NORTH CAROLINA 2000-01 Basketball Athletic Media Relations • 919-962-1376 • 919-962-0612 Fax • TarHeelBlue.com GAME NOTES - JANUARY 20, 2001 Game NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS North Carolina Tar Heels at 2000-01 RESULTS (14-2, 4-0 ACC) 17 Florida State Seminoles November 10 vs. Winthrop (NABC) . W, 66-61 Date & Time: Saturday, January 20, 2001, 4 p.m. 11 vs. Tulsa (NABC) . W, 91-81 17 at Appalachian State . W, 99-69 Site: Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center 29 at Michigan State (1) . L, 64-77 Records: Carolina 14-2 overall, 4-0 ACC; Florida State 5-12 overall, 0-4 ACC Rankings: Carolina is No. 6 in both polls December Series Record vs. Florida State: Carolina leads, 25-6 2 Kentucky. L, 76-93 Radio: Tar Heel Sports Radio Network, a division of Learfield Communications. Woody 4 Miami (Fla.). W, 67-45 9 vs. Texas A&M (2) . W, 82-60 Durham (play-by-play) and Mick Mixon (color) provide the call. A live broadcast also is 17 Buffalo . W, 95-64 available on the University of North Carolina's official athletic website, TarHeelBlue.com 23 at UCLA . W, 80-70 Television: Raycom/Jefferson-Pilot 29 vs. Massachusetts (3). W, 91-60 30 vs. College of Charleston (3) . W, 64-60 Tar Heels Back on the Road at Florida State Januar y North Carolina, ranked No. 6 in the nation in both The Associated Press and ESPN/USA 2 at Georgia Tech . W, 84-70 Today polls, takes to the road for the third time in five Atlantic Coast Conference games 6 Wake Forest . W, 70-69 when it visits Florida State on Saturday afternoon. The Tar Heels are coming off a 92-65 10 at Maryland . W, 86-83 win at home against Clemson on Wednesday night. 13 Marquette . W, 84-54 If Carolina defeats the Seminoles on Saturday, it will improve to 3-0 this season on the 17 Clemson . W, 92-65 20 at Florida State. 4:00, RJ road in ACC play. The last time the Tar Heels started a season 3-0 on the road in the ACC 24 Virginia . 7:00, ESPN was 1986-87, when UNC went a perfect 7-0 on the road on the way to a 14-0 regular 28 at NC State. 1:00, RJ-ESPN2 season. Carolina has won 11 games in a row since losing back-to-back decisions to Michigan Februar y State and Kentucky. The 11-game winning streak is UNC’s longest since beginning the ‘97- 1 at Duke. 9:00, RJ-ESPN2 3 Georgia Tech. 4:00, RJ ’98 season 17-0. UNC’s four-game ACC winning streak is its longest since winning eight 6 at Wake Forest. 9:00, RJ in a row in the ACC during the 1997-98 season. 10 Maryland . 1:00, CBS The Seminoles are 5-12 overall and 0-4 in the ACC. They are coming off an 89-71 loss 18 at Clemson . 4:00, RJ at Virginia on Tuesday night. 22 Florida State . 8:00, RJ Carolina’s 11-game winning streak is currently tied for the third-longest streak in the 25 at Virginia . 1:30, RJ-ESPN2 28 NC State. 9:00, ESPN nation. Georgetown (16), Stanford (16) are the only schools in the country with longer cur- rent win streaks than the Tar Heels, and Fresno State (11) also has won 11 in a row. March UNC returns to action at home on Wednesday night when it hosts Virginia for a 7 p.m. 4 Duke . 3:30, ABC contest in the Smith Center. 8-11 ACC Tournament (4). TBA (1) ACC-Big 10 Challenge, East Lansing, Mich. Carolina and the Seminoles (2) at Houston, Texas The Tar Heels lead the series, 25-6, including a 7-2 record at the Tallahasee-Leon County (3) Hardee’s Tournament of Champions, Charlotte, Civic Center. Since Florida State joined the ACC in 1991-92, Carolina has won 15 of the N.C. 20 games between the two schools, including 15 of the last 18. (4) ACC Tournament, Atlanta, Ga. Carolina’s only loss to FSU outside ACC competition came in the 1972 Final Four. The Tar Heels dropped a 79-75 decision to the Seminoles in the national semifinals before defeating Louisville, 105-91, in the consolation game. Carolina also won a pair of 1995 NCAA Tournament games in the Leon County Civic Center. The Tar Heels, led by current NBA stars Rasheed Wallace, Jeff McInnis and Jerry Stackhouse, defeated Murray State and Iowa State in Tallahassee en route to the Final Four. 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. Needs just seven blocked shots to break Sam Perkins’ school career record (245) 3 Brian Morrison Fr.G 6-2 178 Redmond, Wash. Scored 9 points (including 2 of 3 three-pointers) vs. Clemson on Jan. 17 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 9 points plus 5 assists in win over Tulsa 22 Ronald Curry So. G 6-2 200 Hampton, Va. UNC is 9-0 this season when Curry is in the starting lineup 24 Max Owens Sr. G/F 6-5 198 Macon, Ga. Scored 66 points in the last seven games (9.4 ppg) 25 Jason Capel Jr. F/G 6-8 230 Fayetteville, N.C. Has two double-doubles and one triple-double this year 31 Adam Boone Fr.G 6-2 192 Minneapolis, Minn. Hit a big first-half three-pointer at Maryland 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. Leads the team at 19.4 points per game 42 Kris Lang Jr. F/C 6-11 256 Gastonia, N.C. Has scored in double figures in 14 of the 16 games 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. Had 13 points and nine rebounds against Marquette 50 Brian Bersticker Jr. F/C 6-10 241 Virginia Beach, Va. Scored four points in six minuts versus Clemson CAROLINA BASKETBALL Florida State 76, Carolina 71 - Jan. 22, 2000 in Chapel Hill QUICK FACTS Florida State connected on 10 of 18 three-point field goals and shot 50.9 percent from the floor overall in sending Carolina to its fourth consecutive defeat. After the loss, the Tar Head Coach Matt Doherty 36-17 overall/2 years Heels won five of their next six games. Assistant Coach Doug Wojcik Tar Heel point guard Ed Cota missed the game because he was sick with an upper respi- Assistant Coach Fred Quartlebaum ratory virus. Brendan Haywood had 15 points and nine rebounds for UNC, while Joseph Assistant Coach Bob MacKinnon Director BB Operations David Cason Forte had 15 points and Jason Capel had 14 points and eight rebounds. Jonathan Holmes Trainer Marc Davis had the best game of his freshman season, scoring a season-high five points and dishing Strength Coordinator Ben Cook out a career-high six assists. Carolina shot 50.0 percent from the floor and out-rebounded the Seminoles, 33-27. The Location Chapel Hill NC 27514 Enrollment 24,635 loss was UNC’s fourth in a row, the first time Carolina had lost four straight since the 1991- Nickname Tar Heels 92 season. School Colors Carolina Blue & White Conference Atlantic Coast Chancellor Dr. James Moeser Carolina 70, Florida State 67 - Feb. 23, 2000 in Tallahassee Athletics Director Dick Baddour Junior center Brendan Haywood hit all seven of his field goal attempts and finished with Arena Dean E. Smith Center 19 points, six rebounds and four blocked shots as the Tar Heels defeated Florida State, 70- Capacity 21,750 67. The Tar Heels continued to work the ball inside, shooting 59.1 percent from the floor Record in Smith Center 171-26 ACC Record in Smith Center 94-21 for the game and attempting 17 more free throws than the Seminoles. Carolina led by as many as seven points in the second half but the Seminoles battled Alltime Record 1769-625 back and went on an 8-2 run to take a 64-62 lead with 2:17 left in the second half. From Years in NCAA Tournament 34 Last Time 2000 Final Four that point, the Tar Heel defense stiffened and UNC hit five of six free throws in the final two Years in Final Four 15 (NCAA Record) minutes to take home the victory. NCAA Champions 1957-1982-1993 Ed Cota blocked a Delvon Arrington three-pointer with 0:54 left and FSU ahead 67-66. Joseph Forte grabbed the loose ball, drove to the basket and fed Jason Capel who scored 1999-2000 Overall Recor d 22-14 1999-2000 ACC Record 9-7 and was fouled (he hit the free throw). Cota also grabbed two key rebounds in the closing 1999-2000 ACC Finish Tied 3rd seconds to seal the win.