UNC Basketball World

UNC is back in the AP Poll at #25 after dropping out during Week 5.   After going on a four-game losing streak consisting of Iowa State (neutral), Alabama (neutral), Indiana (road), and Virginia Tech (road). They were able to turn the tables and go on a four-game winning streak against Georgia Tech (home), The Citadel (home), Ohio State (neutral), and Michigan (neutral).   This is a very impressive turnaround by the Tar Heels, as they look to have found something within their offense that keeps the engine running during the games, allowing them to come out with the win.   UNC looks to keep this progression going as they close out December on the road this Friday, December 30th, against Pittsburgh.  

UNC By The Numbers For Each Player Against Michigan  Starters  R.J Davis - 38 MIN, 19 PTS, 5 AST, 6 REB, 6-15 FG, 4-8 3PT, 3-4 FT Caleb Love - 35 MIN, 18 PTS, 4 AST, 5 REB, 6-13 FG, 1-5 3PT, 5-7 FT Leaky Black - 29 MIN, 9 PTS, 10 REB, 4-7 FG, 1-3 3PT, 0-2 FT Pete Nance - 26 MIN, 3 PTS, 6 REB, 1-4 FG, 0-2 3PT, 1-1 FT Armando Bacot - 32 MIN, 26 PTS, 5 REB, 11-15 FG, 4-7 FT   Bench  Puff Johnson - 21 MIN, 3 PTS, 1-3 FG, 1-1 3PT, 0-2 FT Seth Trimble - 17 MIN, 1 PTS, 0-1 FG, 0-1 3PT, 1-2 FT Jalen Washington - 1 MIN, 1 PTS, 0-0 FG, 1-2 FT  Tyler Nickel - 1 MIN, 0-0 FG      The Highly Touted Matchup Between Bacot And Dickinson Arguably the two top big men in their respective conferences, this individual matchup of Armando Bacot and Hunter Dickinson was very anticipated ahead of this game. Though it was Bacot who came out on top in this battle, he finished the game scoring 26 points on 11 of 15 shooting from the field, while Dickinson fin...

UNC By The Numbers For Each Player Against Ohio State  Starters R.J Davis - 40 MIN, 21 PTS, 4 AST, 6-13 FG, 1-5 3PT, 8-9 FT Caleb Love - 42 MIN, 22 PTS, 7 AST, 8-20 FG, 4-13 3PT, 2-2 FT  Leaky Black - 34 MIN, 7 PTS, 6 REB, 2-5 FG, 1-2 3PT, 2-4 FT Pete Nance - 40 MIN, 8 PTS, 10 REB, 4-11 FG, 0-6 3PT Armando Bacot - 37 MIN, 28 PTS, 15 REB, 11-19 FG, 6-9 FT Bench  Puff Johnson - 13 MIN, 2 PTS, 2 STL, 1-2 FG, 0-1 FT  Seth Trimble - 11 MIN, 0 PTS, 1 AST Tyler Nickel - 5 MIN, 1 PTS, 0-2 FG, 0-2 3PT, 1-2 FT Dontrez Styles - 2 MIN, 0 PTS, 0-0 FG Jalen Washington - 0 MIN, 0-0 FG  Armando Bacot Dominated The Buckeyes Inside  UNC needed every bit of help they could get from their senior big man, Armando Bacot, who is still not even 100% with his shoulder injury, as he said in his postgame interview following the Tar Heels win. He provided just that and some more. As Bacot bullied his way inside the paint, he got bucket after bucket as his teammates continued to feed h...

UNC By The Numbers For Each Player Against The Citadel Starters R.J Davis - 20 MIN, 6 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST, 2-6 FG, 2-4 3PT Caleb Love - 29 MIN, 17 PTS, 3 REB,  6 AST, 6-10 FG, 4-6 3PT  Leaky Black - 14 MIN, 5 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1-2 FG, 3-4 FT Pete Nance - 22 MIN, 16 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK, 5-6 Armando Bacot - 26 MIN, 14 PTS, 11 REB, 5-9 FG, 4-6 FT Bench  Seth Trimble - 21 MIN, 2 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 0-5 FG, 2-2 FT Tyler Nickel -  18 MIN, 16 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 5-10 FG, 3-8 3PT, 3-3 FT Dontrez Styles - 16 MIN, 9 PTS, 6 REB, 3-4 FG, 1-2 3PT Puff Johnson - 7 MIN, 1 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 0-2 FG, 0-1 3PT Justin Mckoy - 7 MIN, 3 PTS, 2 REB, 1-3 FG, 1-3 3PT Jalen Washington - 6 MIN, 6 PTS, 2-4 FG, 2-3 FT Will Shaver - 5 MIN, 0 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 0-1 FG  Jackson Watkins - 2 MIN, 3 PTS, 1 AST, 1-1 FG, 1-1 3PT Creighton Lebo - 2 MIN, 2 PTS, 1 AST, 1-2 FG, 0-1 3PT Duwe Farris - 2 MIN, 0 PTS Beau Maye - 2 MIN, 0 PTS, 2 REB Rob Landry - 1 MIN, 0 PTS, 0-0 FG Armando Bacot With Anot...

UNC By The Numbers For Each Player Against Georgia Tech  Starters R.J Davis - 35 MIN, 22 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 8-13 FG, 1-2 3PT  Caleb Love - 31 MIN, 10 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 4-12 FG, 1-6 3PT  Leaky Black - 35 MIN, 1 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 0-4 FG, 0-1 3PT Pete Nance - 31 MIN, 11 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 3-4 FG, 1-2 3PT Armando Bacot - 34 MIN, 21 PTS, 13 REB, 8-16 FG, 0-1 3PT Bench  Seth Trimble - 15 MIN, 4 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL, 1-1 FG Puff Johnson - 12 MIN, 2 PTS, 2 REB, 1-1 FG Tyler Nickel - 5 MIN, 2 PTS, 1-1 FG Jalen Washington - 2 MIN, 2 PTS, 1-1 FG Big Nights For Armando Bacot and R.J Davis  In UNC's second game in ACC play after losing the first outing to Virginia Tech, with the help of big nights from both Armando Bacot and R.J Davis contributed 21 and 22 points. Along with each having double figures in rebounds, played such a huge factor in UNC snapping their four-game losing streak.   UNC was able to establish Armando's post presence down inside, feeding him t...

UNC By The Numbers For Each Player Against Virginia Tech  Starters R.J Davis - 36 MIN, 18 PTS, 4 REBS, 6-11 FG, 0-4 3PT, 6-7 FT Caleb Love - 31 MIN, 18 PTS, 3 REBS, 5-10 FG, 2-5 3PT, 6-9 FT Leaky Black - 25 MIN, 2 PTS, 2 BLKS, 1-3 FG, 0-1 3PT Puff Johnson - 12 MIN, 0 PTS, 0-2 FG, 0-1 FT Pete Nance - 37 MIN, 18 PTS, 10 REBS, 6-13 FG, 1-3 3PT, 1-3 3PT, 5-6 FT  Bench  Tyler Nickel - 25 MIN, 8 PTS, 2 REBS, 3-5 FG, 0-1 3PT, 2-3 FT Seth Trimble - 22 MIN, 6 PTS, 3 REBS, 3-3 FG Dontrez Styles - 9 MIN, 0 PTS, 0-3 FG, 0-2 3PT Justin Mckoy - 2 MIN, 2 PTS, 0-1 FG, 2-2 FT Will Shaver - 1 MIN, 0 PTS, 0-0 FG Injuries Hurt Carolina  Following the game against Indiana, Armando Bacot, who injured his shoulder was in big question as to if he was going to play this game against the Hokies. Despite participating in warmups pre-game, Armando ended up not playing a single minute being unable to help out the Tar Heels snap their 3-game losing streak.  It was extremely hurtful to see Ba...

UNC By The Numbers For Each Player Against Indiana  Starters R.J Davis - 33 MIN, 11 PTS, 7 REBS, 4-11 FG, 1-2 3PT Caleb Love - 32 MIN, 13 PTS, 3 REBS, 5-16 FG, 2-7 3PT Leaky Black - 30 MIN, 0 PTS, 3 REBS, 0-2 FG  Pete Nance - 36 MIN, 15 PTS, 12 REBS, 4-11 FG, 1-7 3PT Armando Bacot - 28 MIN, 12 PTS, 10 REBS, 4-10 FG,  Bench Puff Johnson - 14 MIN, 6 PTS, 2 STLS, 6-7 FT D'Marco Dunn - 17 MIN, 5 PTS, 2-6 FG, 1-2 3PT Seth Trimble - 9 MIN, 3 PTS, 1-1 FG, 1-2 FT  Tyler Nickel - 1 MIN, 0 PTS, 0 REBS, 0-0 FG  Armando Gets Hurt Early In The Game  Coming off an ankle injury from the last game against Alabama in the Phil Knight Invitational, Armando Bacot was still ready to go for the matchup against Indiana. Where he was much needed to faceoff against one of the country's best big men in Trayce Jackson-Davis. Early in the game, Armando went up for a block on Jackson-Davis, the event that lead to his shoulder injury. Afterward, you could see him then grab and stretch t...