 69 times with 14 double-doubles (five as a Tar Heel) • Transferred to Carolina after playing 107 games in four seasons at Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., where he graduated with a degree in radio, television and film.
GRADUATE SEASON (2022-23)
Started at power forward in all 30 games in which he played • Averaged 10.0 points and 6.0 rebounds (averaged 9.6 points and 5.4 boards in four seasons at Northwestern) • Led UNC in blocks (34), was second on the team in free throw percentage (.816) and third in three-pointers (32) and rebounding • Made five 3FGs vs. Portland, four vs. Virginia and three in three games • Scored in double figures 15 times with 20 or more three times (three straight games for the first time since early December) • Led the Tar Heels in scoring five times (Portland, Indiana, Virginia Tech, Syracuse and Virginia) • Double-figure rebounds six times with a high of 12 at Indiana • Made 23 of his last 25 free throws • Missed three games (Notre Dame, Virginia and Louisville) due to a back strain he originally suffered December 30 at Pittsburgh and aggravated in the opening moments of the Wake Forest game on January 4.
2022-23 Game Highlights: Tied his season high with four blocks vs. Boston College in the ACC Tournament • Fifth double-double (second in three games) with 15 and 10, hit three 3FGs and all six of his FTs at Florida State • Game-high 22 points with four blocks in win over No. 6 Virginia • Made all four of his three-point attempts, all in the first half, as UNC built a 42-26 lead • All four blocks came in the second half as UNC protected its lead • First Tar Heel with four 3FGs and four blocks since Danny Green vs. Valparaiso in 2007 (and just the third to ever do that) • Season- and game-high five assists plus 11 points and 10 boards (including a career-high five offensive rebounds that led to eight of his 11 points) at Notre Dame • All five of his assists came in the second half • Tied his career high with four offensive rebounds at NC State • Season-high three offensive rebounds and three blocks vs. Miami • Had 11 points and 10 rebounds at Wake Forest, his first double-double since December 4 at Virginia Tech • Game-high 21 points (most in an ACC game), including the game-winning basket with 17.7 seconds to play at Syracuse • Was his 10th career 20-point game • Matched his career high with eight made free throws, tied his season-high with three assists and had a career-high three steals • Grabbed eight rebounds, had one highlight reel drive and dunk and was a plus 14 in the win over NC State • Was his best plus/minus in an ACC game since the opener vs. Georgia Tech • Returned to the lineup against Boston College and made two early threes • Played only two minutes vs. Wake Forest due a strained back, which he initially injured in the first half at Pittsburgh • Made a turnaround, 16-foot jumper as time expired to send game to overtime as UNC went on to beat No. 23 Ohio State, 89-84 • Double-doubles in UNC’s two road games – 18 and 10 at Virginia Tech and 15 and 12 at Indiana • Made a career-high five threes and tied his career high with 28 points in the 89-81 win at Portland • Scored 20 of his 28 in the second half • Eighteen points (16 in first half) and three blocks vs. Gardner-Webb.
SENIOR SEASON (2021-22)
Earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors, leading the team in scoring (career-high 14.6), rebounding (6.5), three-point percentage (career-best .452) and blocks (career-high 34) • Made 42 of 93 three-pointers and had 81 assists to only 44 turnovers • Shot nearly 50 percent from the floor, making 166 of 344 field goal attempts (.497) • One of only two players in the Big Ten to average 14 points, six rebounds and 2.5 assists • Scored in double figures in 26 of 30 contests • Started all 30 games • Was 15th in the Big Ten in scoring average and eighth in blocks • Scored 20 or more points six times with a season- and career-best 28 vs. Maryland • Scored 22 vs. High Point, 21 vs. Illinois and 20 vs. Providence, Ohio State and Nebraska • Five double-doubles in points and rebounds • Season-high 14 rebounds vs. Maryland • Also had a 17-point/10-rebound double-double in a road win over the Terps • Made at least one three in 21 games, multiple threes 14 times with a high of four in a 20-point outing against Nebraska • Had 20 points, five boards and five assists against Providence and 15 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four blocks against Wake Forest.
JUNIOR SEASON (2020-21)
Averaged 11.1 points and a career-high 6.8 rebounds • Shot 49.5% from the floor, 36.4% from three and a career-high 78 • Third on the team in scoring and assists (42) • Scored in double figures in 15 of 24 games with highs of 21 at Iowa and 20 at Purdue • Season-high 12 rebounds at Wisconsin • One double-double (15 points, 12 rebounds and four assists vs. Michigan State) • Made multiple three-pointers eight times with a high of three at Iowa and Purdue • Five assists with 16 points and nine boards at home vs. Iowa.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2019-20)
Averaged 8.5 points and 6.0 rebounds • Led the team in blocks (29) and was second in rebounding • Made 20 starts in 30 games • Led the Wildcats in scoring six times, including a season-high 19 points against Merrimack • Scored in double figures 12 times, including nine times against Big Ten opponents • Three double-doubles • Season-best 14 rebounds and had five blocks at Nebraska • Scored 15 points against Minnesota in the Big Ten Tournament • That was one of two games in which he made three three-pointers • Made multiple threes eight times.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2018-19)
Averaged 2.9 points in just under 14 minutes a game as a freshman • Played in 23 games with one start (at Michigan) • Scored in double figures once with 10 points vs. Binghamton • Season-high five rebounds late in the year against Purdue.
PREP
Played for Coach Dean Rahas at Revere High School in Richfield, Ohio • All-Ohio Division II first team and OHSAA and Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association Player of the Year • USA TODAY first-team all-state • Touchdown Club of Greater Akron Boy’s Basketball Player of the Year • Participated in the Ohio vs. Kentucky Senior All-Star Game and Plain Rotary All-Star Classic • Finalist for Ohio Mr. Basketball Award • Team captain and leading scorer in Revere history • Led Revere to its first district title, scoring 24 points and assisting on the game-winning basket in the district finals • Won multiple AAU tournaments with the Akron Bobcats.
Personal
Born Pete Lucas Nance on Feb. 19, 2000, in Akron, Ohio • Son of Larry and Jaynee Nance • Larry Sr. scored 1,341 points at Clemson from 1977-81 and played 13 seasons in the NBA with the Phoenix Suns and Cleveland Cavaliers • His brother, Larry Jr., was a first-round selection by the Los Angeles Lakers in 2015 and has played seven seasons in the NBA for the Lakers, Cavaliers, Portland and New Orleans • His sister, Casey, played basketball at Dayton.
GRADUATE SEASON (2022-23)
Started at power forward in all 30 games in which he played • Averaged 10.0 points and 6.0 rebounds (averaged 9.6 points and 5.4 boards in four seasons at Northwestern) • Led UNC in blocks (34), was second on the team in free throw percentage (.816) and third in three-pointers (32) and rebounding • Made five 3FGs vs. Portland, four vs. Virginia and three in three games • Scored in double figures 15 times with 20 or more three times (three straight games for the first time since early December) • Led the Tar Heels in scoring five times (Portland, Indiana, Virginia Tech, Syracuse and Virginia) • Double-figure rebounds six times with a high of 12 at Indiana • Made 23 of his last 25 free throws • Missed three games (Notre Dame, Virginia and Louisville) due to a back strain he originally suffered December 30 at Pittsburgh and aggravated in the opening moments of the Wake Forest game on January 4.
2022-23 Game Highlights: Tied his season high with four blocks vs. Boston College in the ACC Tournament • Fifth double-double (second in three games) with 15 and 10, hit three 3FGs and all six of his FTs at Florida State • Game-high 22 points with four blocks in win over No. 6 Virginia • Made all four of his three-point attempts, all in the first half, as UNC built a 42-26 lead • All four blocks came in the second half as UNC protected its lead • First Tar Heel with four 3FGs and four blocks since Danny Green vs. Valparaiso in 2007 (and just the third to ever do that) • Season- and game-high five assists plus 11 points and 10 boards (including a career-high five offensive rebounds that led to eight of his 11 points) at Notre Dame • All five of his assists came in the second half • Tied his career high with four offensive rebounds at NC State • Season-high three offensive rebounds and three blocks vs. Miami • Had 11 points and 10 rebounds at Wake Forest, his first double-double since December 4 at Virginia Tech • Game-high 21 points (most in an ACC game), including the game-winning basket with 17.7 seconds to play at Syracuse • Was his 10th career 20-point game • Matched his career high with eight made free throws, tied his season-high with three assists and had a career-high three steals • Grabbed eight rebounds, had one highlight reel drive and dunk and was a plus 14 in the win over NC State • Was his best plus/minus in an ACC game since the opener vs. Georgia Tech • Returned to the lineup against Boston College and made two early threes • Played only two minutes vs. Wake Forest due a strained back, which he initially injured in the first half at Pittsburgh • Made a turnaround, 16-foot jumper as time expired to send game to overtime as UNC went on to beat No. 23 Ohio State, 89-84 • Double-doubles in UNC’s two road games – 18 and 10 at Virginia Tech and 15 and 12 at Indiana • Made a career-high five threes and tied his career high with 28 points in the 89-81 win at Portland • Scored 20 of his 28 in the second half • Eighteen points (16 in first half) and three blocks vs. Gardner-Webb.
SENIOR SEASON (2021-22)
Earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors, leading the team in scoring (career-high 14.6), rebounding (6.5), three-point percentage (career-best .452) and blocks (career-high 34) • Made 42 of 93 three-pointers and had 81 assists to only 44 turnovers • Shot nearly 50 percent from the floor, making 166 of 344 field goal attempts (.497) • One of only two players in the Big Ten to average 14 points, six rebounds and 2.5 assists • Scored in double figures in 26 of 30 contests • Started all 30 games • Was 15th in the Big Ten in scoring average and eighth in blocks • Scored 20 or more points six times with a season- and career-best 28 vs. Maryland • Scored 22 vs. High Point, 21 vs. Illinois and 20 vs. Providence, Ohio State and Nebraska • Five double-doubles in points and rebounds • Season-high 14 rebounds vs. Maryland • Also had a 17-point/10-rebound double-double in a road win over the Terps • Made at least one three in 21 games, multiple threes 14 times with a high of four in a 20-point outing against Nebraska • Had 20 points, five boards and five assists against Providence and 15 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four blocks against Wake Forest.
JUNIOR SEASON (2020-21)
Averaged 11.1 points and a career-high 6.8 rebounds • Shot 49.5% from the floor, 36.4% from three and a career-high 78 • Third on the team in scoring and assists (42) • Scored in double figures in 15 of 24 games with highs of 21 at Iowa and 20 at Purdue • Season-high 12 rebounds at Wisconsin • One double-double (15 points, 12 rebounds and four assists vs. Michigan State) • Made multiple three-pointers eight times with a high of three at Iowa and Purdue • Five assists with 16 points and nine boards at home vs. Iowa.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2019-20)
Averaged 8.5 points and 6.0 rebounds • Led the team in blocks (29) and was second in rebounding • Made 20 starts in 30 games • Led the Wildcats in scoring six times, including a season-high 19 points against Merrimack • Scored in double figures 12 times, including nine times against Big Ten opponents • Three double-doubles • Season-best 14 rebounds and had five blocks at Nebraska • Scored 15 points against Minnesota in the Big Ten Tournament • That was one of two games in which he made three three-pointers • Made multiple threes eight times.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2018-19)
Averaged 2.9 points in just under 14 minutes a game as a freshman • Played in 23 games with one start (at Michigan) • Scored in double figures once with 10 points vs. Binghamton • Season-high five rebounds late in the year against Purdue.
PREP
Played for Coach Dean Rahas at Revere High School in Richfield, Ohio • All-Ohio Division II first team and OHSAA and Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association Player of the Year • USA TODAY first-team all-state • Touchdown Club of Greater Akron Boy’s Basketball Player of the Year • Participated in the Ohio vs. Kentucky Senior All-Star Game and Plain Rotary All-Star Classic • Finalist for Ohio Mr. Basketball Award • Team captain and leading scorer in Revere history • Led Revere to its first district title, scoring 24 points and assisting on the game-winning basket in the district finals • Won multiple AAU tournaments with the Akron Bobcats.
Personal
Born Pete Lucas Nance on Feb. 19, 2000, in Akron, Ohio • Son of Larry and Jaynee Nance • Larry Sr. scored 1,341 points at Clemson from 1977-81 and played 13 seasons in the NBA with the Phoenix Suns and Cleveland Cavaliers • His brother, Larry Jr., was a first-round selection by the Los Angeles Lakers in 2015 and has played seven seasons in the NBA for the Lakers, Cavaliers, Portland and New Orleans • His sister, Casey, played basketball at Dayton.
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