Date: Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Arena: Dean E. Smith Center (21,750)
Time/TV: 7:00 pm/RSN: Affiliates, Bally Sports, ESPN
Live Audio: Tar Heel Sports Network, GoHeelsTV; Sirius (135), XM (193), SiriusXM Online (955)
UNC ASHEVILLE - NORTH CAROLINA SERIES
Series vs. UNC: Carolina leads 8-0
Last Meeting: Carolina 91 UNC Asheville 75 (11/13/2011)
UNC ASHEVILLE BULLDOGS (2-2, 0-0)
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Head Coach: Mike Morrell (31-55 at UNCA, 31-55 overall)
Conference: Big South
Rankings: NR AP, NR Coaches, #224 ESPN BPI, #248 Sagarin, #284 KenPom
Strength of Schedule: #123
Strength of Record: #185
Offense (Per Game): 71.0 points, 42.5 FG%, 35.4 3-pt FG%, 67.1 FT%, 32.3 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 14.0 turnovers, 0.8 A/T ratio, 8.0 steals, 5.8 blocks
Opponents (Per Game): 69.0 points, 43.5 FG%, 21.3 3-pt FG%, 67.9 FT%, 41.5 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 15.3 turnovers, 0.9 A/T ratio, 9.3 steals, 2.3 blocks
PROJECTED STARTERS
#3 Tajion Jones, G, 6-5, 190, Sr. (23.5 mpg, 9.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.3 apg)
#0 Trent Stephney, G, 6-2, 170, Jr. (28.0 mpg, 7.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.0 apg)
#55 Drew Pember, G, 6-10, 190, Jr. (22.3 mpg, 10.8 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.0 apg)
#10 LJ Thorpe, F, 6-5, 215, Sr. (18.5 mpg, 9.8 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 1.8 apg)
#1 Jamon Battle, F, 6-5, 210, Jr. (23.8 mpg, 7.8 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.0 apg)
NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (3-2, 0-0)
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Head Coach: Hubert Davis (3-2 at UNC, 3-2 overall)
Rankings: #18 AP, #20 Coaches, #41 ESPN BPI, #27 Sagarin, #55 KenPom
Strength of Schedule: #138
Strength of Record: #79
Offense (Per Game): 85.4 points, 48.7 FG%, 40.4 3-pt FG%, 73.0 FT%, 38.4 rebounds, 14.4 assists, 12.6 turnovers, 1.1 A/T ratio, 4.0 steals, 4.8 blocks
Opponents (Per Game): 83.8 points, 47.9 FG%, 37.6 3-pt FG%, 66.3 FT%, 33.0 rebounds, 17.8 assists, 9.0 turnovers, 2.0 A/T ratio, 8.2 steals, 3.0 blocks
PROJECTED STARTERS
#2 Caleb Love, G, 6-4, 195, So. (33.6 mpg, 17.4 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 4.3 apg)
#4 RJ Davis, G, 6-0, 190, So. (30.2 mpg, 14.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 4.8 apg)
#1 Leaky Black, G, 6-8, 200, Sr. (23.0 mpg, 3.8 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 3.3 apg)
#5 Armando Bacot, F/C, 6-10, 240, Jr. (25.2 mpg, 14.4 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 1.3 apg)
#13 Dawson Garcia, F, 6-11, 235, So. (24.0 mpg, 11.2 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 1.0 apg)
*Projected starters based on previous game; Stats & rankings through 11/21/21*
NEXT FIVE GAMES FOR CAROLINA
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)
December 18 - UCLA 3:00 pm (CBS)
