Published Feb 7, 2021
THI Basketball Central: Miami
John Gwaltney  •  TarHeelIllustrated
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Date: Monday, February 8, 2021

Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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

Time/TV: 7:00 pm/ESPN

Live Audio: Tar Heel Sports Network, GoHeelsTV; Sirius (84), XM (84), SiriusXM Online (84)

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MIAMI - NORTH CAROLINA SERIES

Series vs. UNC: Carolina leads 26-8

Last Meeting: Carolina 67 Miami 65 (1/5/21) Box Score

Streak: Carolina has won eight of the last ten meetings with Miami, including the last five games.

MIAMI HURRICANES (7-11, 3-10)

Head Coach: Jim Larrañaga (197-124 at Miami, 667-458 overall)

Rankings: NR AP, NR Coaches, #151 NET, #123 ESPN BPI, #101 Sagarin

Strength of Schedule: #57

Strength of Record: #148

Offense (Per Game): 66.7 points, 43.0 FG%, 29.0 3-pt FG%, 68.0 FT%, 35.8 rebounds, 11.7 assists, 13.6 turnovers, 0.9 A/T ratio, 7.2 steals, 4.1 blocks

Opponents (Per Game): 69.9 points, 43.0 FG%, 37.0 3-pt FG%, 70.0 FT%, 34.6 rebounds, 14.6 assists, 12.9 turnovers, 1.1 A/T ratio, 7.4 steals, 3.7 blocks

PROJECTED STARTERS

#23 Kameron McGusty, G, 6-5, 190, Sr. (29.1 mpg, 11.6 ppg, 3.0rpg, 2.1 apg)

#4 Elijah Olaniyi G, 6-5, 205, Sr. (29.0 mpg, 10.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.0 apg)

#2 Isaiah Wong, G, 6-3, 180, So. (35.9 mpg, 17.3 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 2.2 apg)

#3 Nysier Brooks, C, 7-0, 240, Sr. (23.8 mpg, 6.2 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.0 bpg)

#1 Anthony Walker F, 6-9, 210, So. (22.3 mpg, 8.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 0.7 apg)

NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (12-6, 7-4)

Head Coach: Roy Williams (479-158 at UNC, 897-259 overall)

Rankings: #41 AP, #41 Coaches, #56 NET, #33 ESPN BPI, #35 Sagarin

Strength of Schedule: #26

Strength of Record: #33

Offense (Per Game): 74.1 points, 44.0 FG%, 32.0 3-pt FG%, 65.8 FT%, 42.5 rebounds, 15.1 assists, 15.0 turnovers, 1.0 A/T ratio, 6.8 steals, 4.1 blocks

Opponents (Per Game): 70.4 points, 43.2 FG%, 36.3 3-pt FG%, 68.3 FT%, 31.6 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 13.6 turnovers, 1.0 A/T ratio, 8.4 steals, 4.7 blocks

PROJECTED STARTERS

#2 Caleb Love, G, 6-4, 195, Fr. (27.5 mpg, 11.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 3.2 apg)

#24 Kerwin Walton, G, 6-5, 205, Fr. (18.4 mpg, 6.9 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 1.8 apg)

#1 Leaky Black, G, 6-8, 195, Jr. (29.1 mpg, 6.8 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 2.5 apg)

#15 Garrison Brooks, F, 6-10, 240, Sr. (29.3 mpg, 10.5 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 1.5 apg)

#5 Armando Bacot, F/C, 6-10, 240, So. (23.3 mpg, 12.2 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 0.7 apg)

*Projected starters based on previous game; Stats & rankings through 2/6/21*

NEXT FIVE FOR THE HEELS

February 13 at Virginia 6:00 pm ESPN

February 16 vs Virginia Tech 6:00 pm ACC Network

February 20 vs Louisville 4pm or 6pm ESPN

February 23 at Boston College 9:00 pm ACC Network

February 27 vs Florida State 4:00 pm ESPN