Published Dec 9, 2021
THI Basketball Central: Elon
John Gwaltney  •  TarHeelIllustrated
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Date: Saturday, December 11, 2021

Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Arena: Dean E. Smith Center (21,750)

Time/TV: 8:00 pm/ACCN

Live Audio: Tar Heel Sports Network, GoHeelsTV; Sirius (371), XM (371), SiriusXM Online (371)

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ELON - NORTH CAROLINA SERIES

Series vs. UNC: Carolina leads 20-4

Last Meeting: Carolina 75 Elon 61 (11/20/20)

Streak: Carolina has won the last 13 meetings.

ELON PHOENIX (2-7, 0-0)

Head Coach: Mike Schrage (25-37 at Elon, 25-37 overall)

Conference: Colonial Athletic Association

Rankings: NR AP, NR Coaches, #258 ESPN BPI, #297 Sagarin, #270 KenPom

Strength of Schedule: #141

Strength of Record: #340

Offense (Per Game): 73.1 points, 42.2 FG%, 37.5 3-pt FG%, 77.7 FT%, 33.0 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 12.4 turnovers, 1.1 A/T ratio, 6.1 steals, 1.9 blocks

Opponents (Per Game): 77.1 points, 44.8 FG%, 42.8 3-pt FG%, 71.5 FT%, 37.9 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 12.0 turnovers, 1.0 A/T ratio, 7.2 steals, 3.7 blocks

PROJECTED STARTERS

#10 Kris Wooten, G, 6-2, 194, Sr (13.3 mpg, 2.9 ppg, 0.8 rpg, 0.6 apg)

#0 Hunter McIntosh, G, 6-2, 180, Jr (31.3 mpg, 11.6 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 3.2 apg)

#12 Darius Burford, G, 6-0, 166, So (29.1 mpg, 12.0 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 3.6 apg)

#25 Hunter Woods, G, 6-6, 197, Jr (25.3 mpg, 8.6 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.9 apg)

#21 Michael Graham, F, 6-8, 221, So (17.9 mpg, 6.2 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 0.8 apg)

NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (6-2, 1-0)

Head Coach: Hubert Davis (6-2 at UNC, 6-2 overall)

Rankings: #29 AP, #36 Coaches, #28 ESPN BPI, #23 Sagarin, #28 KenPom

Strength of Schedule: #35

Strength of Record: #34

Offense (Per Game): 81.3 points, 49.3 FG%, 43.3 3-pt FG%, 74.7 FT%, 39.3 rebounds, 15.1 assists, 12.6 turnovers, 1.2 A/T ratio, 5.0 steals, 4.0 blocks

Opponents (Per Game): 73.1 points, 43.5 FG%, 33.3 3-pt FG%, 70.1 FT%, 31.3 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 9.8 turnovers, 1.5 A/T ratio, 7.6 steals, 3.4 blocks

PROJECTED STARTERS

#2 Caleb Love, G, 6-4, 195, So. (33.8 mpg, 16.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 4.3 apg)

#4 RJ Davis, G, 6-0, 190, So. (30.4 mpg, 14.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.8 apg)

#1 Leaky Black, G, 6-8, 200, Sr. (25.3 mpg, 4.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.9 apg)

#5 Armando Bacot, F/C, 6-10, 240, Jr. (28.1 mpg, 15.0 ppg, 9.9 rpg, 1.6 apg)

#13 Dawson Garcia, F, 6-11, 235, So. (22.1 mpg, 10.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 0.8 apg)

*Projected starters based on previous game; Stats & rankings through 12/8/21*

NEXT FIVE GAMES FOR CAROLINA

December 14 - Furman 7:00 pm (ESPN2)

December 18 - vs. UCLA 3:00 pm (CBS)

December 21 - Appalachian State 7:00 pm (ACCN)

December 29 - Virginia Tech 7:00 pm (ESPN2)

January 1 - at Boston College Noon (ACCN)