Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Arena: Dean E. Smith Center (21,750)
Time/TV: 7:00 pm/ACCNX
Live Audio: Tar Heel Sports Network, GoHeelsTV; Sirius (TBD), XM (TBD), SiriusXM Online (TBD)
NORTHEASTERNÂ - NORTH CAROLINA SERIES
Series vs. UNC: Carolina leads 1-0
Last Meeting: Carolina 101 Northeastern 66 (3/15/91)
Streak: Carolina has played Northeastern once with the meeting coming in Syracuse, New York as part of the NCAA Tournament.
NORTHEASTERN HUSKIESÂ (9-7, 8-2)
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Head Coach: Bill Coen (250-219 at NU, 250-219 overall)
Rankings: NR AP, NR Coaches, #144 NET, #174 ESPN BPI, #166 Sagarin, #164 KenPom
Strength of Schedule: #129
Strength of Record: #139
Offense (Per Game): 67.8 points, 44.7 FG%, 35.7 3-pt FG%, 73.6 FT%, 32.8 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 13.8 turnovers, 0.9 A/T ratio, 6.1 steals, 2.1blocks
Opponents (Per Game): 68.4 points, 43.4 FG%, 32.2 3-pt FG%, 68.6 FT%, 34.9 rebounds, 11.1 assists, 11.8 turnovers, 0.9 A/T ratio, 7.0 steals, 2.2 blocks
PROJECTED STARTERS
#24 Shaquille Walters, G, 6-6, 190, Jr. (34.2 mpg, 11.0 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 2.8 apg)
#2 Tyson Walker, G, 6-0, 162, So. (34.1 mpg, 18.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 5.1 apg)
#00 Jason Strong, F, 6-8, 217, Jr. (26.9 mpg, 10.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 0.9 apg)
#15 Coleman Stucke, F, 6-7, 220, Fr. (21.8 mpg, 5.2 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 0.8 apg)
#10 Greg Eboigbodin, F, 6-9, 225, Jr. (19.8 mpg, 4.4 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 0.4 apg)
NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (12-7, 7-5)
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Head Coach: Roy Williams (479-159 at UNC, 897-260 overall)
Rankings: #44 AP, NR Coaches, #57 NET, #37 ESPN BPI, #32 Sagarin, #43 KenPom
Strength of Schedule: #16
Strength of Record: #32
Offense (Per Game): 72.7 points, 43.5 FG%, 31.0 3-pt FG%, 65.4 FT%, 42.4 rebounds, 14.9 assists, 14.6 turnovers, 1.0 A/T ratio, 6.8 steals, 4.0 blocks
Opponents (Per Game): 69.9 points, 43.0 FG%, 36.7 3-pt FG%, 68.0 FT%, 31.7 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 13.2 turnovers, 1.0 A/T ratio, 8.2 steals, 4.7 blocks
PROJECTED STARTERS
#2 Caleb Love, G, 6-4, 195, Fr. (27.4 mpg, 10.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 3.3 apg)
#24 Kerwin Walton, G, 6-5, 205, Fr. (18.7 mpg, 7.0 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 1.8 apg)
#1 Leaky Black, G, 6-8, 195, Jr. (28.5 mpg, 6.4 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.6 apg)
#15 Garrison Brooks, F, 6-10, 240, Sr. (29.1 mpg, 10.3 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 1.5 apg)
#5 Armando Bacot, F/C, 6-10, 240, So. (23.3 mpg, 11.8 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 0.8 apg)
*Projected starters based on previous game; Stats & rankings through 2/15/21*
NEXT FIVEÂ FOR THE HEELS
February 20 vs Louisville 6:00 pm ESPN
February 23 at Boston College 9:00 pm ACC Network
February 27 vs Florida State 4:00 pm ESPN
March 1 at Syracuse 7:00 pm/ESPN
March 6 vs. Duke 6:00 pm/ESPN