Chances are, when you’re watching the UNC-Duke men’s basketball game on Saturday, you’ll get to see each of the teams’ most important players squaring off for supremacy — sophomore guard Caleb Love trying to score from every spot on the court, Duke star first-year Paolo Banchero trying to assert his dominance on offense and more.
But all the way at the end of the Tar Heels’ bench sits another group of players who, if the game goes a certain way, might not see any action at all. However, if UNC is able to run up the score on the Blue Devils and inch near 100 points in a win, they just may enter the game to ensure every Tar Heel fan gets what they truly want — a free Bojangles biscuit.
These are the “Biscuit Boys,” the Tar Heels that never see much game time, but have the power to ensure that fans can start the next day with a warm bready treat.
Creighton Lebo
Perhaps the most notable member of UNC’s end-of-bench crew, sophomore guard Creighton Lebo’s prominence comes in part from his last name.
The 6-foot-1 guard’s father is North Carolina assistant coach Jeff Lebo, who played for the Tar Heels from 1985 to 1989 and whose 42.8 percent career three-point percentage led UNC all-time upon his graduation. While not quite as decorated, the younger Lebo came to UNC during the 2019-20 season as a preferred walk-on from the Greenfield School in Wilson, N.C., where he helped his team to a 2019 1-A North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association (NCISAA) state championship.
Sadly, due to the depth of talent on the team, Lebo has only played six total minutes for the Tar Heels this season, not attempting a single shot.
Duwe Farris
A more physically imposing player than Lebo, 6-foot-6 junior forward Duwe Farris started his UNC career on the junior varsity team, playing under now-assistant coach Brad Frederick. Farris is the fourth generation of male Farris athletes at UNC going back to his great-grandfather, who captained the UNC basketball team in 1929.
