TABLE OF CONTENTS CAROLINA BASKETBALL 2005-06 GENERAL INFORMATION Rashad McCants Recap . 88 THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA 2005-06 Preview & Quick Facts . 2-4 Marvin Williams Recap. 89 University Profile. 200 2005-06 Schedule . 5 Jawad Williams, Jackie Manuel, Melvin Scott . 90 Chancellor Dr. James Moeser . 201 2005-06 Rosters. 6 Director of Athletics Dick Baddour . 201 HISTORY Rams Club. 202-203 PLAYER PROFILES Carolina Basketball Fast Facts . 92-93 Dean E. Smith Center . 204 Damion Grant . 7 Carolina Basketball History . 94-101 Smith Center Records. 205-206 David Noel . 8-11 Dean Smith . 102-104 Byron Sanders. 12-13 Bill Guthridge & Frank McGuire . 105 MEDIA INFORMATION Wes Miller . 14-15 NCAA Tournament History . 106-107 2005-06 Opponent Information . 207 Reyshawn Terry. 16-17 NCAA Tournament Records . 108-109 The Tar Heel Sports Network . 208 Quentin Thomas . 18-19 1957 NCAA Championship. 110 Media Information. 208 Mike Copeland . 20 1982 NCAA Championship . 111 The official 2005-06 Bobby Frasor . 21 1993 NCAA Championship. 112 University of North Marcus Ginyard . 22 2005 NCAA Championship. 113 Carolina men’s basket- Danny Green . 23 Final Four History . 114-117 ball media guide is pub- Tyler Hansbrough . 24 ACC Tournament History. 118-121 lished by the UNC Fantastic Finishes . 122-125 Athletic Communications COACHING STAFF PROFILES Smith Center Jerseys . 126-135 office. Additional copies Roy Williams . 25-32 Tar Heels in the NBA. 136-137 of the media guide may Joe Holladay. 33 Tar Heels in NBA Management . 138 be be purchased by send- Steve Robinson . 34 NBA Award Winners . 139-140 ing a check for $15 to: Jerod Haase . 35 Tar Heels in the NBA Draft . 141-142 UNC Athletic C.B. McGrath . 36 All-time Pro Roster . 143-145 Communications, P.O. Marc Davis, Jonas Sahratian, Tar Heel Hall of Famers . 146 Box 3760, Chapel Hill, Eric Hoots,Wayne Walden . 37 N.C., 27514. Staff . 38 RECORD BOOK CAROLINA BASKETBALL TRADITION Team Records . 147-148 Edited & Designed by: Matt Bowers Five National Championships . 40-41 Scoring Records . 149-150 Written by: Steve Kirschner 2005 National Championship . 42-47 Field Goal Records. 151 16 Final Fours . 48-49 Three-Point Field Goal Records. 152 Editorial Assistance: Sean Alford, Ryan Anderson, Academic Success . 50 Free Throw Records. 153 Danielle Appelman, Brent Bearden, Kevin Best, Rick This is Carolina. 51 Rebounding Records . 154 Brewer, Leslie Espy, Dan Findlay, Dana Gelin, David Top Facilities . 52-53 Assist Records . 155 A. Ham, Dale Herman, John Martin, Jeff McLerran, Why Carolina?. 54-56 Steal Records. 156 Parker Melvin, T. Kermit Roberts, Liz Ryan, Michael Roy Williams . 57-59 Blocked Shot Records . 157 Wintrob Tar Heel Pros . 60-62 Miscellaneous Records . 158 Tar Heels in the NBA Draft . 63 Opponent Records . 159 Photography: Player, coach and staff head shots Michael Jordan . 64 Yearly Leaders . 160-161 by Jeffrey Camarati. Action photos by Camarati National Exposure . 65 Bests vs. the ACC . 162 unless otherwise noted. Photos of NBA players are First in Flight . 66-67 30 Points, 15 Rebounds, 10 Assists . 163-165 courtesy NBA Entertainment/Getty Images unless Carolina in the Community. 68 Annual Team Statistics . 166-167 otherwise noted. Smith Center Game Day . 69 UNC Team Awards . 168-170 Late Night with Roy Williams & Carolina . 70 Honor Roll . 171-174 Covers: Designed by Dana Gelin ACC Honors . 175 2004-05 SEASON REVIEW Winning & Losing Streaks . 176 Cover Photos: by Jeffrey Camarati (posed shot on 2004-05 Review Notes . 72-74 Year-by-Year Records . 177-178 front cover, Felton and May on NBA cover, all Final 2004-05 Statistics & Results . 75 Scores Since 1953-54. 179-188 Four photos), Kevin Cox/Wire Image (McCants on 2004-05 Box Scores . 76-83 Series History vs. 2005-06 Opponents . 189-194 NBA cover, Noel), Bob Donnan (Felton, Fox), J.D. Game-by-Game Team Statistics. 84 Associated Press Poll History . 195 Lyon Jr. (NBA draftees in suits, Roy Williams and 2004-05 Highs and Lows . 85 All-Time Tar Heel Lettermen . 196-198 Felton), Peyton Williams (Marvin Williams dunk, Raymond Felton Recap . 86 Career Stats for 1,000-Point Scorers . 199 May), Hugh Morton (Carter), Jim Bounds (Marvin Sean May Recap . 87 Williams celebrates), NBA Entertainment/Getty Images (2005 NBA draftees in uniform) “Carolina Basketball Tradition” Section: Designed by John Martin Printing: Phillips Brothers Printers, Springfield, Ill. 2005-06 PREVIEW CAROLINA BASKETBALL 2005-06 Senior forward David Noel is and 48 turnovers and took only 22 shots from David the Tar Heels’ top returning the field. Noel player. He averaged 16.9 min- “Quentin is one of those kids whom you can utes per game last year and was say is the key to our team,” says Williams. “The a key figure in Carolina’s run to quarterback position is so important to the way the national title. He played an we play and the experience he got last year puts added role when McCants him in prime position to take over that role that missed the last four games of Raymond had last year. He needs to set the pace the regular season due to illness for us offensively and defensively, not turn it and was solid in those four vic- over and not foul.” tories. He was on the floor for Byron Sanders, a 6-9 senior forward/center defensive purposes at the end of from Gulfport, Miss., should play his most the national title game against extensive role since his freshman year when he Illinois. made a dozen starts after May went down with The Durham, N.C., native a foot injury. Last year, he played only 77 min- averaged 3.9 points and 2.6 utes in 26 games and had 22 points and 23 rebounds last year. Prior to this rebounds. season, the fewest points scored “Byron has had a very good spring and sum- by Carolina’s leading returning mer,” says Williams. “Last year with Marvin scorer from the previous year Williams and David Noel being the substitute was 8.0 by Ademola Okulaja big men, Byron lost a bit of his intensity. I chal- and Ed Cota in 1998-99. lenged him to regain that intensity. We really Noel scored a season-high 12 need his help on the defensive end of the floor points at Maryland and posted and on the backboards.” W career-bests in scoring (21) and Junior guard Wes Miller made 5 of 16 shots E I rebounding (11) as a freshman from three-point range last year, his first active V in the NIT against DePaul. season after transferring from James Madison. E “David Noel is a fantastic He averaged 4.1 points and 1.6 assists in 17 young man who is being asked minutes a game for the Dukes in 2002-03. R to assume an important leader- “Wes plays the point, but shoots the ball P ship role on and off the court,” extremely well,” says Williams. “There may be 6 says Williams. “It will be inter- 0 esting to see how David steps - he University of North Carolina enters 5 forward this year. I truly believe he will do it in 2005-06 as the defending national 0 a positive manner. David has a great deal of champions, but faces an unprecedent- 0 T flexibility in his game that allows him to play 2 ed challenge of rebuilding a program that lost both the ‘3’ and ‘4’ positions. I expect he will do Reyshawn its top seven scorers from a year ago. the same again this year.” Terry Head coach Roy Williams, the winningest Four other lettermen return for the Tar Heels, active coach in America and the fourth-win- including 6-8 forward Reyshawn Terry and 6-3 ningest in college basketball history, directs a sophomore point guard Quentin Thomas. program that lost 91 percent of its scoring and Terry, a junior from Winston-Salem, aver- three-point shooting, 88 percent of its rebound- aged 2.3 points last year as he played in 143 ing and 184 of 185 games started from the team minutes in 32 games. He was 12 for 20 from that went 33-4 and won the 2005 NCAA title. three-point range. He hit key three-pointers in Gone from Carolina’s fourth NCAA champi- home wins over Maryland and Duke and scored onship team are seniors Jackie Manuel, Melvin in the first half of the national semifinals against Scott and Jawad Williams, juniors Raymond Michigan State. Felton, Sean May and Rashad McCants and “Reyshawn will have more pressure on him ACC Freshman of the Year Marvin Williams. this year because we are going to expect him to s The latter quartet declared early for the NBA n do certain things,” says Williams. “He had a o and made history by being among the first 14 i chance to get some moments last year. There is p players selected in the NBA Draft..