Published Mar 9, 2022
THI Basketball Central: ACC Tournament Quarterfinals
John Gwaltney  •  TarHeelIllustrated
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Date: Thursday, March 10, 2022

Location: Brooklyn, New York

Arena: Barclays Center (18,103)

Time/TV: 9:30 pm/ESPN

Live Audio: Tar Heel Sports Network, GoHeelsTV; Sirius (80), XM (80), SiriusXM Online (80)

Live Stats: Click here

ACC TOURNAMENT - BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (March 8-12)

#6 VIRGINIA CAVALIERS (19-12, 12-8 ACC)

Head Coach: Tony Bennett (314-114 at UVA, 383-148 overall)

UVA vs. UNC in ACC Tournament: 4-13

2021-22 Season vs. UNC: January 8 - UNC 74, UVA 58 Box Score

Rankings: NR AP, NR Coaches, #77 NET, #60 ESPN BPI, #58 Sagarin, #74 KenPom

Strength of Schedule: #56

Strength of Record: #64

Offense (Per Game): 63.6 points, 45.3 FG%, 32.7 3-pt FG%, 74.7 FT%, 31.4 rebounds, 14.1 assists, 9.8 turnovers, 1.4 A/T ratio, 5.9 steals, 4.5 blocks

Opponents (Per Game): 60.4 points, 42.8 FG%, 34.6 3-pt FG%, 68.9 FT%, 30.8 rebounds, 11.6 assists, 11.1 turnovers, 1.0 A/T ratio, 5.5 steals, 3.7 blocks

PROJECTED STARTERS

#0 Kihei Clark, G, 5-10, 172, SR (35.5 mpg, 10.2 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 4.3 apg)

#4 Armaan Franklin, G, 6-4, 204, JR (30.2 mpg, 11.5 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 15. apg)

#2 Reece Beekman, G, 6-2, 181, SO (34.6 mpg, 8.1 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 4.9 apg)

#1 Jayden Gardner, F, 6-6, 246, SR (32.2 mpg, 15.2 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 1.5 apg)

#21 Kadin Shedrick, F, 6-11, 231, SO (21.1 mpg, 7.2 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 0.3 apg)

#3 NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (23-8, 15-5 ACC)

Head Coach: Hubert Davis (23-8 at UNC, 23-8 overall)

Rankings: #25 AP, #27 Coaches, #33 NET, #28 ESPN BPI, #29 Sagarin, #32 KenPom

Strength of Schedule: #46

Strength of Record: #19

Offense (Per Game): 78.6 points, 45.8 FG%, 37.4 3-pt FG%, 77.0 FT%, 39.6 rebounds, 14.8 assists, 11.8 turnovers, 1.2 A/T ratio, 5.4 steals, 3.9 blocks

Opponents (Per Game): 72.6 points, 43.6 FG%, 34.8 3-pt FG%, 73.7 FT%, 32.0 rebounds, 12.9 assists, 10.1 turnovers, 1.3 A/T ratio, 6.7 steals, 3.2 blocks

PROJECTED STARTERS

#2 Caleb Love, G, 6-4, 195, SO (33.6 mpg, 15.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.7 apg)

#4 RJ Davis, G, 6-0, 190, SO (33.2 mpg, 13.6 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.4 apg)

#1 Leaky Black, G, 6-8, 200, SR (28.5 mpg, 5.0 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 2.5 apg)

#5 Armando Bacot, F/C, 6-10, 240, JR (31.0 mpg, 16.6 ppg, 12.5 rpg, 1.5 apg)

#45 Brady Manek, F, 6-9, 230, SR (29.6 mpg, 14.4 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.9 apg)

*Projected starters based on previous game; Stats & rankings through 3/8/22*