Date: Saturday, February 13, 2021
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Arena: John Paul Jones Arena (14,593)
Time/TV: 6:00 pm/ESPN
Live Audio: Tar Heel Sports Network, GoHeelsTV; Sirius (381), XM (381), SiriusXM Online (971)
VIRGINIA - NORTH CAROLINA SERIES
Series vs. UNC: Carolina leads 131-59
Last Meeting: Virginia 64 Carolina 62 (2/15/20)
Streak: Virginia has won the last six meetings against Carolina. The Tar Heels' last win in Charlottesville came on February 25, 2012.
VIRGINIA CAVALIERSÂ (14-3, 10-1)
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Head Coach: Tony Bennett (291-99 at UVA, 360-132 overall)
Rankings: #9 AP, #9 Coaches, #6 NET, #7 ESPN BPI, #7 Sagarin, #9 KenPom
Strength of Schedule: #58
Strength of Record: #10
Offense (Per Game): 70.5 points, 49.5 FG%, 39.5 3-pt FG%, 81.7 FT%, 31.7 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 9.5 turnovers, 1.5 A/T ratio, 5.0 steals, 3.9 blocks
Opponents (Per Game): 59.4 points, 41.2 FG%, 33.0 3-pt FG%, 75.1 FT%, 38.4 rebounds, 11.4 assists, 10.0 turnovers, 1.1 A/T ratio, 4.8 steals, 2.0 blocks
PROJECTED STARTERS
#0 Kihei Clark, G, 5-9, 160, Jr. (33.8 mpg, 10.0 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 4.6 apg)
#25 Trey Murphy III, G, 6-9, 206, Jr. (29.0 mpg, 11.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.2 apg)
#2 Reece Beekman, G, 6-3, 174, Fr. (28.6 mpg, 5.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.7 apg)
#30 Jay Huff, F, 7-1, 240, Sr. (25.4 mpg, 13.2 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 2.4 bpg)
#10 Sam Hauser, F, 6-8, 218, Sr. (34.4 mpg, 14.9 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 1.9 apg)
NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (12-6, 7-4)
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Head Coach: Roy Williams (479-158 at UNC, 897-259 overall)
Rankings: #36 AP, NR Coaches, #54 NET, #33 ESPN BPI, #32 Sagarin, #38 KenPom
Strength of Schedule: #25
Strength of Record: #29
Offense (Per Game): 74.1 points, 44.0 FG%, 32.0 3-pt FG%, 65.8 FT%, 42.5 rebounds, 15.1 assists, 15.0 turnovers, 1.0 A/T ratio, 6.8 steals, 4.1 blocks
Opponents (Per Game): 70.4 points, 43.2 FG%, 36.3 3-pt FG%, 68.3 FT%, 31.6 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 13.6 turnovers, 1.0 A/T ratio, 8.4 steals, 4.7 blocks
PROJECTED STARTERS
#2 Caleb Love, G, 6-4, 195, Fr. (27.5 mpg, 11.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 3.2 apg)
#24 Kerwin Walton, G, 6-5, 205, Fr. (18.4 mpg, 6.9 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 1.8 apg)
#1 Leaky Black, G, 6-8, 195, Jr. (29.1 mpg, 6.8 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 2.5 apg)
#15 Garrison Brooks, F, 6-10, 240, Sr. (29.3 mpg, 10.5 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 1.5 apg)
#5 Armando Bacot, F/C, 6-10, 240, So. (23.3 mpg, 12.2 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 0.7 apg)
*Projected starters based on previous game; Stats & rankings through 2/11/21*
NEXT SIXÂ FOR THE HEELS
February 16 vs Virginia Tech 6:00 pm ACC Network
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