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NORTH CAROLINA 2000-01 Basketball Athletic Media Relations • 919-962-1376 • 919-962-0612 Fax • TarHeelBlue.com GAME NOTES - FEBRUARY 3, 2001 Game NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at 2000-01 RESULTS (18-2, 8-0 ACC) 21 North Carolina Tar Heels November 10 vs. Winthrop (NABC) . W, 66-61 Date & Time: Saturday, February 3, 2001, 4 p.m. 11 vs. Tulsa (NABC) . W, 91-81 Site: Dean E. Smith Center, Chapel Hill, N.C. 17 at Appalachian State . W, 99-69 Records: Carolina 18-2 overall, 8-0 ACC; Georgia Tech 12-7 overall, 4-4 ACC 29 at Michigan State (1) . L, 64-77 Rankings: Carolina 4th in Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Series Record vs. Georgia Tech: Carolina leads, 50-14 overall; UNC is 17-4 in Chapel Hill and 12- December 3 in the Smith Center 2 Kentucky. L, 76-93 4 Miami (Fla.). W, 67-45 Radio: Tar Heel Sports Radio Network, a division of Learfield Communications. Woody Durham 9 vs. Texas A&M (2) . W, 82-60 (play-by-play) and Mick Mixon (color) provide the call. A live broadcast also is available on the 17 Buffalo . W, 95-64 University of North Carolina's official athletic website, TarHeelBlue.com 23 at UCLA . W, 80-70 Television: Raycom/Jefferson-Pilot (Tim Brant, Bucky Waters) 29 vs. Massachusetts (3). W, 91-60 30 vs. College of Charleston (3) . W, 64-60 TAR HEELS BEGIN SECOND HALF OF ACC SEASON WITH PERFECT 8-0 CONFERENCE MARK North Carolina brings a 15-game winning streak and an 8-0 record in the Atlantic Coast Januar y Conference to the Smith Center on Saturday to meet the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. The Tar Heels, 2 at Georgia Tech . W, 84-70 ranked No. 4 in the country in both the Associated Press and coaches’ polls, are 18-2 overall. 6 Wake Forest . W, 70-69 Carolina defeated No. 2 Duke, 85-83, in Durham on Thursday night in its most recent game. 10 at Maryland . W, 86-83 The Yellow Jackets are 12-7 overall and 4-4 in the ACC. Earlier this season, Carolina defeated 13 Marquette . W, 84-54 Georgia Tech, 84-70, in Atlanta on Jan. 2. The Yellow Jackets have not played since defeating Florida 17 Clemson . W, 92-65 State, 77-68, in Atlanta last Saturday. 20 at Florida State . W, 80-70 The game will be televised regionally by Raycom/Jefferson-Pilot. 24 Virginia. W, 88-81 Carolina has won 15 games in a row since losing back-to-back decisions to Michigan State and 28 at NC State . W, 60-52 Kentucky. The 15-game winning streak is UNC’s longest since beginning the ‘97-’98 season 17-0. Februar y UNC’s eight-game ACC winning streak is its longest since winning eight in a row in the ACC during 1 at Duke. W, 85-83 the 1997-98 season. The last time Carolina won nine ACC games in a row was during the 1986-87 3 Georgia Tech. 4:00, RJ and 1987-88 seasons, when it won 16 consecutive ACC contests (14-0 in 1986-87 and won its first 6 at Wake Forest. 9:00, RJ two ACC games in 1987-88). 10 Maryland . 1:00, CBS Carolina’s 15-game winning streak is currently the second-longest streak in the nation. Top-ranked 18 at Clemson . 4:00, RJ Stanford (20 wins in a row) is the only school in the country with a longer current win streak than the 22 Florida State . 8:00, RJ Tar Heels. 25 at Virginia . 1:30, RJ-ESPN2 The Tar Heels are 18-2 this season thus far and have already have equalled their regular season 28 NC State. 9:00, ESPN win total from the 1999-2000 season. Carolina entered the 2000 NCAA Tournament with a record of 18-13. March UNC returns to action on Tuesday night at 9 p.m. when it visits Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, N.C. 4 Duke . 3:30, ABC Carolina leads the ACC and is fifth in the nation in field goal percentage defense. The Tar Heels 8-11 ACC Tournament (4). TBA have limited the opponents to 37.9 percent shooting from the floor. (1) ACC-Big 10 Challenge, East Lansing, Mich. (2) at Houston, Texas CAROLINA AND THE YELLOW JACKETS (3) Hardee’s Tournament of Champions, Charlotte, The Tar Heels lead the series, 50-14, including wins in four straight games. N.C. UNC has won nine of its last 10 games against Georgia Tech. The lone blemish in that span of (4) ACC Tournament, Atlanta, Ga. games was a 66-64 Yellow Jacket win in Atlanta on Dec. 22, 1998. The Tar Heels hold a 17-4 edge over the Jackets in Chapel Hill and a 12-3 advantage in the Smith Center. Carolina has won four in a row against Georgia Tech in Chapel Hill. Tech defeated Carolina in the Smith Center in 1991, 1994 and 1996. Joseph Forte was born in Atlanta. Max Owens grew up in Macon. Both players finished high school in other areas, however. Forte moved to Greenbelt, Md.; Owens played at Mount Zion Academy in Durham, N.C. Michael Brooker is from Sandersville, Ga. 2000-01 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS No. Player Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown Notes 00 Brendan Haywood Sr.C 7-0 268 Greensboro, N.C. 14 points, 10 rebounds, 6-8 FT at Duke; hit two game-winning FTs with 1.2 seconds left 3 Brian Morrison Fr.G 6-2 178 Redmond, Wash. Returned to action vs. Virginia after not playing at FSU due to sprained right ankle 11 Michael Brooker Sr. G/F 6-6 222 Sandersville, Ga. Had five points off the bench against Kentucky 13 Neil Fingleton Fr.C 7-5 280 Durham, England Will red-shirt this season due to August 2000 back surgery 14 Jonathan Holmes So. G 6-0 185 Bloomington, Ind. Career-high nine points plus five assists in win over Tulsa 22 Ronald Curry So. G 6-2 200 Hampton, Va. Has 39 assists and 22 turnovers in eight ACC games this season, all UNC wins 24 Max Owens Sr. G/F 6-5 198 Macon, Ga. Scored 7 points at Duke; averaging 8.4 points vs. the ACC this year 25 Jason Capel Jr. F/G 6-8 230 Fayetteville, N.C. Season-high 20 points, six points and five assists in 38 minutes at Duke 31 Adam Boone Fr.G 6-2 192 Minneapolis, Minn. Three assists, two turnovers in 15 minutes at Duke 32 Orlando Melendez Jr.F 6-8 200 Juana Diaz, P.R. Season-high five points against UMass 35 Jim Everett Sr.F 6-8 240 Charlotte, N.C. Former JV player in his second year with varsity; earned scholarship in early January 40 Joseph Forte So. G 6-4 192 Greenbelt, Md. 24 points, 16 rebounds (most ever by a UNC guard), six assists, three steals at Duke 42 Kris Lang Jr. F/C 6-11 256 Gastonia, N.C. Fourth in the ACCin field goal percentage this year 44 Will Johnson So. F 6-8 216 Hickory, N.C. Career-high 10 points and five boards vs. Miami 45 Julius Peppers So. F 6-6 270 Bailey, N.C. Scored eight points in win at NC State 50 Brian Bersticker Jr. F/C 6-10 241 Virginia Beach, Va. Hit big baseline jumper in win at NC State CAROLINA BASKETBALL UNC vs. Georgia Tech 1994–95 W 86 75 (h) QUICK FACTS Tar Heels Won 50 Lost 14 W 85 81 (a) Year W–L NC GT 1995–96 L 77 80 (a) Head Coach Matt Doherty 1924–25 W 34 26 (atl–SCT) L (ot) 83 92 (h) 40-17 overall/2 years 1946–47 W 58 48 (h) 1996–97 W 73 50 (h) Assistant Coach Doug Wojcik 1955–56 W 88 76 (c) W 72 68 (a) Assistant Coach Fred Quartlebaum 1966–67 L 80 82 (a) 1997–98 W 96 75 (h) Assistant Coach Bob MacKinnon 1967–68 W 82 54 (c) W (2 ot)107 100 (a) Director BB Operations David Cason 1968–69 W 101 70 (a) 1998–99 L 64 66 (a) Trainer Marc Davis 1969–70 L 95 104 (c–NS) W 75 66 (h) Strength Coordinator Ben Cook 1970–71 W 87 58 (c–NS) W 78 49 (c-ACC) W 84 66 (msg–NIT) 1999–00 W 70 53 (a) Location Chapel Hill NC 27514 1971–72 W 118 73 (c–NS) W (ot) 74 72 (h) Enrollment 24,635 W 87 66 (h) 2000-01 W 84 70 (a) Nickname Tar Heels 1972–73 W 107 72 (c–NS) School Colors Carolina Blue & White 1973–74 W 112 70 (c–NS) UNC–Georgia Tech Series Notes Conference Atlantic Coast 1974–75 W 111 81 (c–NS) UNC at Smith Center: 12-3 Chancellor Dr. James Moeser 1975–76 W 79 74 (c–NS) UNC at Alexander Memorial Coliseum: 11-6 Athletics Director Dick Baddour 1976–77 W 98 74 (c–NS) UNC at home: 17-4 Arena Dean E. Smith Center 1979–80 W 54 53 (g) UNC on the road: 18-7 Capacity 21,750 W 60 50 (a) UNC at neutral sites: 16-3 Record in Smith Center 172-26 1980–81 W 100 60 (h) Dean Smith vs. Georgia Tech: 40-13 ACC Record in Smith Center 95-21 W 76 51 (a) Bill Guthridge vs.