Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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

Time/TV: 7:00 pm/ESPN2

Live Audio: Tar Heel Sports Network, GoHeelsTV; Sirius (380), XM (380), SiriusXM Online (970)

Series vs. UNC: Carolina leads 23-2

Last Meeting: Carolina 95 Furman 65 (12/22/86)

Streak: Carolina has won the last seven meetings.

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Head Coach: Bob Richey (96-37 at Furman, 96-37 overall)

Rankings: NR AP, NR Coaches, #78 ESPN BPI, #104 Sagarin, #120 KenPom

Strength of Schedule: #164

Strength of Record: #95

Offense (Per Game): 83.9 points, 47.1 FG%, 39.4 3-pt FG%, 71.4 FT%, 36.5 rebounds, 18.8 assists, 12.8 turnovers, 1.5 A/T ratio, 8.4 steals, 3.5 blocks

Opponents (Per Game): 75.9 points, 45.5 FG%, 33.8 3-pt FG%, 74.5 FT%, 35.7 rebounds, 13.8 assists, 13.3 turnovers, 1.0 A/T ratio, 6.8 steals, 3.7 blocks

PROJECTED STARTERS

#10 Alex Hunter, G, 5-11, 180, Sr (35.7 mpg, 17.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 3.9 apg)

#3 Mike Bothwell, G, 6-3, 195, Sr (33.7 mpg, 16.4 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.5 apg)

#5 Marcus Foster, G, 6-4, 210, Sr (23.0 mpg, 7.7 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 1.0 apg)

#51 Conley Garrison, G, 6-1, 170, Sr (34.5 mpg, 9.5 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 2.9 apg)

#20 Jalen Slawson, F, 6-7, 218, Sr (31.7 mpg, 16.8 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 3.5 apg)

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Head Coach: Hubert Davis (7-2 at UNC, 7-2 overall)

Rankings: #27 AP, #29 Coaches, #30 ESPN BPI, #26 Sagarin, #31 KenPom

Strength of Schedule: #50

Strength of Record: #28

Offense (Per Game): 81.1 points, 48.1 FG%, 41.7 3-pt FG%, 75.1 FT%, 40.2 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 13.0 turnovers, 1.1 A/T ratio, 5.8 steals, 3.9 blocks

Opponents (Per Game): 72.0 points, 43.5 FG%, 32.6 3-pt FG%, 69.0 FT%, 30.4 rebounds, 13.9 assists, 10.4 turnovers, 1.3 A/T ratio, 7.7 steals, 3.4 blocks

PROJECTED STARTERS

#2 Caleb Love, G, 6-4, 195, So. (33.8 mpg, 16.9 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 3.9 apg)

#4 RJ Davis, G, 6-0, 190, So. (30.3 mpg, 13.9 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 3.3 apg)

#1 Leaky Black, G, 6-8, 200, Sr. (25.4 mpg, 4.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.3 apg)

#5 Armando Bacot, F/C, 6-10, 240, Jr. (27.7 mpg, 14.3 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 1.6 apg)

#13 Dawson Garcia, F, 6-11, 235, So. (23.2 mpg, 11.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 2.3 apg)

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

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)

January 5 - at Notre Dame 9:00 pm (ESPN2)