UNC Basketball World

By Jeremiah Artacho UNC By The Numbers For Each Player Against Virginia Starters  R.J Davis - 37 MIN, 16 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 5-10 FG, 2-4 3PT, 4-4 FT Caleb Love - 37 MIN, 10 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2-12 FG, 1-8 3PT, 5-6 FT Leaky Black - 34 MIN, 4 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST, 1-3 FG, 1-2 3PT, 1-2 FT Pete Nance - 33 MIN, 22 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 7-10 FG, 4-4 3PT, 4-4 FT Armando Bacot - 25 MIN, 11 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 4-6 FG, 0-0 3PT, 3-4 FT Bench  Puff Johnson - 24  MIN, 8 PTS, 5 REB, 0 AST, 3-4 FG, 2-3 3PT, 0-2 FT Jalen Washington - 4  MIN, 0 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 0-0 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-0 FT Seth Trimble -  3 MIN, 0 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 0-0 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-0 FT D'Marco Dunn -  3 MIN, 0 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 0-0 FG, 0-1 3PT, 0-0 FT Pete Nance Had An All-Around Performance  During a very important game for UNC, which plays a huge part of their NCAA Tournament resume in hopes of making it with the regular season coming down to its final games.   Pete Nance put up an outstanding per...

By Jeremiah Artacho UNC By The Numbers For Each Player Against Notre Dame Starters  R.J Davis - 33 MIN, 12 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 5-10 FG, 0-4 3PT, 2-2 FT Caleb Love - 32 MIN, 16 PTS, 5 REB, 0 AST, 5-11 FG, 2-6 3PT, 4-4 FT Leaky Black - 39 MIN, 6 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 2-11 FG, 0-3 3PT, 2-2 FT Pete Nance - 33 MIN, 11 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 3-12 FG, 0-3 3PT, 5-5 FT Armando Bacot - 33 MIN, 16 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 7-15 FG, 0-0 3PT, 2-5 FT Bench  Puff Johnson - 13  MIN, 2 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 1-5 FG, 0-4 3PT, 0-0 FT D'Marco Dunn - 10   MIN, 0 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 0-4 FG, 0-3 3PT, 0-0 FT Seth Trimble - 4  MIN, 0 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 0-0 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-0 FT Tyler Nickel - 2  MIN, 0 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 0-0 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-0 FT Jalen Washington - 1  MIN, 0 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 0-1 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-0 FT North Carolina Toughed It Out During Final Minutes  A struggle for UNC this season, has been able to close the doors on their opponents to secure the win.   That was ...

By Jeremiah Artacho UNC By The Numbers For Each Player Against NC State Starters  R.J Davis - 40 MIN, 7 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2-13 FG, 1-6 3PT, 2-2 FT Caleb Love - 34 MIN, 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 6-16 FG, 3-7 3PT, 5-7 FT Leaky Black - 37 MIN, 9 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 3-7 FG, 1-2 3PT, 2-2 FT Pete Nance - 22 MIN, 7 PTS, 5 REB, 0 AST, 2-5 FG, 1-2 3PT, 2-2 FT Armando Bacot - 33 MIN, 16 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST, 6-14 FG, 0-1 3PT, 2-2 FT Bench  Puff Johnson - 22 MIN, 7 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 2-5 FG, 0-2 3PT, 3-4 FT Seth Trimble -  6 MIN, 0 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 0-1 FG, 0-1 3PT, 0-0 FT Tyler Nickel - 5  MIN, 0 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 0-0 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-0 FT D'Marco Dunn - 0  MIN, 0 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 0-0 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-0 FT North Carolina Was Unable To Get Stops Late Coach Davis and his squad failed to get much-needed defensive stops against NC State.   At the 6:02 mark, tied at 60 each, that score changed in a hurry as the Wolfpack went on a 9-0 run before UNC scored at the 3:22 mark du...

By Jeremiah Artacho UNC By The Numbers For Each Player Against Miami Starters  R.J Davis - 36 MIN, 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 9-18 FG, 2-7 3PT, 3-3 FT Caleb Love - 37 MIN, 20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 7-19 FG, 2-12 3PT, 4-6 FT Leaky Black - 38 MIN, 13 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 6-9 FG, 1-2 3PT, 1-2 FT Pete Nance - 30 MIN, 2 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1-5 FG, 0-3 3PT, 0-0 FT Armando Bacot - 33 MIN, 12 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 5-6 FG, 0-1 3PT, 2-6 FT Bench  Puff Johnson - 14 MIN, 2 PTs, 1 REB, 0 AST, 1-6 FG, 0-4 3PT, 0-0 FT Seth Trimble - 4 MIN, 0 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 0-1 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-0 FT D'Marco Dunn - 4 MIN, 0 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 0-1 FG, 0-1 3PT, 0-0 FT Jalen Washington - 2 MIN, 0 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 0-0 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-0 FT Tyler Nickel - 2 MIN, 0 PTS, 0-1 FG, 0-1 3PT, 0-0 FT  The Heels Come Out Flat During The Second Half  After a promising first half for UNC despite being down by one point, it felt like the progression from the Clemson game was translating over.   Unfortunately, that was not ...

By Jeremiah Artacho UNC By The Numbers For Each Player Against Clemson Starters  R.J Davis - 30 MIN, 17 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST, 5-12 FG, 4-10 3PT, 3-4 FT Caleb Love - 34 MIN, 23 PTS, 1 REB, 5 AST, 7-12 FG, 6-9  3PT, 3-4 FT Leaky Black - 31 MIN, 7 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 3-5 FG, 1-2 3PT, 0-0 FT Pete Nance - 19 MIN, 0 PTS,  5 REB, 1 AST, 0-7 FG, 0-3 3PT, 0-0 FT Armando Bacot - 31 MIN, 19 PTS, 11 REB, 0 AST, 8-11 FG, 0-0 3PT, 3-4 FT Bench  Puff Johnson - 18 MIN, 8 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 3-5 FG, 2-4 3PT, 0-0 FT D'Marco Dunn - 10 MIN, 5 PTS, 1 REB, 3 AST, 2-4 FG, 1-1 3PT, 0-0 FT Jalen Washington - 8 MIN, 4 PTS, 1 REB, 3 AST, 2-4 FG, 0-1 3PT, 0-0 FT Dontrez Styles - 6 MIN, 0 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 0-3 FG, 0-1 3PT, 0-0 FT Seth Trimble - 6 MIN, 0 PTS, 0 REB, 1 AST, 0-0 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-0 FT The Big 3 Clicked All Together In This Contest The three-headed monster of Armando Bacot, Caleb Love, and R.J Davis had a big time performance in a much needed victory.    As they contributed 59 ...

By Jeremiah Artacho UNC By The Numbers For Each Player Against Wake Forest Starters  R.J Davis - 31 MIN, 16 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 4-12 FG, 0-4 3PT, 8-8 FT Caleb Love - 35 MIN, 24 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 9-25 FG, 4-9 3PT, 2-2 FT Leaky Black - 29 MIN, 2 PTS, 10 REB, 0 AST, 1-4 FG, 0-2 FT Pete Nance - 27 MIN, 11 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 5-8 FG, 0-2 3PT, 1-2 FT Armando Bacot - 22 MIN, 17 PTS, 11 REB, 0 AST, 7-15 FG, 0-1 3PT, 3-5 FT Bench Puff Johnson - 26 MIN, 6 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1-3 FG, 4-4 FT Seth Trimble - 12 MIN, 4 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 2-3 FG Tyler Nickel - 10 MIN, 3 PTS, 0 REB, 1 AST, 0-1 FG, 3-3 FT Jalen Washington - 6 MIN, 2 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 1-2 FG, 0-1 3PT D'Marco Dunn - 2 MIN, 0 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 0-1 FG, 0-1 3PT   Slow Start For The Heels  During the first half for UNC, the shots were not falling, and it did not help that their defense was nonexistent for the most part.   The ball screen coverage was a concern as on all screens set up by Wake Forest, UNC went into d...

By Jeremiah Artacho UNC By The Numbers For Each Player Against Duke  Starters  R.J Davis - 35 MIN, 11 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 5-16 FG, 1-5 3PT  Caleb Love - 37 MIN, 12 PTS, 1 REB, 4 AST, 5-15 FG, 2-7 3PT, 0-1 FT Leaky Black - 34 MIN, 13 PTS, 10 REB, 5-10 FG, 3-6 3PT Pete Nance - 30 MIN, 2 PTS, 5 REB, 1-10 FG, 0-5 3PT Armando Bacot - 35 MIN, 14 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 6-12 FG, 2-2 FT Bench  Puff Johnson - 16 MIN, 3 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1-4 FG, 1-3 3PT D'Marco Dunn - 5 MIN, 0 PTS, 0-1 FG, 0-0 3PT Jalen Washington - 4 MIN, 2 PTS, 1-2 FG, 0-1 3PT Seth Trimble - 4 MIN, 0 PTS, 2 REB, 0-0 FG North Carolina's Transition Defense Was Not Enough  Throughout the game, UNC's defense on the fastbreak was insufficient to stop Duke from scoring. As it was one of Duke's main contributors to their scoring total, which hurt UNC in the process.   It felt like after a missed shot, the Heels were not able to get back to defend, causing an easy bucket on the other end.   It must be...

By Jeremiah Artacho UNC By The Numbers For Each Player Against Pittsburgh Starters R.J Davis - 37 MIN, 8 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3-15 FG, 0-6 3PT, 2-4 FT Caleb Love - 37 MIN, 22 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 8-18 FG, 4-11 3PT, 2-3 FT Leaky Black - 30 MIN, 2 PTS, 9 REB, 1-5 FG, 0-3 3PT Pete Nance - 37 MIN, 13 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 6-14 FG, 1-5 3PT Armando Bacot - 35 MIN, 15 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 3-10 FG, 9-15 FT Bench  D'Marco Dunn - 9 MIN, 2 PTS, 1-2 FG, 0-1 3PT Tyler Nickel - 6 MIN, 2 PTS, 1 REB, 1-2 FG, 0-1 3PT Seth Trimble - 5 MIN, 0 PTS, 0-0 FG Jalen Washington - 3 MIN, 0 PTS, 0-0 FG Dontrez Styles - 1 MIN, 0 PTS, 0-0 FG Tough Night For R.J Davis  As last game for R.J Davis during the second half of the final moments of the Syracuse game, while getting hit in the face resulting in him leaving the contest. It was in question whether or not he will be able to suit up for North Carolina tonight against the Panthers.    Fortunately for the Heels, Davis was able to suit up and join the ...