Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Arena: Petersen Events Center (12,508)
Time/TV: 7:00 pm/ACC Network
Live Audio: Tar Heel Sports Network, GoHeelsTV; Sirius (387), XM (387), SiriusXM Online (977)
PITTSBURGHÂ - NORTH CAROLINA SERIES
Series vs. UNC: Carolina leads 14-5
Last Meeting: Pittsburgh 66 Carolina 52 (1/18/20)
Streak: Pittsburgh has won the last two meetings with Carolina with one coming in Chapel Hill and the last meeting in Pittsburgh. The Tar Heels had won the six previous meetings.
PITTSBURGH PANTHERSÂ (8-3, 4-2)
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Head Coach: Jeff Capel (38-39 at Pitt, 200-149 overall)
Rankings: NR AP, NR Coaches, #59 ESPN BPI, #67 Sagarin
Strength of Schedule: #65
Strength of Record: #44
Offense (Per Game): 74.3 points, 43.5 FG%, 31.7 3-pt FG%, 64.8 FT%, 42.3 rebounds, 16.0 assists, 13.4 turnovers, 1.2 A/T ratio, 6.7 steals, 3.8 blocks
Opponents (Per Game): 67.0 points, 39.6 FG%, 28.5 3-pt FG%, 67.6 FT%, 35.4 rebounds, 14.9 assists, 13.6 turnovers, 1.1 A/T ratio, 6.6 steals, 4.5 blocks
PROJECTED STARTERS
#1 Xavier Johnson, G, 6-3, 200, Jr. (28.8 mpg, 14.5 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 6.3 apg)
#5 Au'diese Toney, G, 6-6, 210, Jr. (34.8 mpg, 16.0 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 2.3 apg)
#0 Ithiel Horton, G, 6-3, 200, So. (26.1 mpg, 8.3 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.8 apg)
#12 Abdoul Karim Coulibaly, F, 6-8, 215, So. (20.4 mpg, 5.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 0.8 apg)
#11 Justin Champagnie F, 6-6, 200, So. (33.7 mpg, 19.9 ppg, 12.4 rpg, 1.8 apg)
NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (10-5, 5-3)
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Head Coach: Roy Williams (477-157 at UNC, 895-258 overall)
Rankings: NR AP, NR Coaches, #30 ESPN BPI, #25 Sagarin
Strength of Schedule: #22
Strength of Record: #32
Offense (Per Game): 74.5 points, 43.1 FG%, 31.0 3-pt FG%, 67.7 FT%, 43.5 rebounds, 14.8 assists, 14.9 turnovers, 1.0 A/T ratio, 6.9 steals, 4.3 blocks
Opponents (Per Game): 70.2 points, 42.7 FG%, 35.7 3-pt FG%, 67.7 FT%, 32.1 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 14.1 turnovers, 0.9 A/T ratio, 8.8 steals, 4.7 blocks
PROJECTED STARTERS
#2 Caleb Love, G, 6-4, 195, Fr. (27.3 mpg, 10.5 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 3.1 apg)
#24 Kerwin Walton, G, 6-5, 205, Fr. (17.1 mpg, 6.3 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 2.0 apg)
#1 Leaky Black, G, 6-8, 195, Jr. (29.7 mpg, 6.8 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 2.7 apg)
#15 Garrison Brooks, F, 6-10, 240, Sr. (28.5 mpg, 10.3 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 1.4 apg)
#5 Armando Bacot, F/C, 6-10, 240, So. (22.9 mpg, 12.0 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 0.7 apg)
*Projected starters based on previous game; Stats & rankings through 1/24/21*
NEXT FIVEÂ FOR THE HEELS
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
February 16 vs Virginia Tech 7:00 pm ESPN/ESPN2