Date: Saturday, December 12, 2020
Location: Dean E. Smith Center (21,750); Chapel Hill, N.C.
Time/TV: 2:00 pm/RSN
Live Audio: Tar Heel Sports Network, GoHeelsTV; Sirius (TBD), XM (TBD), SiriusXM Online (TBD)
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL - NORTH CAROLINA SERIES
Series vs. UNC: Carolina leads 2-0
Last Meeting: Carolina 76 NC Central 60 (2014)
Series Note: Saturday's meeting will be the third meeting between the Eagles and Tar Heels. The first meeting was played in 2009 with Carolina destroying NCCU, 89-42.
NC CENTRALÂ (1-2)
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Head Coach: LeVelle Moton (192-150 at NCCU, 192-150 overall)
Rankings: #299 ESPN BPI, #4 Sagarin
Strength of Schedule: #46
Strength of Record: #174
Offense (Per Game): 74.3 points, 45.0 FG%, 34.5 3-pt FG%, 72.9 FT%, 28.0 rebounds, 11.7 assists, 15.0 turnovers, 0.8 A/T ratio, 5.3 steals, 2.0 blocks
Opponents (Per Game): 84.3 points, 46.9 FG%, 37.1 3-pt FG%, 78.5 FT%, 40.7 rebounds, 17.3 assists, 16.0 turnovers, 1.1 A/T ratio, 6.3 steals, 4.7 blocks
PROJECTED STARTERS
#22 CJ Keyser, G, 6-3, 190, Sr. (22.3 ppg, 0.7 rpg, 0.3 apg, 30 mpg)
#0 Jamir Moultrie, G, 5-11, 180, Jr. (9.3 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 1.7 apg, 27.0 mpg)
#12 Jordan Perkins, G, 6-1, 190, Sr. (9.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 4.7 apg, 32.0 mpg)
#24 Nicolas Fennell, G, 6-4, 160, Jr. (9.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.3 apg, 35.0 mpg)
#25 Nehemie Kabeya, F, 6-9, 235, Sr. (2.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 0.0 apg, 13.7 mpg)
NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (3-2)
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Head Coach: Roy Williams (470-154 at UNC, 888-255 overall)
Rankings: #14 AP, #16 Coaches, #17 ESPN BPI, #248 Sagarin
Strength of Schedule: #17
Strength of Record: #47
Offense (Per Game): 74.2 points, 43.1 FG%, 29.7 3-pt FG%, 64.4 FT%, 48.6 rebounds, 12.4 assists, 16.2 turnovers, 0.8 A/T ratio, 6.4 steals, 5.0 blocks
Opponents (Per Game): 67.2 points, 39.2 FG%, 33.1 3-pt FG%, 61.0 FT%, 32.4 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 13.4 turnovers, 0.9 A/T ratio, 9.4 steals, 4.4 blocks
PROJECTED STARTERS
#2 Caleb Love, G, 6-4, 195, Fr. (11.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 3.2 apg, 28.0mpg)
#4 RJ Davis, G, 6-0, 160, Fr. (12.2 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.8 apg, 30.0 mpg)
#1 Leaky Black, G/F, 6-8, 195, Jr. (7.2 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 1.6 apg, 31.5mpg)
#15 Garrison Brooks, F, 6-10, 240, Sr. (13.2 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 1.0 apg, 29.0 mpg)
#5 Armando Bacot, F/C, 6-10, 240, So. (9.4 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 2.0 blks, 23.5 mpg)
NEXT FIVEÂ FOR THE HEELS
December 19 vs Ohio State 4:15 pm CBS
December 22 at N.C. State 9:00 pm ACC Network
December 30 at Georgia Tech 8:00 pm RSN
January 2 vs Syracuse 6:00 pm or 8:00 pm ESPN2
January 5 at Miami 8:00 pm ESPN