Date: Saturday, January 23, 2021

Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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

Time/TV: 2:00 pm/ESPN

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

Series vs. UNC: Carolina leads 160-78

Last Meeting: State 79 Carolina 76 (12/22/20) Box Score

Streak: Carolina had won five in a row against State prior to the loss in December.

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Head Coach: Kevin Keatts (71-40 at NCSU, 143-68 overall)

Rankings: NR AP, NR Coaches, #39 ESPN BPI, #58 Sagarin

Strength of Schedule: #86

Strength of Record: #86

Offense (Per Game): 76.9 points, 47.0 FG%, 36.6 3-pt FG%, 66.9 FT%, 33.1 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 12.6 turnovers, 1.1 A/T ratio, 9.3 steals, 4.2 blocks

Opponents (Per Game): 69.6 points, 46.4 FG%, 35.5 3-pt FG%, 68.6 FT%, 35.4 rebounds, 12.5 assists, 17.8 turnovers, 0.7 A/T ratio, 5.3 steals, 2.7 blocks

PROJECTED STARTERS

#24 Devon Daniels, G, 6-5, 200, Sr. (33.1 mpg, 15.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 3.3 apg)

#2 Shakeel Moore, G, 6-1, 180, Fr. (19.6 mpg, 7.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.6 apg)

#3 Cam Hayes, G, 6-3, 175, Fr. (17.4 mpg, 7.9 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 3.4 apg)

#0 DJ Funderburk, F, 6-10, 225, Sr. (23.1 mpg, 12.1 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 0.4 bpg)

#4 Jericole Hellems F, 6-7, 205, Jr. (29.2 mpg, 11.3 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.8 apg)

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Head Coach: Roy Williams (476-157 at UNC, 894-258 overall)

Rankings: NR AP, NR Coaches, #27 ESPN BPI, #30 Sagarin

Strength of Schedule: #25

Strength of Record: #41

Offense (Per Game): 73.6 points, 42.2 FG%, 30.7 3-pt FG%, 69.0 FT%, 43.4 rebounds, 14.6 assists, 15.1 turnovers, 1.0 A/T ratio, 6.9 steals, 4.4 blocks

Opponents (Per Game): 69.8 points, 42.3 FG%, 35.8 3-pt FG%, 68.1 FT%, 32.2 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 14.3 turnovers, 0.9 A/T ratio, 8.7 steals, 4.4 blocks

PROJECTED STARTERS

#2 Caleb Love, G, 6-4, 195, Fr. (27.3 mpg, 10.2 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 3.0 apg)

#24 Kerwin Walton, G, 6-5, 205, Fr. (16.7 mpg, 6.1 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 1.9 apg)

#1 Leaky Black, G, 6-8, 195, Jr. (29.4 mpg, 7.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2.8 apg)

#15 Garrison Brooks, F, 6-10, 240, Sr. (28.9 mpg, 10.7 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 1.4 apg)

#5 Armando Bacot, F/C, 6-10, 240, So. (22.5 mpg, 11.6 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 0.6 apg)

*Projected starters based on previous game; Stats & rankings through 1/21/21*

January 26 at Pittsburgh 7:00 pm ACC Network

February 2 at Clemson 7:00 pm ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU

February 6 at Duke 6:00 pm ESPN

February 8 vs. Miami 7:00 pm ESPN

February 13 at Virginia 6:00 pm ESPN