Date: Sunday, November 21, 2021

Location: Uncasville, Connecticut

Arena: Mohegan Sun (10,000)

Time/TV: 3:30 pm/ESPN

Live Audio: Tar Heel Sports Network, GoHeelsTV; SiriusXM Online (TBA)

Official Site: Hall of Fame Tipoff

Series vs. UNC: Carolina leads 10-1

Last Meeting: Carolina 78 Tennessee 73 (12/17/2017)

Streak: Carolina has won five straight over the Volunteers.

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Head Coach: Rick Barnes (125-74 at UT, 729-388 overall)

Conference: Southeastern

Rankings: #17 AP, #17 Coaches, #9 ESPN BPI, #21 Sagarin, #19 KenPom

Strength of Schedule: #317

Strength of Record: #73

Offense (Per Game): 79.0 points, 41.3 FG%, 35.2 3-pt FG%, 75.0 FT%, 45.3 rebounds, 15.3 assists, 13.3 turnovers, 1.2 A/T ratio, 10.0 steals, 5.3 blocks

Opponents (Per Game): 65.0 points, 38.7 FG%, 31.6 3-pt FG%, 73.2 FT%, 34.3 rebounds, 11.0 assists, 15.0 turnovers, 0.7 A/T ratio, 7.0 steals, 3.0 blocks

PROJECTED STARTERS

#30 Josiah-Jordan James, G, 6-6, 214, Jr. (24.0 mpg, 5.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.5 apg)

#1 Kennedy Chandler, G, 6-0, 171, Fr. (24.0 mpg, 18.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 5.0 apg)

#25 Santiago Vescovi, G, 6-3, 191, Jr. (25.5 mpg, 13.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 2.0 apg)

#10 John Fulkerson, F, 6-9, 219, Sr. (22.0 mpg, 6.0 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 3.0 apg)

#13 Olivier Nkamhoua, F, 6-8, 232, Jr. (26.0 mpg, 17.0 ppg, 11.0 rpg, 1.0 apg)

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Head Coach: Hubert Davis (3-1 at UNC/overall)

Rankings: #18 AP, #20 Coaches, #50 ESPN BPI, #32 Sagarin, #48 KenPom

Strength of Schedule: #304

Strength of Record: #50

Offense (Per Game): 91.0 points, 53.6 FG%, 40.0 3-pt FG%, 69.1 FT%, 39.0 rebounds, 17.8 assists, 11.3 turnovers, 1.6 A/T ratio, 4.8 steals, 5.0 blocks

Opponents (Per Game): 80.3 points, 43.8 FG%, 35.9 3-pt FG%, 67.7 FT%, 33.3 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 10.0 turnovers, 1.3 A/T ratio, 7.3 steals, 3.5 blocks

PROJECTED STARTERS

#2 Caleb Love, G, 6-4, 195, So. (33.7 mpg, 19.0 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 4.3 apg)

#4 RJ Davis, G, 6-0, 190, So. (26.7 mpg, 12.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 5.0 apg)

#24 Kerwin Walton, G, 6-5, 210, So. (23.7 mpg, 10.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 0.7 apg)

#5 Armando Bacot, F/C, 6-10, 240, Jr. (26.7 mpg, 18.0 ppg, 9.3 rpg, .3 apg)

#13 Dawson Garcia, F, 6-11, 235, So. (23.0 mpg, 8.7 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 1.0 apg)

*Projected starters based on previous game; Stats & rankings through 11/20/21*

November 23 - UNC Asheville 7:00 pm (RSN)

December 1 - Michigan 9:15 pm (ESPN)

December 5 - at Georgia Tech 3:00 PM (ESPN)

December 11 - Elon 8:00 pm (ACCN)

December 14 - Furman 7:00 pm (ESPN2)