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2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
Kerwin Walton
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Hopkins, Minn.
- High School:
- Hopkins
FRESHMAN SEASON (2020-21)
Academic All-ACC team honoree • Led the team in three-pointers (58) and three-point percentage (.420) • Set UNC freshman record for the highest three-point percentage with at least 50 made threes (previous was .414 by Rashad McCants in 2002-03) • Made 20 starts (every game since 12/30 except Senior Night) • ACC Freshman of the Week for his play against Northeastern and Louisville • Ninth in the ACC in threes made per game • Was second in the ACC in threes made per conference game (2.56) behind Virginia’s Sam Hauser and Syracuse’s Buddy Boeheim • Made three or more 3FGs 12 times, including a season-high five against Louisville and four against Notre Dame, Florida State and Duke (twice) • UNC went 8-4 when he made three or more 3FGs • Fifty-eight of his 79 field goals were three-pointers • Scored in double figures 11 times with a high of 19 vs. Louisville • UNC was 9-2 when he scored in double figures • Averaged 8.2 points for the season, including 10.0 ppg in the last 23 games • Second on the team in assist/turnover ratio with 53 assists and 34 turnovers (1.6) • Made 21 of 25 (.840) from the free throw line • Third on the team in plus/minus at plus 114 and led the team in most games with a positive plus/minus (19).
Scored all 11 of his points (including three 3FGs) in the second half in the ACC semifinal loss to Florida State • Added a season-high five rebounds and two steals vs. the Seminoles • Was just the second time in 11 games UNC lost when he scored in double figures (both losses against FSU) • Shared team scoring honors for first time with 18 points in the home win over Duke • Made 6 of 9 shots from the floor (4 of 7 3FGs) vs. the Blue Devils • Tied his season high with three two-point field goals (also vs. Syracuse on 1/12) • Scored 10 of his 13 points, had three assists and no turnovers in the second half and was 4 for 4 from the FT line in the last 58 seconds in the win over Florida State • Hit a key three-pointer with just under 5:00 to play after FSU had cut UNC’s lead from seven points to two • Season-highs in points (19), field goals (7), three-pointers (5) and assists (tied with 4) against Louisville • Had tied his previous season highs with four threes and 14 points in just the first half vs. the Cardinals • Became the first Tar Heel to make five threes in a game all season • Matched his season high with 14 points vs. Northeastern • Made all four of his three-point attempts and scored 12 points at Duke • Hit two threes, both in the final 5:41, and had four assists in the win over NC State • Second 3FG came with 4:09 to play after State cut UNC’s 14-point lead to six • Season highs in field goals (five) and points (14) and tied his season high with four three-pointers at Florida State • Played a season-high 29 minutes and took a season-high 13 shots (10 3FGA) in Tallahassee • Three of his four field goals vs. Syracuse were two-pointers (came into the game with two two-pointers in the first 11 games) • Scored 13 points and had four assists at Miami • His first blocked shot of the season led to a transition three-pointer by Leaky Black that gave UNC the lead with 1:42 to play • Made four three-pointers in a game for the first time vs. Notre Dame • Three with 2:22 to play gave Carolina a 62-61 lead • Made his first start at Georgia Tech, hitting three second-half three-pointers and adding a season-high four assists • The three 3FGs came in a span of 2:49, breaking a tie game and giving Carolina a 64-59 lead • Then-season-high 13 points, 10 in the second half, in the win over Kentucky (had scored six points in the first six games) • Was 3 for 3 from three-point range and 4 for 4 from the line vs. Kentucky • Hit back-to-back threes that tied the game at 49, then gave UNC the lead for good with a pair of free throws coming out of a TV break • Was plus 14 against the Wildcats • Had three assists and two steals and was the only Tar Heel with a positive plus-minus at Iowa • Made Carolina’s only three-pointer vs. Texas • First collegiate three came in the win over UNLV • Two assists in his debut vs. Charleston.
PREP
Averaged 26 points and 11 rebounds as a senior at Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minn., a suburb of Minneapolis. • Played for Coach Ken Novak • Named to the Star Tribune’s All-Metro first team as a senior after leading the Royals to a 24-5 record and the 4-A section title • Hopkins was the state champion in 2019.
PERSONAL
Born Kerwin Kamal Walton on Oct. 20, 2001, in Robbinsdale, Minn. • Son of Kerwin Walton and Dolores Perry • Chose No. 24 to honor Kobe Bryant • Excels at badminton and drawing.
