Game 20 2017-18 Georgia Tech Tar Heel Saturday, Jan. 20 Basketball Chapel Hill Media Notes 2 p.m./ESPN2 • The Tar Heels play host to the Yellow Jackets 2017-18 SCHEDULE at 2 p.m. on January 20th. STATISTICAL COMPARISON (15-4, 4-2 ACC) UNC GT • Carolina has won its last three games against Record 15-4, 4-2 10-8, 3-2 NOVEMBER (AP rankings) Boston College, Notre Dame and Clemson, and Points/Game 82.8 65.6 10 Northern Iowa (9/-) W 86-69 is 15-4 overall and 4-2 in the ACC heading Scoring Defense 71.5 62.8 15 Bucknell-1 (9/-) W 93-81 into Saturday’s game vs. Georgia Tech. Scoring Margin 11.3 2.7 20 at Stanford (9/-) W 96-72 FG% .462 .432 23 vs. Portland-2 (9/-) W 102-78 • The Yellow Jackets are 10-8 overall and 3-2 24 vs. Arkansas-2 (9/-) W 87-68 in the ACC. Tech had won three straight in the 3FG% .385 .324 26 vs. Michigan State-2 (9/4) L 45-63 conference over Miami, Notre Dame and Pitt 3FGs/Game 8.3 4.7 29 Michigan-3 (13/-) W 86-71 before losing at home to Virginia, 64-48, on FT% .730 .711 FG% Defense .410 .408 DECEMBER Jan. 18th. 3FG% Defense .374 .357 1 at Davidson (13/-) W 85-75 • The Tar Heels have won 14 straight home Oppt 3FGs/Game 10.2 7.0 3 Tulane (13/-) W 97-73 ACC games. Rebounds/Game 43.4 34.8 6 Western Carolina (11/-) W 104-61 17 at Tennessee (7/20) W 78-73 • This is the only week the Tar Heels play two Offensive Rebs/Game 13.5 10.4 20 Wofford (5/-) L 75-79 ACC home games this season. Rebound Margin 11.7 2.9 23 vs. Ohio State-4 (5/-) W 86-72 • 2017 first-team All-America and ACC Player Assists/Game 17.6 12.4 30 Wake Forest (13/-) W 73-69 of the Year Justin Jackson will be honored Turnovers/Game 12.8 12.8 Assist/Turnover 335/244 223/230 JANUARY at halftime. Carolina will officially recognize 3 at Florida State (12/24) L 80-81 raising Jackson’s No. 44 to the rafters and will 6 at Virginia (12/8) L 49-61 also present him with a Patterson Medal. Jack- • Carolina is one of four schools that have 9 Boston College (20/-) W 96-66 two players on the mid-season Wooden Award 13 at Notre Dame (20/-) W 69-68 son was one of three recipients of the 2017 16 Clemson (15/20) W 87-79 Patterson Medal, the top career achievement list; Berry and Maye are among the five ACC 20 Georgia Tech (15/-) 2 p.m. ESPN2 award presented to a UNC student-athlete, players on the list. 22 at Virginia Tech 7 p.m. ESPN along with Hayley Carter (tennis) and Ryan • Berry is one of 30 candidates for the Senior 27 NC State Noon CBS CLASS Award (Tyler Hansbrough won the 30 at Clemson 7 p.m. ESPN2 Switzer (football). Switzer and Carter are scheduled to be honored at the Duke and award in 2009). FEBRUARY Miami games, respectively. 3 Pitt 8 p.m. ACC N THE RPI 8 Duke 8 p.m. ESPN/ • Carolina has a quick turnaround, returning ACC N to action on Monday, Jan. 22nd, at Virginia • Carolina is No. 2 in the nation in the NCAA’s 10 at NC State 2 p.m. ACC N Tech. It’s the first of two Big Monday games RPI behind Duke. Villanova, Virginia and Xavi- 12 Notre Dame 7 p.m. ESPN on ESPN (also Feb. 12th vs. Notre Dame). er are ranked 3-5. 17 at Louisville 8 p.m. ESPN • Carolina’s strength of schedule is the 21 at Syracuse 7 p.m. ESPN • Carolina is 16th in the nation in KenPom’s 27 Miami 9 p.m. ESPN offensive efficiency and 12th defensively. toughest in the country. UNC’s non-conference • Luke Maye (17.8) and Joel Berry II (17.4) schedule was the eighth-most difficult in the MARCH nation. (UNC went 11-2). 3 at Duke 8:15 p.m. ESPN lead Carolina in scoring. The last time two Tar 6-10 ACC Tournament-5 Heels averaged 17 points or more in the same • Carolina’s first 19 opponents have an av- season was 1983-84, when Michael Jordan erage RPI of 80, which is the highest in the Site Key: (19.6) and Sam Perkins (17.6) were UNC’s country. 1– PK80, Chapel Hill, N.C. 2– PK80, Portland, Ore. top scoring duo. 3– ACC/Big Ten Challenge, Chapel Hill • Berry is fourth in the ACC in free throw per- THE GEORGIA TECH SERIES 4– CBS Sports Classic, New Orleans centage (.899), fourth in three-pointers per game • Carolina leads the series against Georgia 5– Brooklyn, N.Y. (2.7) and fifth in scoring. Maye is second in the Tech, 66-24, including 13-9 under head coach Roy Williams. TV Key: league in rebounding (10.8), fourth in scoring ACC N– ACC Network and ninth in field goal percentage (.512). • The Tar Heels have won seven of the last RSN– Regional Sports Network • Luke Maye leads the ACC and is eighth in eight games against the Yellow Jackets. • Georgia Tech beat UNC, 75-63, on All times Eastern the country in defensive rebounds (8.2). Na- tionally he is 12th in double-doubles (10) and 12/31/16 in Atlanta in the most recent match- NEXT GAME 14th in rebounding (10.5). up. Georgia Tech at UNC • Cameron Johnson tied his career high with • Carolina is 29-6 against the Yellow Jackets Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018 six three-pointers vs. Clemson. Johnson be- in Chapel Hill, including 24-4 in the Smith Dean E. Smith Center came the first player to make six three-point- Center. UNC has won the last four at home. Chapel Hill, N.C. ers both for and against the Tar Heels (he hit • Joel Berry II had 19 points, four assists an five turnovers the last time the teams played TV: ESPN2 six for Pitt in the Smith Center on 1/31/16). Doug Sherman, Jason Capel • The 87-79 win over Clemson was Roy Wil- in Chapel Hill in 2016. UNC won that game, liams’ 831st. He passed Mt. St. Mary’s Jim 86-78. Radio: Tar Heel Sports Network Phelan for seventh place in wins by a Division Jones Angell, Eric Montross I head coach. Jim Calhoun is sixth with 873. LAST YEAR IN ATLANTA • Joel Berry II and Luke Maye are among 25 • Josh Okogie scored a game-high 26 points to Satellite Radio: Sirius 134/XM 193 mid-season candidates for the John R. Wood- lead Georgia Tech to a 75-63 win over the Tar en Award presented by Wendy’s. Heels in the ACC opener for both squads. • Maye is one of five players who are on the • Carolina committed a season-high 20 turn- mid-season list who were not among the 50 overs, shot a season-low 33.3 percent from players on the preseason watch list. the floor and scored just 63 points. MEDIA INFORMATION JOEL BERRY II TAR HEELS in the UNC Record Book All-Time Rankings Senior Associate A.D. for Communications: Steve Kirschner MOST POINTS National Rank Total Office Phone: 919-962-7258 27. Jeff Lebo – 1,567, 1985-89 Wins 3rd 2,221 Cell Phone: 919-475-2695 28. J.R. Reid – 1,552, 1986-89 Winning Percentage 2nd .739 Email: [email protected] 29. Joel Berry II – 1,509 2014-active NCAA Tournament Titles 3rd 6 30. Scott Williams – 1,508, 1986-90 Final Fours 1st 20 Associate Director of Communications: 31. Tyler Zeller – 1,501, 2008-12 NCAA Tournament Appearances 2nd 48 Matt Bowers NCAA Tournament Games 2nd 168 Office Phone: 919-962-7259 MOST THREE-POINTERS NCAA Tournament Wins 2nd 123 Cell Phone: 919-619-7021 1. Marcus Paige – 299, 2012-16 NCAA Tournament Winning Pct. 2nd .732 Email: [email protected] 2. Shammond Williams – 233, 1994-98 ACC Regular-Season Championships 1st 31 3. Wayne Ellington – 229, 2006-09 ACC Regular-Season Wins 1st 676 CAROLINA BASKETBALL ONLINE, SOCIAL MEDIA 4. Joel Berry II – 222, 2014-active ACC Tournament Titles 2nd 18 Internet: GoHeels.com 5. Rashad McCants – 221, 2002-05 ACC Tournament Finals 1st 34 Twitter: @UNC_Basketball 5. Donald Williams – 221, 1991-95 ACC Tournament Wins 2nd 97 Instagram: UNC_Basketball NBA First-Round Draft Picks 1st 49 MOST ASSISTS Facebook: Facebook.com/TarHeels NBA Draft Picks 3rd 112 15. Walter Davis – 409, 1973-77 YouTube: UNCTarHeelsAthletics 1,000-Point Scorers 1st 76 16. Shammond Williams – 399, 1994-98 Olympic Gold Medalists 1st 10 CREDENTIALS: Single-game requests for creden- 17. George Karl – 394, 1970-73 tials and/or parking passes must be made online 18. Joel Berry II – 389, 2014-active at: SportsSystems.com/UNCBasketball 19. Steve Bucknall – 382, 1985-89 • Clemson scored 56 points on 43 second-half possessions. Its points per possession of 1.30 FINAL 4 MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYERS ROY WILLIAMS INTERVIEWS: Contact Steve was the highest in a half vs. UNC this year. Kirschner wth specific requests. Best time to 1982: James Worthy The Tigers had a PPP of 1.11 for the game, interview Roy Williams is at a UNC press confer- 1993: Donald Williams ence or on the ACC teleconference. 2005: Sean May highest by an opponent in a UNC win this 2009: Wayne Ellington year.