Duke And North Carolina Are Ranked Ninth And Sixteenth In The Preseason AP Top 25 Poll
The two blue bloods that are located in the triangle are both ranked in the AP Top 25 Preseason Poll!
Who are they?
Duke and North Carolina!
Duke is ranked ninth while North Carolina is ranked sixteenth in the AP Top 25 Preseason poll. “according to an article by Kyle Boone on cbsports.com
Duke is going to have six freshman on their team this season!
Who are they?
Jalen Johnson who is a 6-9 Forward from Milwaukee Wisconsin and he attended Nicolet High School
He is A five-star small forward
Ranked No. 12 overall in ESPN 100’s rankings for the class of 2020
Rated the No. 1 player in the state of Wisconsin and the No. 4 player at his position in the ESPN 100
Transferred from Nicolet HS to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., prior to his senior year but did not suit up in any games
Re-enrolled at Nicolet at the end of his senior season, appearing in nine games and averaging 24.6 points, 10.9 rebounds and 4.8 assists per contest
Was selected to participate in the 2020 Jordan Brand Classic prior to the event’s cancellationPlayed for Team Phenom University in the EYBL last summer with fellow Duke signee Jaemyn Brakefield and averaged 17.2 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists with five double-doubles
Named the Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year and Wisconsin AP Player of the Year following his junior season, when he led Nicolet to a 27-1 record and the school’s first state championship
Averaged 19.9 points, 11.4 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game as a junior
Took part in the 2019 USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team July minicamp
Committed to Duke on July 4, 2019
Chose the Blue Devils over Arizona, Kentucky and Wisconsin, among others
DJ Steward who is a 6-2 guard from Chicago Illinois and attended Whitney Young Highschool
He is a A five-star combo guard
Ranked as the No. 23 player overall and the No. 2 player in the state of Illinois in ESPN 100’s rankings for the class of 2020
Averaged 22.5 points, 3.5 assists and 4.1 rebounds his senior year
2020 McDonald’s All-American
Was selected to participate in the 2020 Jordan Brand Classic prior to the event’s cancellation
Named the Illinois Player of the Year by the Chicago Sun Times and Prep Hoops
Named to MaxPreps All-America Fourth Team
Took part in the 2019 USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team October minicamp
Averaged 24.1 points and shot 41 percent from three-point range in the summer of 2019 for Team MeanStreets on the Nike EYBL circuit
Attended the same high school as former Blue Devil Jahlil Okafor (Whitney Young)
Committed to Duke on September 18, 2019
Chose the Blue Devils over North Carolina, Louisville, Indiana and Texas, among others
Jeremy Roach who is a guard who went to Paul VI High School where he was a A five-star point guard
Ranked No. 18 overall and the No. 4 point guard in ESPN 100’s rankings for the class of 2020
Averaged 19.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.9 steals per game as a senior and guided Paul VI HS to the VISAA D-I State Championship
Named to the Virginia All-State Boys Basketball Team presented by Suddenlink, picking up First Team honors
Named the Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior
2020 McDonald’s All-American
Was selected to participate in the 2020 Jordan Brand Classic prior to the event’s cancellation
Named to the 2020 USA Nike Hoop Summit Team prior to the event’s cancellation
Named MaxPreps All-America honorable mention
Missed his junior season of high school due to an ACL injury
Played for Team Takeover in the Nike EYBL and averaged 6.6 points and 3.1 assists in the summer of 2018
The first five-star player in the class of 2020 to announce his commitment, selecting Duke on May 8, 2019
Chose the Blue Devils over Kentucky, North Carolina and Villanova, among others
Jaemyn Brakefield who is a A five-star power forward
Ranked No. 29 overall in ESPN 100’s rankings for the class of 2020
Ranked as the No. 4 power forward in the nation and the No. 1 player from the state of Mississippi in the ESPN 100
Named the West Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year as a sophomore, junior and senior, becoming the first player to be recognized three times in the award’s 35-year history
Averaged 19.2 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game as a senior at Huntington Prep
Played for Team Phenom University in the EYBL with fellow Duke signee Jalen Johnson and averaged 15.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists last summer with two double-doubles
Earned MVP honors at the ARS/Rescue Rooter National Hoopfest in Tampa in January 2020
Was selected to participate in the 2020 Jordan Brand Classic prior to the event’s cancellation
Committed to Duke on October 4, 2019
Chose the Blue Devils over Louisville, Michigan and Auburn, among others
Mark Williams who is a
Ranked as the No. 30 overall player and No. 5 center in ESPN 100’s rankings for the class of 2020
Played three years at Norfolk Academy before transferring to IMG Academy for his senior season
2020 McDonald’s All-American
Was selected to participate in the 2020 Jordan Brand Classic prior to the event’s cancellation
On the 2019 Nike EYBL circuit, played for Team Boo Williams and averaged 14.8 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game, while shooting 64 percent from the field
Improved his numbers to 23.0 points, 12.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 76 percent at the Nike Peach Jam
Committed to Duke on November 2, 2019
Chose the Blue Devils over UCLA and Michigan, among others.
Named to the preseason watch list for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award, presented to the nation’s best center
Henry Coleman III who is a forward who attended Trinity Episcopal where he was a A four-star power forward
Ranked as the No. 52 player overall, the No. 10 power forward and the No. 5 player in the state of Virginia in ESPN 100’s rankings for the class of 2020
Averaged 22.8 points, 12.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game as a senior at Trinity Episcopal School
Named to the Virginia All-State Boys Basketball Team presented by Suddenlink, picking up First Team honors
Named MaxPreps All-America honorable mention
Competed for Team Loaded on the Nike EYBL circuit last summer, averaging 18.2 points and 6.4 rebounds
Put up 25.6 points and 12.1 rebounds per contest as a junior
Committed to Duke on September 27, 2019
Chose the Blue Devils over Michigan, NC State, Virginia Tech and Ohio State, among others
Four sophomores Wendell Carter Jr. who is a forward who in his freshman season in 2019-2020 was on the All-ACC Academic Team
Played in 25 games with 11 starts, averaging 7.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists
Upped his scoring and rebounding averages in ACC play to 8.0 points and 4.6 rebounds
Finished with 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting in 15 minutes off the bench against Colorado State (11/8)
Made his first two career starts against Cal and Georgetown as Duke won the 2K Empire Classic at Madison Square Garden
Totaled 27 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists in the wins over Cal and Georgetown, including 17 points, six boards and three assists in the title game win over the Hoyas
Netted 12 points and logged five boards in his ACC debut at Virginia Tech (12/6)
Tied then-career high in rebounds (seven) and steals (four) to go along with 10 points in the win against Brown (12/28)
Contributed 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting at Miami (1/4)
Missed six games midseason with a hand injury
Made one of the plays of the year nationally with a game-winning tip-in at the buzzer in overtime as Duke beat North Carolina, 98-96 (2/8)
Finished the UNC win his first career double-double, scoring 17 points with a career-high 10 rebounds for his first career double-double on 5-of-8 shooting and 7-of-10 at the free throw line
Erupted for a career high 25 points at Wake Forest (2/25), going 5-of-8 from the field and 15-of-16 from the foul line -- the 15 made free throws setting a Duke freshman single-game record
The Wake performance allowed him to establish a Duke freshman single-game record for fewest field goal attempts (eight) in a 20-point game
Became the first Blue Devil to make 15 or more free throws since Grayson Allen (3/17/16)
Matthew Hurt who in his freshman season Averaged 9.7 points and 3.8 rebounds in 31 games with 22 starts
One of four Blue Devils to play in all 31 games
Finished the season 42-of-107 (.393) from three-point range, the 10th-best three-point field goal percentage by a Duke freshman (minimum 30 three-point field goals)
Shot better from the field (.492) and from three-point range (.408) in ACC play
In his debut -- a win over No. 3 Kansas in the Champions Classic (11/5) -- scored 11 points and knocked down three three-pointers
Scored 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting and added four rebounds and two blocked shots against Central Arkansas (11/12)
Logged then-career highs for both points (20) and rebounds (eight) in a victory over Winthrop (11/29)
Posted a career-high three blocked shots to go along with 10 points in a win at No. 11 Michigan State (12/3) on 4-of-8 shooting from the field and 2-of-3 from three-point range
Went 6-of-9 from the floor against Wofford (12/28), finishing with 12 points and eight rebounds
Named ACC Freshman of the Week after averaging 19.0 points in conference wins over Boston College (12/31) and Miami (1/4)
Posted a career-high 25 points against BC, going 10-of-16 from the field and 5-of-10 from three-point range
Scored 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting against No. 11 Louisville (1/18)
Poured in 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting with six rebounds in the win over Miami (1/21)
Scored 12 points on 2-of-4 shooting and 6-of-6 from the free throw line (4-for-4 at the line in the final 11.7 seconds) and grabbed a clinching rebound in traffic in the closing seconds to secure a win over No. 8 Florida State (2/10)
Recorded his first career double-double in the Virginia Tech win (2/22), scoring 16 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the field and 6-of-10 from the free throw line while grabbing 10 rebounds
Scored 12 points and brought in four rebounds at Wake Forest (2/25)
Named to the preseason watch list for the Julius Erving Award, presented to the best small forward in college basketball
Michael Savarino who is a guard and Kennan Worthington who is a forward and unlike Matthew Hurt and Wendell Moore are walk-ons
In 2019 -2020 Michael Savarino did not see the court other then for practice while Kenan Worthington like Michael Savarino didn’t see game action other then practice.
One junior in Joey Baker!
As a sophomore Joey Baker in 2019-2020 Joey Baker Played in 28 games with three starts, averaging 5.0 points and shooting .394 (28-of-71) from three-point range
Made 11 of his 12 free throw attempts for the season
Shot 6-of-7 from the field and 4-of-5 from three-point range for a career-high 16 points against Winthrop (11/29)
Went for 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting in 17 minutes of action at No. 11 Michigan State (12/3)
Netted a career-high 22 points and five three-pointers in 18 minutes against Wofford (12/19)
Made his first career start versus Brown (12/28)
Made 3-of-5 three-pointers against Wake Forest (1/11), finishing with 11 points
Went 3-of-5 from three-point range for nine points against Miami (1/21)
Tied career highs in assists (three) and rebounds (three) in the win at North Carolina (2/8)
Scored eight points on 3-of-4 shooting against Notre Dame (2/15)
And two seniors!
Who are they?
Jordan Goldwire and Mike Buckmire!
As a freshman in 2017-2018 Jordan Goldwire Averaged 1.0 points, 0.5 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 26 games, while playing 6.5 minutes per contest
Totaled 24 assists against just seven turnovers for the season
Made his debut against Elon (11/10) in the season opener with three assists in 14 minutes
Scored four points, including a three-pointer, against Michigan State in the Champions Classic (11/14)
Established a career-high five points in 13 minutes against St. Francis (12/5)
Matched his career high of five points and set career highs with seven assists, three steals and 18 minutes against Evansville (12/20)
Played 16 minutes with two points and two assists at Pitt (1/10)
Logged 13 minutes with an assist and two boards against Pitt (1/20)
Hit a three in the NCAA Second Round win over Rhode Island (3/17)
As a sophomore in 2018-2019 Jordan Goldwire Played in a career-best 35 games
Averaged 8.6 minutes and 0.9 points per game
Tied a career high with four rebounds against Eastern Michigan (11/14)
Notched five points, three rebounds and two steals at home versus Stetson (12/1)
Helped propel the Blue Devils at Louisville (2/12), coming off the bench with two clutch steals in the final 9:55 as Duke rallied from down 23 points for a key ACC road win
Pulled down four boards against Miami (3/2)
Went 2-for-2 from the field and recorded three rebounds and two steals in a career-high 28 minutes of work in the win over North Carolina in the ACC Tournament Semifinals
Scored six points and registered three steals in the NCAA Tournament
As a junior in 2019-2020 Jordan Goldwire Started 15 of 31 games and averaged 4.7 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists and posted an impressive +2.6 assist/turnover ratio
One of four Blue Devils to play in all 31 games
His 1.52 steals per game ranked ninth in the ACC
Shot 22-of-41 (.537) from the field over the season’s final eight games
Named the team’s co-Defensive Player of the Year with Tre Jones
Increased his averages in scoring (5.6), rebounding (3.0), field goal shooting (.495) and three-point shooting (.395) in ACC play
In the win over Central Arkansas (11/12), dished out a team-high four assists to go along with nine points, three rebounds and three steals
Recorded career highs with five steals and two blocked shots against Winthrop (11/29)
Reached double figures in scoring for the first time at Virginia Tech (12/6), finishing with 10 points, six rebounds and two assists
In consecutive starts against Wofford (12/19) and Brown (12/28), totaled 12 points, 10 assists, eight rebounds and three steals
Scored 10 points against Wake Forest (1/11) on 4-of-6 shooting to go along with six assists
Scored a career-high 13 points - 11 in the first half - on 4-of-9 shooting and 3-of-7 from three-point range against Pittsburgh (1/28)
Tied his career high with 13 points in the win over No. 8 Florida State (2/10), going a perfect 5-of-5 from the floor and 3-of-3 from beyond the arc
Went 3-of-6 from the field with seven points, a career high-tying six rebounds and four assists in the win over Virginia Tech (2/22)
Played a career-high 38 minutes in the win over NC State (3/2), scoring 11 points and adding five assists, two steals and a career-high six rebounds
“according to goduke.com/ sports/mens-basketball/roster/
North Carolina is going to have seven freshman on their roster this season!
Who are they?
Anthony Harris who is a redshirt freshman and a guard!
Why?
Because he Missed the first eight games due to a left knee injury he suffered in high school, then played in five straight games from Dec. 8 (at Virginia) through Dec. 30 (Yale) • Suffered a torn right ACL against Yale on 12/30/19 • Had surgery on 1/6/2020 • Was a plus 41 and averaged 9.3 points in UNC’s previous three games against Gonzaga, UCLA and Yale • Had six points in 13 minutes and was a team-high plus 10 against Yale before being injured • Season-high 14 points, all in the second half, in UNC’s win over UCLA • Scored eight straight Tar Heel points in a 10-2 run that extended UNC’s lead from four to 12 • Was plus 15 against the Bruins • Also won his first defensive player of the game award • Eight points in 14 minutes at Gonzaga • Saw his first action on 12/8 at Virginia, scoring four points in six minutes • First game action since injuring his left knee as a high school senior on 12/1/18.
Caleb Love who is a freshman and a 6-4 guard from St. Louis Missouri and attended Christian Brothers College.
He was The 2020 Gatorade High School Player of the Year in Missouri • Also the Mr. Show-Me Basketball and Class 5 Player of the Year by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association • Selected to play in the 2020 McDonald’s All-American Game, Jordan Brand Classic, Iverson Classic and Nike Hoop Summit • First-team all-state and two-time conference player of the year • St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Metro Player of the Year • Played for Coach Justin Tatum (the father of Boston Celtic Jayson Tatum) at Christian Brothers College High School in St. Louis • Led the school to the 2020 state semifinals before the season was cut short due to the pandemic • As a senior, averaged 26.3 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists • Scored a career-best 42 points as a senior against East St. Louis High School, the defending Illinois 3A state champions • That was one of three 40-point games • As a junior, led Christian Brothers to the state finals while averaging 19.4 points • Second player from Christian Brothers to earn McDonald’s All-America honors (first since Larry Hughes, who played at Saint Louis University, in 1997) • Joined Hughes as the only players in school history to surpass 2,000 career points • Helped Christian Brothers win four district and two conference titles • Took part in minicamps for the 2019 USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team.
R.J. Davis who is a 6-0 freshman went to Archbishop Stepinac High School was the The 2020 Gatorade High School Player of the Year in New York • Named New York’s Mr. Basketball by the Basketball Coaches Association of New York, the first player in his school’s history to win the award • Played for Coach Patrick Massaroni at Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, N.Y. • Selected to play in the McDonald’s All-American Game, Jordan Brand Classic, Iverson Classic and BallisLife All-American Game • Set the all-time prep scoring record in Westchester County with 2,446 career points, topping the previous record set by Danya Abrams, who went on to play at Boston College • Fifth-most points ever in the Catholic High School Athletic Association, which is comprised of Catholic high schools in New York City, Long Island, Westchester and Buffalo (the largest Catholic high school athletic league in the United States) • Abrams’ Westchester County scoring record stood for 27 seasons • Senior season ended early due to the coronavirus, just after Stepinac had won the CHSAA’s Archdiocesan title and was preparing to play in the state quarterfinals • Had 18 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists in Archiocese championship game win over top-seeded St. Raymond’s • Named The (Westchester) Journal News’ Player of the Decade for the 2010s • Was named the CHSAA’s MVP in 2020 after being named first-team all-league as a sophomore and junior • As a senior, averaged 26.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.1 steals while making 34 percent of his three-point attempts • Teamed with Duke signee A.J. Griffin at Archbishop Stepinac • Led Stepinac to Archdiocese, city and state (2017 and 2018) titles and won the Torrey Pines Classic • Averaged 25.4 points as a junior.
Day”ron Sharpe who is from Greenville North Carolina and went to High School at Monteverde Academy (Fla.)He was Selected to play in the 2020 McDonald’s All-American Game, Jordan Brand Classic and Nike Hoop Summit • Played his senior season for Coach Kevin Boyle at Montverde Academy in Montverde, Fla. • Montverde went 26-0 and was ranked No. 1 in the nation by MaxPreps • Averaged 12.1 points and 7.3 rebounds as a senior at Montverde • Previously played three seasons at South Central High School in Winterville, N.C., for Coach Chris Cherry • Won a state championship and was the MVP of the North Carolina 4A state tournament in 2019 • He averaged 16.5 points and 10.7 rebounds as South Central posted a 30-1 record • Averaged 14.3 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.6 blocks as a sophomore en route to a 27-1 record and a berth in the 4A state semifinals • Took part in the training camps for the 2019 USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team.
Walker Kessler who 7-1 and went to Woodward Academy where he was The 2020 Gatorade High School Player of the Year and Mr. Basketball in the state of Georgia • The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Georgia Player of the Year • Named to the 2020 McDonald’s All-American Game and Nike Hoop Summit • As a senior, led Woodward Academy (College Park, Ga.) to the first boys basketball state title in the school’s 120-year history • Played at Woodward for Coach Anthony Thomas • Career totals include 2,003 points, 1,185 rebounds and 524 blocks • Averaged 17.8 points, 9.3 rebounds, 5.2 blocked shots, 1.3 steals and 1.2 assists as a senior • In a February 2020 game against Sandy Creek, which featured the state’s top-ranked junior, he scored 33 points on 14 of 25 shooting with 13 rebounds and three blocks • As a junior, averaged 21.0 points, 11.9 rebounds and 6.4 blocks • Participated in a 2019 minicamp for the USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team.
Puff Johnson who is from Moon Township Pennsylvania where he played for Coach Adam Kaufman at Moon Area High School • Graduated in 2020 from Hillcrest Prep in Phoenix, where he was coached by former NBA guard Mike Bibby • Totaled 1,960 points in his prep career • Teams went 103-19 • Averaged 14.4 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists and shot 44.6 percent from three-point range (29 of 65) in 14 games at Hillcrest • Earned MVP honors in Hillcrest’s bracket at the John Wall Invitational in Raleigh • Finalist at State Farm’s national three-point contest • Played his first three prep seasons at Moon Area High School in Pennsylvania • As a junior at Moon Area, he averaged 22.1 points, 9.4 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 1.2 blocks per game while hitting 46 percent of his three-point attempts • Scored 17 points in the 2019 PIAA Class 5A championship game win over Archbishop Wood • PIAA Class 5A, Pittsburgh Tribune, Beaver County Times and Sectional Player of the Year in 2019 • First-team all-state as a junior, second-team as a sophomore • Three-time all-section honoree • Made 11 consecutive three-point attempts as a freshman starterKerwin Walton who is a guard from Hopkins Minnesota where he 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.
Creighton Lebo who is a 6-1 freshman from Wilson North Carolina where he went to Greenfield School where he Graduated from the Greenfield School in Wilson, N.C., where he played two seasons for Coach Rob Salter • Same high school as former Tar Heel Coby White • Selected to play in the North Carolina Independent Schools All-Star Game • Averaged 17 points in leading Greenfield to the 2019 1-A NCISAA state championship • Also attended J.H. Rose High School in Greenville, N.C.Two sophomores in Armando Bacot and Duwie Farris!
Armando Bacot is Forward or Center!
In his freshman season in 2019-2020 he averaged Averaged 9.6 points and 8.2 rebounds in 32 games (all starts) • Had the most rebounds by a Tar Heel freshman since Antawn Jamison in 1995-96 • Had 11 double-doubles, second most by a Tar Heel freshman and the most since Jamison’s 13 • Led the team in blocks (36), was second in FG percentage (.469) and rebounding and fourth in scoring • Scored in double figures 16 times with a high of 23 vs. Oregon • Scored 20 or more three times (23 vs. Oregon, 22 vs. Elon and 21 vs. Clemson) • Grabbed 10 or more rebounds 14 times with highs of 16 at home vs. Virginia and 15 vs. Alabama • Made at least 50 percent of his FG attempts in 16 games • Became the third freshman in Carolina history to have three straight double-doubles in points and rebounds, joining Mike O’Koren in 1976-77 and Jamison in 1995-96 (Bacot accomplished that two different times) • Averaged 2.7 offensive rebounds (had 14 in the last three games and grabbed four or more 11 times) • Missed his only game of the season vs. Wake Forest on March 3 after spraining his right ankle at Syracuse on Feb. 29 • Started 32 games, but played less than 10 minutes in three different games due to injuries – played three minutes at UNCW (blow to the head), seven minutes vs. Ohio State (left ankle sprain) and nine minutes at Syracuse (right ankle sprain).
While Duwe Farris is a walk on and was recently added to the roster. “according an article by Ross Martin on 247sports.com
One junior in Leaky Black who as a sophomore averaged Averaged 6.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists • Started 31 games – 25 at small forward and six (Clemson through Boston College) at the point • Led the team with 40 steals and was second in assists with 83 • Scored in double figures four times with a career-high 14 points against Syracuse in the ACC Tournament, three 3FGs at Virginia Tech, 10 rebounds at Notre Dame and nine assists at home vs. Duke • Played 30 or more minutes 15 times and 40-plus twice. “according to goheels.com/ men’s/ roster
And two redshirt juniors in Sterling Manley who had surgery on 12/12/19 to repair cartilage in his left knee • Did not play all season • No timetable for his return to basketball activities and Ryan McAdoo 2019-20 was his First year on the active roster with the Tar Heels after transferring to UNC from Florida Gulf Coast University, where he attended and played for one season • Sat out the 2018-19 season due to NCAA transfer rules • Played in 14 games and scored five points as a freshman for the Eagles in 2017-18.
And three seniors! Those include Andrew Platek who is a senior guard!
As a freshman in 2017-2018 averaged 2.0 points in 7.5 minutes per game • Shot 49.1 percent from the field (27 of 55) and 10 of 27 (.370) from three-point range • Had 18 assists and 10 turnovers • Scored five first-half points in the win at Syracuse • Season-high 15 minutes, including his first action at the point, at Clemson • ACC-best five points in the overtime loss to NC State • Hit his first ACC three-pointer at Virginia Tech • Made a season-high three 3FGs and had three assists vs. WCU • Scored seven points (3x3 FG) against Tulane • Scored in double figures for the first time as a Tar Heel with 12 points in just 10 minutes against Portland • First time with multiple threes when he hit two against the Pilots.
As a sophomore in 2018-2019 Played in 32 games • Averaged 1.1 points and 0.3 rebounds • Shot 14 of 30 from the floor overall (.467), including 5 of 15 from three-point range (.333) • Scored a season-high six points in the win at Elon and added five in the win at Wake Forest.As a junior in 2019-2020 Andrew Platek Averaged 3.9 points and 1.4 assists in 17.9 minutes per game • Season-high nine points against Louisville, Duke and Gardner-Webb • Had 27 assists/11 turnovers and went 20 for 54 from the floor in nine starts from 1/11/20 to 2/11/20 • Made two three-pointers four times (Notre Dame, Wofford, Gonzaga and Louisville) • Made 13 of 57 from three-point range, including 8 of 35 in ACC play • Had 44 assists and 19 turnovers (2.3) • Played 555 minutes (played 117 as a sophomore) • Averaged 6.5 minutes over the last six games.
As a freshman Garrison Brooks who is a forward averaged 4.5 points and 3.5 rebounds in 14.6 minutes per game (most among the non-starters) • Averaged 12.6 minutes in the last seven games (at Duke plus the post-season) after playing 6.4 minutes in the previous five games • Was 15 of 21 from the free throw line in the last six games (had attempted 16 free throws in the previous 20 games) • Started the first 16 games at the ‘5’ • Made 65 of 123 shots (52.8 percent) from the floor • Had the second-highest FG percentage on the team among players averaging 10-plus minutes • Carolina’s defensive player of the game eight times, including the ACC championship game and the NCAA first round game (Northern Iowa, Arkansas, Michigan State, Notre Dame, NC State, at Duke, vs. Virginia, vs. Lipscomb) • Was 27 for 49 from the floor (.551) in ACC regular season and Tournament play • Second on the team with 61 offensive rebounds.
As a sophomore in 2018 -2019 Garrison Brooks started all 36 games at the ‘5’ • Led the team in field goal percentage (.574) • Second in offensive rebounds (82) and was third in rebounding (5.6) • Had five offensive rebounds six times • Led UNC with 12 defensive player of the game awards (20 in two seasons) • Defensive player of the game in three of UNC’s five post-season games and five of the last 10 contests • Scored in double figures 12 times (UNC was 10-2 in those games) • Had 11 assists and no turnovers in 48 minutes in the two wins over NC State • Made 52 of 81 field goals (.642) in the last 16 games.
As a junior Garrison Brooks averaged 16.8 points and a team-high 8.5 rebounds • Earned second-team All-ACC honors and was voted the ACC’s Most Improved Player • Led the ACC in scoring in conference play at 18.8 points per game and was second in rebounding (9.0) and field goal percentage (.535) • In all games, was fourth in the ACC in scoring, fifth in rebounding and second in field goal percentage • First Tar Heel to lead the ACC in scoring in league play since Tyler Hansbrough in 2008 (fifth to do so since 1988) • Scored 25 or more points in the last four regular-season games, the first Tar Heel to do that since Antawn Jamison in 1998 • Scored in double figures 25 times with 30 or more twice, 25 or more seven times and 20 or more 13 times • Scored 20 or more once in the first 13 games, 11 times in his last 19 games and in seven of the last eight games • Seven-game streak with 20 or more was the longest by a Tar Heel since Tyler Hansbrough (nine) in 2008-09 • Defensive player of the game 13 times (no other Tar Heel had more than three) • Had 12 double-doubles, including six in a row, the longest streak by a Tar Heel since 2011 • Went 49 for 61 (.803) from the free throw line in the last six games • Played a career-high 34.9 minutes per game (36.0 in league play) • Scoring increase of 8.9 points per game led all ACC players. “according to goheels.com/ sports / men’s basketball / roster