On a freezing cold night in Chapel Hill, the North Carolina basketball team (12-4, 4-1 ACC) brought the heat, blowing past the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-9, 1-5 ACC), 88-65 to pick up their fourth conference win of the 2021-2022 season.
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Following the offseason departures of former big men Garrison Brooks, Day’Ron Sharpe and Walker Kessler, the North Carolina men’s basketball team has been forced to rebuild its frontcourt rotation on the fly, paving the way for three transfers to earn minutes this season.
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After a close loss to Notre Dame Wednesday, Armando Bacot achieved two career highs and helped lift North Carolina to a win against Virginia Saturday. The junior forward ended the game with 29 points and 22 rebounds, notching the Tar Heels' first 20-20 statline since 2016. “That’s the best performance I’ve seen anybody against Virginia that I can remember,” head coach Hubert Davis said. "I’m very, very proud of Armando."
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“There were a number of ways that Caleb had a terrific game. Number one, he led our team in assists,” head coach Hubert Davis said. "Of course, his ability to make shots is such a benefit to us, but I thought he had an outstanding game on the defensive end.”
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The North Carolina men’s basketball team (11-4, 3-1) defeated Virginia (9-6, 3-2), 74-58, in a Saturday afternoon ACC bout.
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“This is a bad loss on our part and we take full responsibility,” sophomore guard Caleb Love said. “We keep saying ‘We can’t let it happen again,’ but we have to change.”
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“The (energy, effort and toughness) are showing up, but maybe I need to say it more,” head coach Hubert Davis said. “They are showing up, but we have to do it consistently all the time … I don’t know the answer, I’m just frustrated.”
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Graduate forward Brady Manek hit a jumper to get UNC on the board first. The ACC foes then traded buckets before a near two-minute scoring drought from both sides.
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“Coach said as we move the ball then we're gonna get over shots,” sophomore guard Caleb Love said. “And that's what happened, I got over shots because my teammates created them for me.”
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“Armando and Brady, they have really good chemistry,” head coach Hubert Davis said. “To have a guy like Brady Manek come off the bench is pretty cool. His ability out there on the floor, not only to make shots but to pass, rebound, his toughness and effort on the defensive end, it’s really nice out there on the floor.”
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By halftime, the ultimate fate of this game was clear. Halfway through the second half, UNC went on a 22-5 run, and eventually extended their lead to a then game-high 30 points.
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The game was one of three the conference postponed on Monday, with the other two being Florida State at Boston College and Duke at Clemson, those due to issues within the Eagles' and Blue Devils' programs, respectively.
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After getting knocked in the mouth in a 98-69 loss against Kentucky on Saturday, UNC came into its game against the Mountaineers and forced them into uncomfortable shots, reverting to its old defensive principles.
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“Energy, effort and toughness,” said North Carolina men's basketball coach Hubert Davis. “I think that’s the only way that we can have a chance to achieve all of our individual and team goals.”
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The North Carolina men’s basketball team (9-3, 1-0 ACC) defeated Appalachian State (6-7, 0-0 Sun Belt) on Tuesday, 70-50, putting the Tar Heels back in the win column after a blowout loss to Kentucky on Saturday.
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“Rebounding is really not about technique, whether you're going off their offensive glass or you're boxing out, it's all about will and want to, it's about toughness,” head coach Hubert Davis said. “(Kentucky) played harder than us. And if you want to compare it to Tennessee, from my perspective, that's the part that I was shocked by.”
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“Right away they stunned us,” junior forward Armando Bacot said. “They hit us with a knockout punch early in the game and we just never recovered.”
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This game marks UNC’s biggest loss since 2012, which was a 33-point loss against Florida State. This was also the most points allowed by the UNC defense all season, win or loss.
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North Carolina's men's basketball team will face the No. 21 Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday at 5:30 p.m., replacing its original matchup against No. 4 UCLA, according to CBS Sports.
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“I really feel like we have an advantage down low on the block,” head coach Hubert Davis said. “You have to attack the basket, and our bigs have been really good all year being a post presence consistently on the offensive end.”
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