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2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Powell, Drake
Jersey Number 9
Drake Powell
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Pittsboro, N.C.
- High School:
- Northwood
Bio
FRESHMAN SEASON (2024-25)
Carolina's Defensive Player of the Year • Led Carolina in plus/minus 10 times, four more times than any other Tar Heel • Shot 49.5% from the floor in all games (56.4% in the last 10 games) • Sixth on the team in scoring (7.4 per game) • Started 13 games at the 4 and the last 11 at the 3 • Scored in double figures 10 times with a season-high 18 points vs. Michigan State • ACC scoring highs of 17 vs. SMU and 16 vs. Miami • Made a 3FG in 22 games with a high of four vs. Michigan State and SMU.
2024-25 Game Highlights: Led UNC at plus 2 in a season-high 35 minutes in the home loss to Duke • Hit three 3FGs and had tied his season-high with three assists at Virginia Tech • Made 5 of 6 field goals, scored 16 points, had six rebounds and was a plus 22 vs. Miami • Scored 11 points in 32 minutes and was a plus 15 vs. Virginia (longest stint since January 11 at NC State • Tied season-high three offensive rebounds (that led to four points) in the home win over NC State • Hit two threes, scored 10 points and made several key defensive plays in win over Pitt (first 3FG tied the game at 51 and the second gave UNC a 56-55 lead) • Scored all 12 of his points at Duke in the second half, when he was 5 for 7 from the floor • Forced a five-second violation on a baseline out of bounds entry that gave UNC the ball and led to the tying basket at the end of regulation in the win over Boston College • Shared primary coverage assignment on Cal's Andrej Stojakovic, the ACC's leading scorer, who scored four points on 3 of 13 shooting • Three-pointer at NC State tied the game after the Wolfpack took its largest lead of the game • Scored 14 of his 17 points in the first half in the win over SMU • Season-high 35 minutes played vs. SMU • Tied his season high with four 3FGs vs. the Mustangs (three in the first half) • Clutch three-pointer with 5:00 to play at Notre Dame tied the game at 64 • Made 6 of 11 field goals and had 14 points at Louisville but fouled out with 4:17 to play • The Cards led 70-69 when he fouled out and out-scored UNC, 13-1, the rest of the game • Twelve points vs. Campbell was his first game in double figures since Michigan State on 11/27 • Made two 3FGs vs. the Camels, first time with multiple threes since the loss to Michigan State • Eight points vs. UCLA was his top scoring game since Maui • Seven points and six rebounds vs. La Salle • Season highs in field goals (7 for 9), threes (4 for 6), scoring (18) and minutes (33) vs. Michigan State • Made a corner three with 1:13 to play to give UNC the lead at 88-87, a lead it would maintain the rest of the game in the win over Dayton • Scored seven points, had 11 rebounds and blocked three shots vs. American • Hit his first three and scored five points in debut vs. Elon.
PREP
Came to UNC from Northwood High School in Pittsboro, where he played for Coach Matt Brown • Averaged 17.7 points (57% FG, 41% 3pt, 82% FT), 7.9 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2.2 steals, and 1.2 blocks per game as a senior • Northwood went 16-0 in league play and advanced to the regional semifinals in 2024 and finished second in the state in 2021 and 2023 • First-team all-state in 2023 and 2024 • Played in the 2024 McDonald’s, Jordan Brand and Iverson all-star games • Two-time NCBCA All-State selection • Mid-Carolina 1A/2A Conference Player of the Year in 2024 and 2023 3A Central Conference player of the year• Notable games from his senior season included a 29-point, 13-rebound double-double in the season-opening win against North Moore, a 25-point outing against North Salem (Oregon) in the Capitol City Classic, a 30-point, 12-rebound game to beat Richmond in the John Wall Invitational and a 22-point night in his final game in the East Regional semifinal at Farmville Central • Averaged 18.6 points, seven rebounds and 3.9 assists per game as a junior • Played AAU for Chris Paul’s CP3.
Personal: Born Sept. 8, 2005, in Durham • The son of Dedric and Cherice Powell • His father played baseball at UNC and mother was an all-state high school basketball player and also attended UNC • His sister, Cera, played volleyball at Virginia Tech and UConn • His brother, Deuce, was a three-sport standout at Northwood, who played basketball at Louisburg College and also attended North Carolina A&T • Cousins with UNC head coach Hubert Davis • Played two seasons of baseball in high school.
Carolina's Defensive Player of the Year • Led Carolina in plus/minus 10 times, four more times than any other Tar Heel • Shot 49.5% from the floor in all games (56.4% in the last 10 games) • Sixth on the team in scoring (7.4 per game) • Started 13 games at the 4 and the last 11 at the 3 • Scored in double figures 10 times with a season-high 18 points vs. Michigan State • ACC scoring highs of 17 vs. SMU and 16 vs. Miami • Made a 3FG in 22 games with a high of four vs. Michigan State and SMU.
2024-25 Game Highlights: Led UNC at plus 2 in a season-high 35 minutes in the home loss to Duke • Hit three 3FGs and had tied his season-high with three assists at Virginia Tech • Made 5 of 6 field goals, scored 16 points, had six rebounds and was a plus 22 vs. Miami • Scored 11 points in 32 minutes and was a plus 15 vs. Virginia (longest stint since January 11 at NC State • Tied season-high three offensive rebounds (that led to four points) in the home win over NC State • Hit two threes, scored 10 points and made several key defensive plays in win over Pitt (first 3FG tied the game at 51 and the second gave UNC a 56-55 lead) • Scored all 12 of his points at Duke in the second half, when he was 5 for 7 from the floor • Forced a five-second violation on a baseline out of bounds entry that gave UNC the ball and led to the tying basket at the end of regulation in the win over Boston College • Shared primary coverage assignment on Cal's Andrej Stojakovic, the ACC's leading scorer, who scored four points on 3 of 13 shooting • Three-pointer at NC State tied the game after the Wolfpack took its largest lead of the game • Scored 14 of his 17 points in the first half in the win over SMU • Season-high 35 minutes played vs. SMU • Tied his season high with four 3FGs vs. the Mustangs (three in the first half) • Clutch three-pointer with 5:00 to play at Notre Dame tied the game at 64 • Made 6 of 11 field goals and had 14 points at Louisville but fouled out with 4:17 to play • The Cards led 70-69 when he fouled out and out-scored UNC, 13-1, the rest of the game • Twelve points vs. Campbell was his first game in double figures since Michigan State on 11/27 • Made two 3FGs vs. the Camels, first time with multiple threes since the loss to Michigan State • Eight points vs. UCLA was his top scoring game since Maui • Seven points and six rebounds vs. La Salle • Season highs in field goals (7 for 9), threes (4 for 6), scoring (18) and minutes (33) vs. Michigan State • Made a corner three with 1:13 to play to give UNC the lead at 88-87, a lead it would maintain the rest of the game in the win over Dayton • Scored seven points, had 11 rebounds and blocked three shots vs. American • Hit his first three and scored five points in debut vs. Elon.
PREP
Came to UNC from Northwood High School in Pittsboro, where he played for Coach Matt Brown • Averaged 17.7 points (57% FG, 41% 3pt, 82% FT), 7.9 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2.2 steals, and 1.2 blocks per game as a senior • Northwood went 16-0 in league play and advanced to the regional semifinals in 2024 and finished second in the state in 2021 and 2023 • First-team all-state in 2023 and 2024 • Played in the 2024 McDonald’s, Jordan Brand and Iverson all-star games • Two-time NCBCA All-State selection • Mid-Carolina 1A/2A Conference Player of the Year in 2024 and 2023 3A Central Conference player of the year• Notable games from his senior season included a 29-point, 13-rebound double-double in the season-opening win against North Moore, a 25-point outing against North Salem (Oregon) in the Capitol City Classic, a 30-point, 12-rebound game to beat Richmond in the John Wall Invitational and a 22-point night in his final game in the East Regional semifinal at Farmville Central • Averaged 18.6 points, seven rebounds and 3.9 assists per game as a junior • Played AAU for Chris Paul’s CP3.
Personal: Born Sept. 8, 2005, in Durham • The son of Dedric and Cherice Powell • His father played baseball at UNC and mother was an all-state high school basketball player and also attended UNC • His sister, Cera, played volleyball at Virginia Tech and UConn • His brother, Deuce, was a three-sport standout at Northwood, who played basketball at Louisburg College and also attended North Carolina A&T • Cousins with UNC head coach Hubert Davis • Played two seasons of baseball in high school.
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