As North Carolina Is Kicking Off Their 2022 Season Tonight Hosting Florida A&M Brother Of Former North Carolina Basketball Player Luke Maye Drake Maye Is Starting At Quarterback

As a freshman in 2015-2016 at North Carolina,

Twenty-four of Luke Maye’s 54 rebounds were offensive boards • Had three or more offensive rebounds four times with a high of four against Appalachian State • Played 11 minutes against Kansas State and had four rebounds plus an assist and a blocked shot • Graded out as UNC’s best defender vs. KSU • Season-high five rebounds and two assists vs. Tulane • Had three offensive rebounds vs. UCLA • Three-point play gave UNC an eight-point lead with 8:23 to play • Season-high seven points and five boards (four offensive) vs. Appalachian State • Hit his first 3FG vs. UNCG • Had four rebounds and two assists in seven minutes against NC State • Matched his season high with 15 minutes vs. Wake Forest • Matched his season high with five rebounds at Virginia Tech • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

As a sophomore at North Carolina in 2016-2017,

Luke Maye Won UNC’s Danny Green Award as the team’s most improved player and the Tyler Zeller Award as the team’s top student-athlete • Averaged 5.5 points and 3.9 rebounds in 14.2 minutes per game • Had nine games with at least six rebounds and scored in double figures six times (17 vs. Kentucky in Memphis, 16 vs. Butler, 13 at NC State, 11 vs. Kentucky in Las Vegas, 10 vs. Davidson and Texas Southern) • Made 16 of 40 (.400) from three-point range (made three vs. Butler and two vs. Kentucky twice and Miami in the ACC Tournament) • Carolina went 10-1 when had five or more rebounds.
As a junior in 2017 -2018,

Luke Maye was Third-team All-America by the Associated Press, the Sporting News, USA Today and NBC Sports • First-team All-ACC and the league’s Most Improved Player • One of two players to make first-team All-ACC who were not on the preseason All-ACC first or second teams (with Virginia’s Kyle Guy) • First Tar Heel ever to make one start as a freshman and sophomore, then earn first-team All-ACC honors as an upperclassman • One of 15 finalists for the John R. Wooden National Player of the Year award • One of five finalists for the Karl Malone Award (top power forward) with Deandre Ayton (Arizona), Marvin Bagley III (Duke), Nick King (Middle Tennessee) and Mike Daum (South Dakota State) • The second Tar Heel to win the ACC’s Most Improved Player award (Marcus Paige in 2014, the first year of the award) • The only three-time ACC Player of the Week.


Second-team Academic All-America • Skip Prosser Award winner as the ACC’s top scholar-athlete in men’s basketball • The fourth player to earn first-team All-ACC honors and win the Prosser Award in the same season • CoSIDA Academic All-District 3 honoree • One of six Tar Heels to earn Academic All-ACC honors at least three times.

Averaged 16.9 points and 10.1 rebounds • The sixth Tar Heel in the last 40 years to average a double-double (with Brice Johnson in 2016, John Henson in 2011, Tyler Hansbrough in 2008, Sean May in 2005 and Antawn Jamison in 1998) • Second in the ACC in rebounding, seventh in scoring and seventh in field goal percentage • One of two players (with Duke’s Marvin Bagley III) in the top 10 in the ACC in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage • Second on the team in scoring (16.9), and led UNC field goals made (251), three-point percentage (.431), offensive rebounds (113), defensive rebounds (260), total rebounds (373), rebounds per game (10.1) and blocks (38) • The 373 rebounds are the eighth-most in a season by a Tar Heel.

Scored in double figures 30 times with 20 or more points 13 times, 25 or more seven times and 30 or more points three times • Had 17 double-doubles, eight games with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds, three 30/10 games and two 30/15 games • Was the first Tar Heel with two 30-point/15-rebound games in a season since Mitch Kupchak in 1976 • Recorded a double-double in a half three times (all in first half vs. Arkansas, Davidson and Boston College).

Led UNC in scoring 16 times (never in his first two seasons), in rebounding 23 times and both 11 times (UNC was 10-1 in those games) • Set his career scoring high four times (26 vs. UNI, 28 vs. Arkansas, 32 vs. Boston College and 33 at NC State) • Named to all-tournament team at PK80 • Made 10 or more field goals eight times (four times more than the entire team did in 2016-17) • Led UNC in points, rebounds and assists vs. Arkansas and Tulane, something no Tar Heel had done in a game since Reggie Bullock in 2013 • Made three or more three-pointers eight times.

Shot 51.7 percent from the floor in the 26 wins and 41.6 in the 11 losses • Converted 43.1 percent from three-point range (50 of 116) • Tied the 10th-highest three-point percentage in a season by a Tar Heel with 50 or more made 3FGs • Averaged 17.2 points in ACC regular-season play and 18.5 in non-conference games • Played 30 or more minutes 31 times, including 24 of the last 26 games.


2017-18 Game Highlights: Had his 17th double-double of the season in the NCAA second-round loss to Texas A&M • Averaged 13.0 points and 9.8 rebounds in the four ACC Tournament games • Led Carolina in scoring in the semifinals (20 vs. Duke) and final (17 vs. Virginia) • Scored 15 of his 17 vs. Virginia in the first half • Tied his career high with four 3FGs in the final • Was 1 for 15 from the floor against Miami, but had a game-high 13 rebounds • Followed that performance with an 8 for 18 shooting night from the floor with 10 rebounds, four assists and two steals in the semifinals vs. Duke.

Scored 17 of his 19 points and grabbed eight of his 13 rebounds in the second half in the win at Louisville – made a trio of three-pointers in the final 3:24, including one as the shot clock expired to give UNC an 83-73 lead • Back-to-back assists to Theo Pinson to begin the decisive 13-0 run late in the home win over Notre Dame • Career-high 33 points and 17 rebounds in the 96-89 win at NC State • Made 15 field goals, most in a game by a Tar Heel in the Roy Williams era • Made 12 of 14 shots from the floor and scored 27 points in the second half • Scored 11 of UNC’s first 15 points coming out of halftime.

Had 15 points and eight rebounds against Duke’s bigger frontcourt in UNC’s 82-78 win • Game-high 26 points and tied his career high with five assists vs. Pitt • Had 31 points and 12 rebounds in the overtime loss to NC State • Received five stitches in the side of his nose during the win over Clemson after colliding with Kenny Williams while going for a rebound – returned and scored nine points in the last 7:41 and finished with a career-high tying five assists • Also had a key block and steal in the final minute in the win over the Tigers • Led UNC with 18 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and three steals in win at Notre Dame • Game- and then-career-high 32 points, 13 field goals and 18 rebounds in 96-66 win over Boston College • First Tar Heel with 30 points and 15 rebounds at home since Antawn Jamison in 1998 • Most points in Smith Center by a Tar Heel since 2009 • Tied his career high with four three-pointers • Had 21 points and 10 rebounds in the first half when he made 9 of 14 field goals.

Game-high 17 points and 15 rebounds in win over Wake Forest • Scored 11 of his 15 points at Tennessee in the second half • Led UNC in scoring (22), rebounds (10), assists (four, tied with Pinson) and blocks (career-high four) and won UNC’s defensive player of the game award in the win over Tulane • Scored 24 points and grabbed a then-career-high 17 rebounds at Davidson (13 and 10 in the first half) • Game-high 27 points (13 in first half, 14 in second) on 11 of 16 shooting vs. Michigan • Then-career highs in points (28), rebounds (16), 3FGs (four) and assists (five) against Arkansas • First Tar Heel with at least 28/16/5 since Mitch Kupchak vs. Mercer in 1976 • Had a game-high nine rebounds, career-high five assists and was UNC’s defensive player of the game in the win at Stanford • Led UNC with 20 points vs. Bucknell – tied his career best with three 3FGs and set a then-career high with four assists • Scored five straight points after Bucknell closed to with 59-58 • Scored a then-career-high 26 points and grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds over Northern Iowa • Led UNC in scoring for the first time in his career • Was his second career start (also at Duke on 2/9/17).

For his career Luke Maye Played in 105 games and made 38 starts (one as a sophomore) • Scored 857 points and has 565 rebounds • Career high 33 points at NC State (2/10/18), 18 rebounds vs. Boston College (1/9/18), four three-pointers three times and five assists five times • Scored in double figures 36 times • Pulled down 10 or more rebounds 21 times (15 or more six times) • Has 18 double-doubles • Was the 44th Tar Heel to make 50 or more three-pointers and has the sixth-highest percentage among those players (.417).
”according to his biography on goheels.com”

As North Carolina is kicking off their 2022 season tonight hosting Florida A&M brother of former North Carolina Basketball Player Luke Maye Drake Maye is starting at quarterback.

Why?

North Carolina Head Coach Mack Brown had this to say about starting Drake Maye instead of Jacolby Criswell!

We just felt like Drake should walk out there first," Brown said. "There's very little difference between the two. If one quarterback is not moving the ball, we'll put the other one in. We're going to give each one a chance. If you're moving it, you stay in. If you're not, let each one have a chance."

“according to Andre Adelson’s article on espnapp”

As a freshman in 2021 at North Carolina,

Drake Maye in four games at quarterback • Made collegiate debut against Georgia State • Appeared in the Duke game • Played the second half against Wofford and was 7 of 9 for 89 yards passing and connected with Kamari Morales for his first collegiate touchdown pass • Rushed four times for 38 yards against the Terriers • Attempted one pass and rushed for 24 yards on two carries against South Carolina in the Duke's Mayo Bowl.
”according to his biography on goheels.com”

North Carolina is a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference!

Florida A&M is a member of the Mid -Eastern Athletic Conference!

In 2021 North Carolina finished the season on the gridiron with a record of 6-7!

In 2021 Florida A&M finished the season on the gridiron with a record of 9-3!

Kickoff is set for 8:00pm from Kenan Memorial Stadium!

The game is going to be televised on ACC Network!