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1 NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS RESULTS (7-2) November 10 vs. Winthrop (NABC) W, vs. Tulsa (NABC) W, at Appalachian State W, at Michigan State (1) L, December 2 Kentucky L, Miami (Fla.) W, vs. Texas A&M (2) W, Buffalo W, at UCLA W, vs. Massachusetts (3) :15, Raycom 30 vs. Richmond or College of Charleston (3) :00 or 9:15, Raycom NORTH CAROLINA Basketball Athletic Media Relations Fax TarHeelBlue.com GAME NOTES - DECEMBER 29, 2000 North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Massachusetts Minutemen Game 10 Date & Time: Saturday, December 29, 2000, 9:15 p.m. ET Site: Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, N.C. Records: Carolina 7-2, Massachusetts 2-7 Rankings: Carolina 14th Associated Press, 16th ESPN/USA Today Series Record vs. Massachusetts: UNC leads, 3-1 UNC Records vs. Others in Field: 1-1 vs. College of Charleston, 15-2 vs. Richmond Radio: Tar Heel Sports Radio Network, a division of Learfield Communications. Woody Durham (play-by-play) and Mick Mixon (color) provide the call. A live broadcast also is available on the University of North Carolina's official athletic website, TarHeelBlue.com Television: Raycom Websites: North Carolina (TarHeelBlue.com); UMass (umassathletics.com) Januar y 2 at Georgia Tech :00, RJ 6 Wake Forest :00, ESPN 10 at Maryland :00, ESPN 13 Marquette :00, ABC 17 Clemson :00, ESPN 20 at Florida State :00, RJ 24 Virginia :00, ESPN 28 at NC State :00, RJ-ESPN2 Februar y 1 at Duke :00, RJ-ESPN2 3 Georgia Tech :00, RJ 6 at Wake Forest :00, RJ 10 Maryland :00, CBS 18 at Clemson :00, RJ 22 Florida State :00, RJ 25 at Virginia :30, RJ-ESPN2 28 NC State :00, ESPN March 4 Duke :30, ABC 8-11 ACC Tournament (4) TBA (1) ACC-Big 10 Challenge, East Lansing, Mich. (2) at Houston, Texas (3) Hardee s Tournament of Champions, Charlotte, N.C. (4) ACC Tournament, Atlanta, Ga. Tar Heels Return to Charlotte Carolina returns to action following a brief holiday break by playing in the Hardees Tournament of Champions, a two-day, two-game event in Charlotte, N.C., hosted by Raycom Sports. The Tar Heels begin play on Friday, December 29, against the University of Massachusetts in the second game of a doubleheader. The College of Charleston plays Richmond in the opener. Winners and losers play on Saturday evening. This is Carolina s 11th appearance in this event since it began in December The Tar Heels have played in this event every season except and UNC has a 18-2 record in this event, winning the tournament title in 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and The Tar Heels won both of their games in the event in 1997, but it was not a tournament format. Carolina s two losses in the event were to South Carolina in 1990 and the College of Charleston in Last year, UNC defeated the College of Charleston, 72-54, in the first round, and UNLV, , in the championship game. Tar Heels in Charlotte The University of North Carolina is in games played in the city of Charlotte, N.C. That includes a 2-1 record in games played here a year ago. Carolina s winning percentage in Charlotte is.901. The Tar Heels have won 18 of their last 21 games played in Charlotte. UNC is 31-7 in games played in the current Charlotte Coliseum. Lang MVP in Last Year s Event Kris Lang endured an injury-filled sophomore season, but he was at his best in the Food Lion MVP Classic (as the event was then known). He scored 15 points and grabbed three rebounds in the first round win over the College of Charleston and had 16 points and four rebounds in the championship game win over UNLV. Lang had six points and six rebounds against Wake Forest in the Charlotte Coliseun later last season.

2 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS No. Player Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown Notes 00 Brendan Haywood Sr. C Greensboro, N.C. ACC Player of the Week for his play vs. Miami and Buffalo 3 Brian Morrison Fr. G Redmond, Wash. Scored 7 straight UNC points at UCLA 11 Michael Brooker Sr. G/F Sandersville, Ga. Had five points off the bench against Kentucky 13 Neil Fingleton Fr. C Durham, England Has missed early-season action due to summer back surgery 14 Jonathan Holmes So. G Bloomington, Ind. Career-high 9 points plus 5 assists in win over Tulsa 22 Ronald Curry So. G Hampton, Va. Made his first start of the season and third career start in the December 17 win over Buffalo 24 Max Owens Sr. G/F Macon, Ga. Season-high nine points at Texas A&M 25 Jason Capel Jr. F/G Fayetteville, N.C. ACC player of the Week following career-high 10 assists, triple-double vs. Buffalo 31 Adam Boone Fr. G Minneapolis, Minn. Started first seven games at the point 32 Orlando Melendez Jr. F Juana Diaz, P.R. Red-shirted in , is in his fourth year at Carolina 35 Jim Everett Sr. F Charlotte, N.C. Played two years on junior varsity, now in second year with varsity 40 Joseph Forte So. G Greenbelt, Md. ACC Player of the Week after 29 points at UCLA 42 Kris Lang Jr. F/C Gastonia, N.C. Scored a career-high 22 points at Michigan State and vs. Buffalo 44 Will Johnson So. F Hickory, N.C. Career-high 10 points and five boards vs. Miami 45 Julius Peppers So. F Bailey, N.C. Had six points and four boards in season debut against UCLA 50 Brian Bersticker Jr. F/C Virginia Beach, Va. Two blocked shots vs. Kentucky Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Director BB Operations Trainer Strength Coordinator CAROLINA BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS Matt Doherty overall/2 years Doug Wojcik Fred Quartlebaum Bob MacKinnon David Cason Marc Davis Ben Cook Location Chapel Hill NC Enrollment 24,635 Nickname Tar Heels School Colors Carolina Blue & White Conference Atlantic Coast Chancellor Dr. James Moeser Athletics Director Dick Baddour Arena Dean E. Smith Center Capacity 21,750 Record in Smith Center ACC Record in Smith Center Alltime Recor d Years in NCAA Tournament 34 Last Time 2000 Final Four Years in Final Four 15 (NCAA Record) NCAA Champions Overall Recor d ACC Record ACC Finish Tied 3rd Assistant AD for Media Relations Steve Kirschner (O) (H) skirschner@uncaa.unc.edu Assistant Media Relations Director Matt Bowers (O) (H) mbowers@uncaa.unc.edu Media Relations Office phone: /2123 fax: Capel s Strong Play in the Raycom Event Jason Capel has averaged 17.8 points in the four games he has played in this tournament over his first two seasons. Capel had 16 points against both Old Dominion and the College of Charleston as a freshman, and added 16 points against the College of Charleston and 23 against UNLV a year ago. Capel was the MVP of the Food Lion MVP Classic as a freshman, despite UNC s loss to Charleston in the final. In addition to 16 points, he had six assists and six rebounds in the championship game loss to Charleston. In last year s championship game against the Runnin Rebels, he was 9 for 13 from the floor and added nine boards and three steals. Capel is shooting 61.1 percent from the floor in his career in the eight games in which he has played in the Charlotte Coliseum. He had 13 points (including 3 for 3 from three-point range) against Maryland in UNC s win in the 1999 ACC Tournament semifinal. Last year against Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament quarterfinal, Capel led the Tar Heels in scoring with 14 points, in assists with seven and in rebounding with five. Owens Career Highs in Charlotte Senior Max Owens is another Tar Heel with a history of strong perfomances in the Charlotte Coliseum. The Macon, Ga., guard scored a career-high 23 points in the Coliseum in UNC s win against Maryland in the 1999 ACC Tournament semifinal and matched that career outing with 23 versus UNLV in the Food Lion MVP Classic last December. Owens followed his 23-point outing against the Terps in the 1999 ACC Tournament with 22 points against Duke in the championship game. Three of Owens four career 20-point games have come in the Charlotte Coliseum. Carolina and the Minutemen The Tar Heels have won three of the four previous games played against the University of Massachusetts. The teams have not met since an UNC win in the Meadowlands on December 20, That was during Dean Smith s final year as Carolina s head coach. Senior center Serge Zwikker scored 17 points, added seven rebounds and five blocked shots to lead the Tar Heels. Antawn Jamison led all scorers with 21 points. The Tar Heels held a lead at the half and made 27 of 38 free throws for the game. UMass defeated defending NCAA champion North Carolina, in overtime, in the semifinal of the 1993 Preseason NIT in Madison Square Garden. Louis Roe led four Minutemen in double figures with 28 points and 14 rebounds (Marcus Camby had six points and seven boards). Donald Williams led the Tar Heels with 22 points. Carolina Athletics Internet Address TarHeelBlue.com

3 TAR HEELS IN THE NBA Vince Carter, Toronto Raptors Hubert Davis, Dallas Mavericks Rick Fox, Los Angeles Lakers Antawn Jamison, Golden State Warriors George Lynch, Philadelphia 76ers Jeff McInnis, Los Angeles Clippers Eric Montross, Detroit Pistons Ademola Okulaja, Philadelphia 76ers Sam Perkins, Indiana Pacers J.R. Reid, Cleveland Cavaliers Jerry Stackhouse, Detroit Pistons Rasheed Wallace, Portland Trailblazers Scott Williams, Milwaukee Bucks Shammond Williams, Seattle Sonics ACC PLAYERS IN THE NBA OPENING DAY North Carolina Duke Georgia Tech Clemson Maryland Florida State Virginia NC State Wake Forest MONEY MAGAZINE S BEST PLACES TO LIVE IN THE USA #1 in the South: Chapel Hill/Durham/Raleigh Triangle Area MOST NCAA FINAL FOUR APPEARANCES North Carolina UCLA Kentucky Duke Kansas MOST CURRENT CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES North Carolina * Arizona Indiana UCLA Kansas Temple * alltime record CAROLINA VS. MASSACHUSETTS Tar Heels Won 3 Lost 1 Year W L NC MASS W NIT in New York W NIT in New York L (ot) Preseason NIT semifinals in New York W Jimmy V Classic in the Meadowlands CAROLINA VS. COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON Tar Heels Won 1 Lost 1 Year W L NC CC L (c-fl) W (c-fl) CAROLINA VS. RICHMOND Tar Heels Won 15 Lost 2 Year W L NC UR W (h) L (a) W (a) W (r SCTm) W (d SCT) W (a) W (h) W (a) W (h) L (a) W (h) W (a CFHC) W (g) W (h) W (h) W (a) Three Weeks, Three Different Tar Heels Earn ACC Player of the Week Honors Joseph Forte and Maryland s Lonny Baxter shared ACC Player of the Week honors for December That marks the third straight week a Tar Heel has won the award and Forte is the third different UNC player to be named. Brendan Haywood (Dec. 11) and Jason Capel (Dec. 18) were previously honored. This is the first time Carolina has had three different players earn ACC Player of the Week honors in consecutive weeks since Serge Zwikker, Antawn Jamison and Shammond Williams were named in February and March Duke accomplished the feat earlier this season. Forte, Capel Shine at the Line in Win at UCLA Carolina let a 16-point lead at the half slip away, but held off the UCLA Bruins, 80-70, at Pauley Pavilion on December 23. Joseph Forte led the Tar Heels with 29 points on 10 of 20 shooting from the floor and 8 of 10 from the free throw line. The Tar Heels played brilliantly in the first half, shooting 55.9 percent from the floor (19 of 34) and led at intermission. Forte was 6 for 11 from the floor and had 14 firsthalf points. Brian Morrison and Will Johnson came off the bench to combine for 12 points in 2:43 span in the first half. Johnson sandwiched a pair of jumpers around a Kris Lang layup, then Morrison made three consecutive jump shots to give Carolina a lead with 6:06 to play. Foul trouble for Lang and Brendan Haywood, six missed free throws by Haywood and turnovers by the Tar Heels fueled UCLA s second-half comeback. The Bruins had second-half runs of 8-0, 7-0, 5-0 and 6-0, the lst of which gave UCLA its first lead of the game at with 7:09 left. UCLA led with 5:30 remaining when Carolina began a 16-0 spurt to pull away for the victory. Capel tied the game with two free throws, Forte gave Carolina the lead for good with a steal and 10-footer, then Capel and Forte added two more free throws apiece for a lead. Capel hit two more freebies, Haywood spun around Dan Gadzuric and slammed, Forte dunked on a steal and breakway and Ronald Curry finished the 16-0 run with a steal and layin. Haywood was limited to just six points, but had a game-high 13 rebounds. It was the

4 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE UNC CAREER LEADERS Brendan Haywood Rasheed Wallace Brad Daugherty Bobby Jones J.R. Reid ACC FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE LEADERS (min. 400 made or 5.0 made per game) Brendan Haywood, UNC Rasheed Wallace, UNC Brad Daugherty, UNC Buck Williams, Maryland Elton Brand, Duke Note: Carolina players have produced 11 of the 25 highest career field goal percentages in ACChistor y, including Haywood, Wallace, Daugherty, Bobby Jones, J.R. Reid, Dennis Wuycik, Mitch Kupchak, Eric Montross, Kevin Madden, Antawn Jamison and Sam Perkins. CAROLINA S ALLTIME SHOT BLOCKERS Sam Perkins Brendan Haywood Warren Martin Kevin Salvadori Eric Montross ACC TRIPLE-DOUBLES Jason Capel vs. Buffalo, 2000 *Brendan Haywood vs. Miami, 2000 *Tim Duncan, Wake Forest vs. Maryland, 1996 Bob Sura, Florida State vs. NC State, 1995 *Sharone Wright, Clemson vs. Maryland, 1993 *Sharone Wright, Clemson vs. UNC Greensboro, 1993 Kenny Anderson, Georgia Tech vs. Pittsburgh, 1989 Dennis Scott, Georgia Tech vs. Alcorn State, 1987 *Derrick Lewis, Maryland vs. UMBC, 1987 *Derrick Lewis, Maryland vs. James Madison, 1987 Bruce Dalrymple, Georgia Tech vs. UNC Charlotte, 1986 *Ralph Sampson, Virginia vs. ODU, 1979 *Ralph Sampson, Virginia vs. Army, 1979 Gene Banks, Duke vs. Lehigh, 1978 *Tree Rollins, Clemson vs. Duke, 1977 *Tree Rollins, Clemson vs. Presbyterian, 1975 Art Heyman, Duke vs. Virginia, 1963 Bill Miller, Virginia vs. NC State, 1955 * points, rebounds and blocks first game all year he did not score in double figures. Lang played only 22 minutes due to foul trouble and had a season-low seven points. The Tar Heels shot 50.0 percent from the floor and held the Bruins to 33.8 percent. Three in a Row for Forte Joseph Forte scored 29 points in Carolina s win at UCLA. That was the third straight game Forte has scored 20 or more points. That is the first time in his collegiate career that he has scored 20 or more in three consecutive games. He had 23 versus Texas A&M and 23 against Buffalo before the UCLA game. Forte has scored 20 or more points 14 times in 45 games as a Tar Heel. He did it nine times last year and has five such performances as a sophomore. The last Carolina player to score 20 or more in three consecutive games was Antawn Jamison, who accomplished the feat against Wake Forest, Duke and Georgia Tech in Jamison had streaks of six, five and three that season. Shammond Williams also had a three-game stretch that season. Capel s Best Day at the Line Jason Capel is the third-leading free throw shooter in Carolina history at 83.7 percent. He made all nine of his free throw attempts, all of which came in the second half, at UCLA. That was the best free throw shooting performance of his career. He was 9 for 10 from the line twice as a freshman (Hampton and Louisville) and was 8 for 8 last year at Georgia Tech. Capel is 24 for 29 from the line (82.8 percent) this year and 216 for 258 (.837) in his career. The only Carolina players with better career percentages from the lin are guards Shammond Williams (.849) and Jeff Lebo (.839). Capel One of Sports Illustrated s Glue Guys Jason Capel continues to do a lot of everything for the 7-2 Tar Heels. Sports Illustrated s Seth Davis recently named Capel one of six Glue Guys. Davis defined them as players who is versatile and tough and possesses a knack for knowing exactly what his team needs at any given moment. Other players mentioned by Davis were Sergio McClain of Illinois, Nate James of Duke, Luke Walton of Arizona, Justin Hamilton of Florida and Marcus Toney- El of Seton Hall. Capel leads Carolina with 38 assists, is second in rebounds with 6.1 per game and steals with 18, and is fourth in scoring at 9.8 points per game. Peppers is Back All-America football defensive end Julius Peppers played his first basketball game of the season in Carolina s win at UCLA. Peppers rejoined the team for practice on December 20 after he finished his first semester exams. Peppers played 12 minutes at UCLA and had six points and four rebounds. His play was crucial since Kris Lang and Brendan Haywood were plagued by foul trouble. Lang was limited to 22 minutes of action. Peppers had two dunks and hit both of his free throw attempts against the Bruins. He played in 31 games last year and was a key ingredient in Carolina s run to the Final Four. In football this year, Peppers led the ACC in sacks (15) and had a school-record 24 tackles for loss. Peppers was a first-team All-ACC selection and was named a first-team All- America by CNNSI.com and CollegeFootballNews.com. He earned second-team All- America honors from the Walter Camp Football Foundation, the Associated Press and Football News. Peppers started every game in 2000 and finished with 64 tackles, 24 tackles for loss for 146 yards and 15 sacks for 117 yards. His 15 sacks were one shy of Lawrence Taylor's school-record of 16 set in He was twice named ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week for his performances vs. Wake Forest and Virginia. He scored two touchdowns this year, including a 12-yard fumble return at Wake Forest and a 27-yard interception return at Duke.

5 Hot Shooting Big Men The head coach may be relatively new, but the long-standing Carolina philosophy of getting easy shots inside is just as true today as when Dean Smith and Bill Guthridge directed the Tar Heels. Matt Doherty s Tar Heels are shooting 48.9 percent from the floor in the first nine games, including 52.4 percent in the last four games (all wins). Carolina has shot 45 percent or better in six of the first nine games. In the last four contests, the Tar Heels have shot 48.0 percent against Miami, 51.7 percent against Texas A&M, a season-high 58.0 percent against Buffalo and 50.0 percent at UCLA. Brendan Haywood is shooting 64.5 percent from the floor and Kris Lang is connecting at 61.5 percent. Defense Limiting Good Looks Over the last four contests, the opponents have made just 33.9 percent of its shots from the floor. Miami shot just 23.4 percent (a Smith Center low), Texas A&M hit 37.3 percent, Buffalo made 44.8 percent and UCLA shot 33.8 percent. The four opponents have made a combined 86 of 254 shots from the floor. Only two teams Michigan State and Kentucky have shot better than 45 percent against the Tar Heels and both of those teams defeated Carolina. Kentucky shot a season-high 50.7 percent and the Spartans made 46.6 percent from the floor. Another Triple Double It took awhile, but suddenly the Tar Heels have gotten the hang of the Triple-Double. When Brendan Haywood registered 18 points, 14 rebounds and 10 blocks against Miami, it was the first official triple-double in Carolina history. A mere two games later, Jason Capel tallied 16 points, 11 boards and 10 assists in the win over Buffalo for the school s second triple-double. Capel had five assists on Carolina s first nine field goals. He scored a season-high 16, grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds and had a career-best 10 assists. It was the second game in a row in which Capel tied or set his career-high for assists. He had seven at Texas A&M on December 9. An ACC First Brendan Haywood and Jason Capel are the only two players in ACC history to record triple-doubles for the same team in the same season. Capel s triple-double is only the 18th in ACC history. Clemson s Sharone Wright, Maryland s Derrick Lewis and Virginia s Ralph Sampson each had two triple-doubles in the same year. Prior to Capel, the last ACC player to record a triple-double in points, rebounds and assists was Florida State s Bob Sura, who turned the trick against NC State in Capel Earns Second ACC Weekly Honor Jason Capel was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week following his Triple-Double outing against Buffalo. This is the second time in his career that Capel has been named ACC Player of the Week. Last year he received the honor after he had 20 points, 14 rebounds, five assists and two steals against the Miami Hurricanes. Career Charts Brendan Haywood is first alltime at Carolina in field goal percentage at.656, is second in blocked shots with 216 and is in 41st place in scoring with 1,134 points. Pete Chilcutt is 40th in scoring with 1,150 points. Jason Capel has moved back into third place in UNC history in free throw percentage at.837. He began the year in third place at.838, but slipped after a relatively slow start (for him) at the line. He was 9 for 9 at the line, however, in the win at UCLA. Kris Lang is 18th in Carolina history in field goal percentage at.557. Joseph Forte needs just 19 points to reach 800 career points. The sophomore is averaging 17.4 points per game in his two years as a Tar Heel. Scoring Up for Carolina Through nine games, the Tar Heels are averaging 80.0 points per contest. That is the highest scoring mark for UNC in the last three years and the highest since the Final Four squad led by NBA standouts Antawn Jamison, Vince Carter and Shammond Williams averaged The 80.0 average is Carolina s secondhighest mark in the last six years. Last year, the Tar Heels averaged 75.4 points per contest. Two years ago, UNC netted 71.4 points per game. So Are the Steals Carolina has stolen the ball 10 or more times in four of the first nine games this season and is averaging 8.8 steals per game on defense. Last year, the Tar Heels had 10 or more steals four times in 36 games and averaged 5.5 thefts per contest. Joseph Forte and Jason Capel lead the Tar Heels with 18 and 16 steals, respectively. Forte has had three steals in three different games. Capel had a career-high four against Appalachian State and Texas A&M. Sophomore guard Ronald Curry had a career-high five steals in the win at UCLA. Carolina had nine steals against the Bruins. Haywood Earns Second ACC Honor Brendan Haywood was named ACC Player of the Week for his performances against Miami and Texas A&M. He was 14 for 18 from the floor, grabbed 20 rebounds and blocked 11 shots in the two wins. He averaged 17.5 points and shot 77.8 percent from the floor. This was the second time in his career that Haywood was named ACC Player of the Week. Last year, he received the award after wins over Maryland and Georgia Tech. Joseph Forte earned ESPN s National Player of the Week honors earlier this season. Brendan s Triple-Double a First Brendan Haywood did something against Miami that no other Tar Heel player had ever accomplished in the storied history of the program. He recorded a triple-double with 18 points, 14 rebounds and 10 blocked shots. It was the 17th triple-double in Atlantic Coast Conference history and Haywood became the 13th player to accomplish the feat. The last triple double in ACC history was by Wake Forest Tim Duncan against Maryland in 1996.

6 A complete listing of ACC triple-doubles appears on page 4 of this release. School Record for Blocks Brendan Haywood set a school record with 10 blocked shots against Miami. The previous record was nine by Warren Martin against Stanford on December 20, Haywood s 10 blocked shots were two shy of the ACC record. New Student Section Debuted The baseline student cheering section made its debut in the Kentucky game. The five-tiered riser has room for approximately 400 students, more than double the number of students who sat along the same baseline in the previous seating arrangement. The riser cost $150,000 to design and manufacture. The cost was provided by the Educational Foundation. Several members of the Foundation also moved seats to enable the students to assume the complete baseline position. Doherty Returns to Lead Alma Mater Matt Doherty is the second former UNC player in history to serve as head coach of his alma mater. He is the only active Atlantic Coast Conference head coach who won a national championship as a player. Doherty, a 1984 UNC graduate, is in his first season as Carolina s head coach. He took over the program on July 11, 2000, following Bill Guthridge s resignation. Guthridge led the Tar Heels to an record in his three seasons as head coach. He has a record as a head coach at Notre Dame and Carolina. Doherty was head coach at the University of Notre Dame last year and led the Irish to a record and a berth in the NIT championship game. He was the starting small forward in 1982 when the Tar Heels won the NCAA championship by beating Georgetown, In 1984, he tri-captained UNC to a 14-0 record in the ACC and a No. 1 berth in the final regular season Associated Press poll. The East Meadow, N.Y., native began his coaching career with a three-year stint at Davidson College and then spent seven years alongside Roy Williams at the University of Kansas. He served as an assistant coach at KU in 1993 when the Jayhawks advanced to the Final Four. Doherty played in four NCAA Tournaments and has coached in seven, all at Kansas. As a player, he was part of Carolina teams that posted an overall record of He averaged 9.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game and totaled 1,165 points, 446 rebounds and 446 assists in 129 games played. What a Difference a Year and a Healthy Lang Make Junior Kris Lang equalled his career scoring high when he netted 22 points in UNC s win over Buffalo. Just four games earlier, Lang scored a career-high 22 points on 11 of 16 shooting in the loss at Michigan State. Lang previously had scored 21 points as a freshman against both Georgia and Florida State. The 6-11 junior followed had 15 points on 7 of 12 shooting against Kentucky and 17 points on 7 of 11 shooting against Miami. He added 10 rebounds against the Hurricanes, one off his career high, for his fourth career double-double. Lang is second on the team in scoring at 15.2 points per game and in field goal percentage at.615. He has converted 64 of 104 attempts from the floor in the first nine contests. Lang has made more than half his field goal attempts in eight of the nine games this year. He made at least half his shots in the first eight games before going 3 for 7 at UCLA. That was the longest such streak in his career. He made better than half his shots in a five-game span his freshman season. He is third in the ACC in field goal percentage and 11th in the conference in scoring. He is the leading scorer in the ACC among players who have not hit a three-point basket this season. Lang is eighth in the ACC In offensive rebounds (2.6) and 13th in overall rebounds (5.9). Lang fr om the Field This Season Winthrop Tulsa App. State Michigan State Kentucky Miami Texas A&M Buffalo UCLA Totals Haywood, Lang Form One of the Nation s Best Tandems Center Brendan Haywood and power forward Kris Lang are one of the most potent one-two frontline forces in college basketball. Together they combine for an average of 29.4 points, 14.0 rebounds and 4.7 blocks per game. They have made a combined 113 of 180 field goal attempts, a percentage of.628. Haywood and Lang have scored 113 of Carolina s 261 field goals this season, or 43.3 percent of Carolina s baskets. Haywood and Lang are No. 1 and No. 3 in the ACC this year in field goal percentage. Forte Preseason All-America Sophomore guard Joseph Forte was one of five players named to the Associated Press Preseason All-America Team. Last year, Forte led the Tar Heels in scoring with 16.7 points per game, was the ACC Rookie of the Year and the MVP of the NCAA South Regional. He had 28 points against Tulsa in the regional final. Forte is joined on the AP Preseason All-America squad by Iowa State s Jamaal Tinsley, Notre Dame s Troy Murphy, Duke s Shane Battier and Arizona s Loren Woods. Forte Adding to All-Around Game It says something about Joseph Forte s growth as a player when head coach Matt Doherty said his best game may have been his eight-point performance in the win over Miami. Forte had a careerhigh seven assists that night to go along with his eight points, six rebounds and three steals. Forte leads the ACC in scoring at 20.1 points per contest. He scored 23 points against Texas A&M and Buffalo, had 29 at UCLA in Carolina s last game and had a Smith-Center record 38 points against Tulsa on November 11. Forte made 6 of 17 three-point tries in the three contests prior to

7 Texas A&M, but has made 29 of 53 shots from the floor in the last three games, a percentage of.547. Forte s field goal percentage is actually higher this season than it was a year ago (.468 in ,.459 in ). Forte is second in the ACC in scoring (20.1 ppg), is fifth in the league in free throw percentage (.829), tied for seventh in steals (2.0), ninth in defensive rebounding (4.3), 11th in assists (4.0) and 17th in rebounding (5.9). Forte has scored 20 or more points in five of the first nine games this season. He had nine 20-point outings as a freshman. He did not connect on a three-point basket in either win over Texas A&M or Buffalo. That was just the second time in his career in which he went back-to-back games without making a three-point basket. He hit one three-pointer in five chances at UCLA. Forte is averaging 5.6 rebounds for the season. Also, Forte has 22 assists and committed 10 turnovers in the last five games and has a season assist-turnover ratio of Forte named National Player of the Week by ESPN.com Joseph Forte earned Most Valuable Player honors at the NABC Classic and was named the first recipient of ESPN.com s National Player of the Week award. Forte scored 48 points in the two wins in the NABC Classic, including a career-high 38 against Tulsa. His previous scoring high also came against the Hurricanes. Last year, he had 28 in the NCAA South Regional final. Capel, Forte, Haywood Among National Candidates Three Carolina players earned mention among the preseason candidates for National Player of the Year, including Joseph Forte, center Brendan Haywood and forward Jason Capel. All three players were named to the preseason watch list for the John Wooden Award and Forte and Haywood were among the players to watch for the Naismith Award. Carolina is the only school in the nation to have three different winners of the Wooden Award. Phil Ford (1978), Michael Jordan (1984) and Antawn Jamison (1998) were previous Tar Heel recipients. Tar Heels in the Rankings Carolina is ranked 14th in the nation by The Associated Press and 16th in the ESPN/USA Today poll. The Tar Heels are one of five ACC teams currently ranked in the Top 25. UNC was No. 6 in the country in the preseason AP poll. This is the 16th consecutive season the Tar Heels were ranked in the Top 20 or Top 25 in the preseason AP poll. The last time UNC was not ranked to open the year was , but the Tar Heels joined at No. 19 in the second week and remained ranked the rest of the year. This is the 27th time in the last 35 years that the Tar Heels have been ranked in the Top 10 in the country in the preseason Associated Press poll. UNC has been ranked in the preseason Top times in the last 20 years. The only exceptions were (not ranked), (ranked No. 20 after Jerry Stackhouse and Rasheed Wallace left early for the NBA), and (ranked No. 11 after Antawn Jamison and Vince Carter left early for the NBA). Carolina s average preseason ranking in the AP poll in the last 20 years is No. 6. Haywood Is the ACC s Alltime Leader in Field Goal Percentage Senior center Brendan Haywood is the ACC s alltime leader in field goal percentage. Haywood has made 435 career baskets in 663 attempts, a percentage of.656. That is the highest percentage in ACC history, ahead of former Tar Heel and current NBA All-Star Rasheed Wallace (.635). Haywood led the nation last year with a field goal percentage of.697, the highest in ACC history. He averaged 15.8 points, 9.6 rebounds and 3.0 blocked shots in Carolina s five games in the NCAA Tournament last season. Haywood has made at least 62.5 percent from the field in six of the nine games this season. He made a season-high 88.9 percent against Miami (8 for 9). Haywood was 15 for 19 from the floor against Kentucky and Miami. He leads the ACC in field goal percentage. The last player to lead the ACC in field goal percentage in consecutive seasons was Clemson s Dale Davis ( and ). Duke s Carroll Youngkin ( ), Carolina s Bobby Jones ( ) and Davis are the only three players to lead the league in consecutive seasons. Haywood Closing in on Blocks Recor d Brendan Haywood is second alltime at Carolina with 216 blocked shots and needs just 30 more blocks to become the school s alltime leading shot blocker. Sam Perkins holds the record with 245. He leads the ACC this year with 3.6 blocks per game. The Greensboro, N.C., resident blocked 91 shots last year and 60 as a sophomore. He has 32 blocked shots in the first nine games. He had five in the opener against Winthrop, a then-career-high eight in the win over Tulsa and a school-record 10 versus Miami. Haywood has twice this year set the Smith Center record for blocked shots in a game. The previous mark was seven by Sharone Wright of Clemson (February 17, 1993) and Rony Seikaly of Syracuse (March 17, 1988, in an NCAA Tournament game against North Carolina A&T). Haywood is 13th in ACC history in blocked shots. He has passed 13 players thus far this season, including shot-blocking standouts Dale Davis of Clemson, Thurl Bailey of NC State and Corey Louis of Florida State. Duke s Cherokee Parks is 12th with 231. Haywood s Double-Doubles Senior center Brendan Haywood has scored in double figures in each of the eight games this season and recorded his first doubledouble of the year in the loss to Kentucky. He had 18 points and 11 rebounds against the Wildcats. Haywood posted his second straight double-double (actually a triple-double) in the Miami game with 18 points, 14 boards and 10 blocks. This was the fourth instance in his career in which he recorded back-to-back double-doubles. Haywood has 18 career double-doubles, the top figure among active Tar Heels. Double-Digit Streak for Brendan Center Brendan Haywood scored 10 or more points in Carolina s first eight games this season. That streak was snapped at UCLA when he scored six points. Including a 20-point effort against Florida in the 2000 NCAA semifinal, Haywood had reached double digits in nine consecutive games, the longest streak in his career. He

8 had an eight-game streak in and a six-game run a year ago. Forte Sets Smith Center Scoring Mark Sophomore guard Joseph Forte scored 38 points against Tulsa to break the Smith Center record for most points in a game. The previous record was 37 by Lionel Simmons of LaSalle against the Tar Heels on January 9, The previous record for a Tar Heel in the Smith Center was 36 by Antawn Jamison. Jamison scored 36 against Pittsburgh on November 29, 1996, and against Maryland on February 14, Forte s 38-point performance marked the 11th time a Carolina player scored 30 or more points in the Smith Center. Forte made 12 of 13 free throws in the contest. The 12 free throws equaled the single-game record for the Smith Center. Terrance Jacobs of Towson State (November 30, 1991) and Ademola Okulaja (December 17, 1998, vs. Louisville) also made a dozen free throws in a game. Freshmen Starters Adam Boone started at point guard in the first seven games. He became the 16th Tar Heel to start in his first game as a freshmen since first-year players became eligible to play in Joseph Forte (1999), Kris Lang (1998), Jason Capel (1998) and Brendan Haywood (1997) also started in their first games as a Tar Heel. Other UNC players to do this include Phil Ford, Mike O Koren, James Worthy, Michael Jordan, Kenny Smith, J.R. Reid, Pete Chilcutt, Rick Fox, Vince Carter, Antawn Jamison and Ed Cota. Curry Starts at the Point Red-shirt sophomore Ronald Curry made his regular-season debut this season against Miami, his first college basketball game since March Curry first practiced with UNC on Monday, November 20, and played the final four minutes in the exhibition win over the EA California All-Stars the following evening. He made his official debut against Miami and had three points, three rebounds, three assists a steal in 18 minutes. He had three assists and only one turnover in 20 minutes in the win over Texas A&M. The Hampton, Va., native joined the starting lineup against Buffalo and played a season-high 24 minutes. He had nine points, three rebounds, four assists, two steals and two turnovers in the win. He was 2 for 2 from three-point range. At UCLA, Curry had a season-high eight turnovers, but also had a career-best five steals. He had two steals that led to Carolina baskets in the deciding 16-0 run in the last six minutes. Curry has started four games as a Tar Heel, all of which have been Carolina victories. (Home win over Georgia Tech, away win at Clemson as a freshman, home win over Buffalo this season, away win at UCLA). As a freshman, Curry made three of his first 26 three-point attempts. This season, Curry has connected on three of four attempts from beyond the arc. He has 13 assists, 13 turnovers and nine steals in the four games in which he has played this season. Curry played in 26 games as a backup to point guard Ed Cota in He averaged 2.8 points and 1.5 rebounds per game and amassed 43 assists and 38 turnovers. In his first collegiate start against Georgia Tech (Cota was out sick) he posted career highs with 13 points, five rebounds and seven assists. He received a medical red-shirt last year due to a ruptured right Achilles tendon. GAME RECAPS Carolina 66, Winthrop 61 Nov. 10 at Chapel Hill (NABC Classic) Kris Lang had 14 points, eight rebounds and three blocks and freshman Brian Morrison had 14 points (3 for 4 3FG) to lead Carolina to a win in Matt Doherty s first game as UNC head coach. The Tar Heels led with 4:39 left, but the Eagles cut the lead to with a minute to play. Michael Brooker and Joseph Forte sealed the win with two free throws apiece. Haywood and Forte each had 10 points. Haywood blocked five shots. The Tar Heels shot just 38.9 percent from the field, but committed nine less turnovers, blocked eight shots and made nine more free throws. Pts: Lang (14), Morrison (14); Reb: Lang (8); Assists: Forte (4) Carolina 91, Tulsa 81 Nov. 11 at Chapel Hill (NABC Classic) Forte scored a career-high and Smith Center-record 38 points and added 10 rebounds and six assists. Haywood had 24 points, eight boards and a career-high eight blocked shots. The Golden Hurricane is now coached by former Tar Heel and Matt Doherty teammate Buzz Peterson. Forte broke the Smith Center scoring record which was 37 by Lionel Simmons of LaSalle. Jonathan Holmes played 20 minutes at point guard and had nine points and five assists. Lang added 12 points, six rebounds and two blocks. Carolina was 32 for 39 from the free throw line (Forte 12 for 13). Marcus Hill hit six 3FGs and led Tulsa with 23 points. Pts: Forte (38); Reb: Forte (10); Assists: Forte (6) Carolina 99, Appalachian State 69 Nov. 17 at Boone, N.C. The Tar Heels connected on 10 of 13 first-half three-pointers and shot 56.9% from the field for the game en route to a 30-point road win. Forte scored 20 points on 9 of 13 shooting and was one of five Tar Heels in double figures. Capel had 10 points, six rebounds, six assists, four steals and one block. Lang (7 for 12 FG) had 16 points and six boards. Morrison added 13 points, two assists and two steals. Boone was 3 for 3 in three-pointers. Pts: Forte (20); Reb: Capel (6), Lang (6); Assists: Capel (6) Michigan State 77, Carolina 64 Nov. 29 at East Lansing, Mich. Jason Richardson (16), Charlie Bell (15) and Andre Hutson (14) combined for 45 points and 20 rebounds to lead the defending NCAA champion Michigan State Spartans to a win over the Tar Heels on November 29th. Carolina shot 42.6 percent from the floor (29 of 61), 20 percent from three-point range (4 of 20) and 42.1 percent from the free throw line (8 of 19) in the loss. Kris Lang scored a career-high 22 points and had four steals to lead the Tar Heels. Brian Morrison played well in 22 minutes off the bench at the point with eight points and four assists. Joseph Forte was 5 of 16 from the floor, including 1 of 7 from three-point range. He finished with 11 points. Lang and Forte were joined in double figures by Brendan Haywood, who added 10 points. Michigan State out-

9 rebounded Carolina, 43-29, but had only four more offensive rebounds than UNC. Michigan State had 17 turnovers, three more than the Tar Heels. Pts: Lang (22), Reb: Haywood (5), Morrison (5); Assists: Capel (5) Kentucky 93, Carolina 76 Dec. 2 at Chapel Hill The Wildcats made six of their first 10 three-point attempts in the second half en route to a win over Carolina at the Smith Center. The win snapped a six-game win streak by UNC over Kentucky. The Tar Heels jumped out to 10-2 and leads early, but a 10-0 run by Kentucky tied the game at 21. UK led at thr half, but the Tar Heels took a lead on a Brendan Haywood slam with 16:10 to play. Kentucky then reeled off a 20-4 run, including a dozen points on three-point baskets. Marquis Estill came off the bench to lead UK with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Keith Bogans and Tayshaun Prince added 18 and 15 points, respectively. Kentucky shot 50.7 percent from the field, including 54.4 percent in the second half. The Cats were 2 of 14 on three-pointers in the first half and 7 of 12 after intermission. Carolina shot poorly for the second straight defeat. The Tar Heels shot 45.6 percent from the floor, made 7 of 22 from three-point range (.318) and shot less than 50 percent from the free throw line for the second consecutive game (7 of 16,.438). Brendan Haywood and Kris Lang combined for 33 points and 16 rebounds. Haywood was 7 for 10 from the floor and grabbed 11 boards, seven on the offensive glass. Joseph Forte led four UNC double-figure scorers with 19, but he made only 8 of 22 from the floor. Jason Capel had 12 points and six rebounds, but played just 29 minutes due to foul trouble. Pts: Forte (19); Reb: Haywood (11); Assists: Morrison (5) Carolina 67, Miami (Fla.) 45 Dec. 4 at Chapel Hill Brendan Haywood had 18 points, 14 rebounds and 10 blocked shots and Carolina limited Miami to 23.4 percent from the field as the Tar Heels routed the Hurricanes, Haywood set a school record with the 10 blocks and became the first Tar Heel in history to post a triple-double. He blocked six shots in the first half. Kris Lang added his fourth career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Lang and Haywood both grabbed five offensive rebounds. Joseph Forte (8 points) was held under double figures for the first time this year, but had a career-high seven assists. Will Johnson played a career-high 24 minutes and responded with career bests in points (10) and rebounds (five). Ronald Curry, playing in his first regular-season contest this year and first in two seasons, played 18 minutes and had three points, three rebounds and three assists. Max Owens, seeing his most extensive playing time of the year, had five points and five assists in 20 minutes. Miami s field goal percentage was the lowest by an opponent in the 16-year history of the Smith Center. The Canes made just seven of 39 attempts from the floor in the first half (17.9 percent). Carolina did commit 29 turnovers, its highest figure since a 17-point home loss to Temple in February Pts: Haywood (18); Reb: Haywood (14), Assists: Forte (7) the free throw line in the win over Texas A&M. The game was played at the Compaq Center in Houston. Joseph Forte led the Tar Heels with 23 points. Brendan Haywood added 17 points and six rebounds despite being in some foul trouble, Kris Lang added 12 points and Jason Capel had 11 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists, four steals and three blocks. Max Owens knocked in a pair of threepointers and finished with nine points and Ronald Curry had three assists and just one turnover in 20 minutes. The Tar Heels shot 30 of 58 from the floor and 18 of 22 from the free throw line. It was just the second time this year UNC made at least half its shots from the field. It was also the second-best free throw percentage of the season. In the previous three games, Carolina was only 29 of 60 from the charity stripe (.483). The Tar Heels scored the first six points and never trailed. Haywood played through three first-half fouls and had 10 points and four rebounds by intermission as Carolina built a advantage. In the second half, Forte made seven of 11 shots from the field and scored 16 of his 23 points. Pts: Forte (23); Reb: Capel (11); Assists: Capel (8) Carolina 95, Buffalo 74 Dec. 17 at Chapel Hill Jason Capel scored 16 points, grabbed 11 rebounds (six offensive) and handed out a career-high 10 assists in the win over Buffalo. Joseph Forte made 9 of 15 shots from the floor and had 23 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals. Kris Lang equalled his career scoring high with 22 points on 11 of 17 shooting. The 17 shot attempts are a career-high for Lang (previous was 16 this year at Michigan State). The Tar Heels shot a season-high 58.0 percent from the floor on 40 of 69 shooting. Led by Capel, Forte and Ronald Curry (four), the Tar Heels had assists on 29 of their 40 baskets. Curry started at point guard for the first time this season. In 24 minutes, he had nine points, four assists, three rebounds, two steals and only two turnovers. Pts: Forte (23); Reb: Capel (11); Assists: Capel (10) Carolina 82, Texas A&M 60 Dec. 9 in Houston, Texas Carolina shot 51.7 percent from the field and 81.8 percent from

10 CAROLINA SCHEDULE (7-2 Overall) NOVEMBER NABC Classic (Chapel Hill) 10 Winthrop W, Lang and Morrison score 14 apiece, Morrison hits 3 3FGs 11 Tulsa W, Forte (38 pts, 10 reb, 6 ast), Haywood (24 pts, 8 reb, 8 blk) lead UNC 17 at Appalachian State W, UNC FG in 1st half; Forte (20) tops five in double figures 29 at Michigan State L, UNC 43% FG, 20% 3FG, 42% FT; Lang scores career-high 22; MSU 22 2nd-chance points DECEMBER 2 Kentucky L, Kentucky shot 54% FG in second half (7 of 12 3FG); Haywood & Lang 33 pts, 16 rebs. 4 Miami (Fla.) W, Haywood has triple double (18 pts, 14 rebs, 10 blks), Miami shoots 23.4% from the floor 9 vs. Texas A&M W, Forte (23) leads four in double figures, Capel has career highs w/ 7 assists, 4 steals, 3 blocks 17 Buffalo W, Capel nets 2nd triple-double in UNC history, Forte 23 pts, Lang 22 pts, UNC 58.0 FG% 23 at UCLA W, Forte scores 29, combines with Capel to hit 16 of 18 free throws in second half 29 vs. Massachusetts (Charlotte, N.C.) 30 vs. College of Charleston or Richmond (Charlotte, N.C.) JANUARY 2 at Georgia Tech 6 Wake Forest 10 at Maryland 13 Marquette 17 Clemson 20 at Florida State 24 Virginia 28 at NC State FEBRUARY 1 at Duke 3 Georgia Tech 6 at Wake Forest 10 Maryland 18 at Clemson 22 Florida State 25 at Virginia 28 NC State MARCH 4 Duke 8-11 ACC Tournament in Atlanta, Ga.

11 NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS SEASON SUPERLATIVES Carolina Points 38 by Joseph Forte vs. Tulsa, Nov. 11 Field Goals 11 by Kris Lang vs. Michigan State, Nov by Kris ang vs. Buffalo, Dec. 17 Field Goal Attempts 22 by Joseph Forte vs. Kentucky, Dec. 2 Field Goal Percentage 88.9 (8 of 9) by Brendan Haywood vs. Miami, Dec. 4 3-Point Field Goals 6 by Joseph Forte vs. Tulsa, Nov Point Attempts 8 by Joseph Forte vs. Tulsa, Nov. 11 Free Throws Made 12 by Joseph Forte vs. Tulsa, Nov. 11 Free Throw Attempts 13 by Joseph Forte vs. Tulsa, Nov. 11 Free Throw Percentage (9 of 9) by Joseph Forte vs. UCLA, Dec. 23 Offensive Rebounds 7 by Brendan Haywood vs. Kentucky, Dec. 2 Defensive Rebounds 9 by Brendan Haywood vs. Miami, Dec. 4 9 by Brendan Haywood vs. UCLA, Dec. 23 Total Rebounds 14 by Brendan Haywood vs. Miami, Dec. 4 Assists 10 by Jason Capel vs. Buffalo, Dec. 17 Blocked Shots 10 by Brendan Haywood vs. Miami, Dec. 4 Steals 5 by Ronald Curry vs. UCLA, Dec. 23 Opponents Points 30 by Earl Watson, UCLA, Dec. 23 Field Goals 10 by Earl Watson, UCLA, Dec. 23 Field Goal Attempts 19 by Marcus Hill, Tulsa, Nov Point Field Goals 6 by Marcus Hill, Tulsa, Nov Point Attempts 14 by Marcus Hill, Tulsa, Nov. 11 Free Throws Made 7 by Earl Watson, UCLA, Dec. 23 Free Throw Attempts 11 by Earl Watson, UCLA, Dec. 23 Offensive Rebounds 7 by Marquis Estill, Kentucky, Dec. 2 Defensive Rebounds 7 by Buddy Davis, Appalachian State, Nov. 17 Total Rebounds 11 by Marquis Estill, Kentucky, Dec. 2 Assists 10 by Greg Harrington, Tulsa, Nov. 11 Blocked Shots 4 by Marquis Estill, Kentucky, Dec. 2 Steals 5 by Bernard King, Texas A&M, Dec. 9

12 NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS TEAM HIGHS AND LOWS Carolina High Low Field Goals 40 vs. Buffalo, Dec vs. Winthrop, Nov. 10 Field Goal Attempts 69 vs. Buffalo, Dec vs. Miami, Dec. 4 FG Percentage 58.0 (40x69) vs. Buffalo, Dec (21x54) vs. Winthrop, Nov. 10 FG Percentage in a Half 62.1 (18x29), 1st half vs. Appalachian State, Nov (9x26), 2nd half vs. Winthrop, Nov Point Field Goals 11 vs. Appalachian State, Nov vs. Michigan State, Nov vs. Texas A&M, Dec. 9 4 vs. Buffalo, Dec vs. UCLA, Dec Point Attempts 22 vs. Kentucky, Dec vs. Texas A&M, Dec vs. Buffalo, Dec vs. UCLA, Dec Point Percentage 68.8 (11x16) vs. Appalachian State, Nov (4x20) vs. Michigan State, Nov. 29 Free Throws Made 32 vs. Tulsa, Nov vs. Kentucky, Dec. 2 Free Throw Attempts 39 vs. Tulsa, Nov vs. Kentucky, Dec. 2 FT Percentage (min. 10 att.) 82.1 (32x39) vs. Tulsa, Nov (8x19) vs. Michigan State, Nov. 29 Offensive Rebounds 19 vs. Kentucky, Dec vs. Tulsa, Nov vs. Texas A&M, Dec vs. UCLA, Dec. 23 Defensive Rebounds 40 vs. Miami, Dec vs. Winthrop, Nov. 10 Total Rebounds 54 vs. Miami, Dec vs. Michigan State, Nov. 29 Rebound Margin plus 17 (54-37) vs. Miami, Dec. 4 minus 14 (29-43) vs. Michigan State, Nov. 29 Assists 29 vs. Buffalo, Dec vs. Winthrop, Nov. 10 Turnovers 29 vs. Miami, Dec vs. Winthrop, Nov. 10 Blocked Shots 11 vs. Tulsa, Nov vs. UCLA, Dec vs. Miami, Dec. 4 Steals 14 vs. Miami, Dec. 4 5 vs. Kentucky, Dec vs. Texas A&M, Dec. 9 Points 99 vs. Appalachian State, Nov vs. Michigan State, Nov. 29 Points in a Half 54 vs. Appalachian State, Nov. 17, 1st half 27 vs. Winthrop, Nov. 10, 2nd half Opponents High Low Field Goals 34 by Kentucky, Dec by Miami, Dec. 4 Field Goal Attempts 80 by Tulsa, Nov by Texas A&M, Dec. 9 FG Percentage 50.7 (34x67) by Kentucky, Dec (18x77) by Miami, Dec. 4 FG Percentage in a Half 54.5 (18x33), 2nd half by Kentucky, Dec (7x39), 1st half by Miami, Dec. 4 3-Point Field Goals 13 by Tulsa, Nov by Michigan State, Nov Point Attempts 38 by Tulsa, Nov by Michigan State, Nov Point Percentage 52.6 (10x19) by Buffalo, Dec (3x23) by by Miami, Dec. 4 Free Throws Made 21 by Michigan State, Nov by Miami, Dec. 4 Free Throw Attempts 29 by Michigan State, Nov by Miami, Dec by UCLA, Dec. 23 FT Percentage (min. 10 att.) 81.8 (9x11) by Appalachian State, Nov (10x17) by Winthrop, Nov. 10 Offensive Rebounds 18 by Winthrop, Nov by Appalachian State, Nov by Miami, Dec. 4 Defensive Rebounds 27 by Michigan State, Nov by Buffalo, Dec. 17 Total Rebounds 43 by Michigan State, Nov by Appalachian State, Nov by Buffalo, Dec. 17 Assists 25 by Tulsa, Nov by Miami, Dec. 4 7 by Texas A&M, Dec. 9 Turnovers 22 by Appalachian State, Nov by Tulsa, Nov by Texas A&M, Dec. 9 Blocked Shots 6 by Kentucky, Dec. 2 0 by Tulsa, Nov by Texas A&M, Dec. 9 0 by Buffalo, Dec. 17 Steals 14 by Miami, Dec. 4 6 by Michigan State, Nov. 29 Points 93 by Kentucky, Dec by Miami, Dec. 4 Points in a Half 55 by Kentucky, Dec. 2, 2nd half 18 by Miami, Dec. 4, 1st half

13 NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS TEAM GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Game PTS FG FG% 3FG 3FG% FT FT% O-D-REB A TO B ST Carolina, W Winthrop Carolina, W Tulsa Carolina, W Appalachian State Carolina, L Michigan State Carolina, L Kentucky Carolina, W Miami (Fla.) Carolina, W vs. Texas A&M Carolina, W Buffalo Carolina, W UCLA

14 THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED CAROLINA PLAYER ACCOMPLISHMENTS A Player Scored 30 Points: Joseph Forte (38) vs. Tulsa, Nov. 11, 2000 A Player Scored 35 Points: Joseph Forte (38) vs. Tulsa, Nov. 11, 2000 A Player Scored 40 Points: Shammond Williams (42) at Georgia Tech, Feb. 8, 1997 Three Players Had 20 Points in the Same Game: Vince Carter (22), Antawn Jamison (20) and Shammond Williams (20) vs. Georgia Tech, Jan. 8, 1998 A Player Had Back-to-Back 30-Point Games: Antawn Jamison (35) vs. Duke, Feb. 5, 1998, and (31) at Georgia Tech, Feb. 8, 1998 Five Players Scored in Double Figures in Same Game: Joseph Forte (20), Kris Lang (16), Brian Morrison (13), Brendan Haywood (11) and Jason Capel (10) vs. Appalachian State, Nov. 17, 2000 Six Players Scored in Double Figures in Same Game: Kris Lang (21), Brendan Haywood (18), Ademola Okulaja (16), Max Owens (14), Ed Cota (10) and Vasco Evtimov (10) vs. Florida State, Feb. 7, 1999 Seven Players Scored in Double Figures in Same Game: King Rice (22), Rick Fox (20), Kevin Madden (16), Hubert Davis (14), George Lynch (14), Pete Chilcutt (11) and Scott Williams (11) vs. Kentucky at Louisville, Dec. 27, 1989 Nine Players Scored in Double Figures in Same Game: Kevin Madden (17), Ranzino Smith (17), Warren Martin (15), Steve Bucknall (12), Joe Wolf (10), Steve Hale (10), Brad Daugherty (10), Jeff Lebo (10) and Kenny Smith (10) vs. Manhattan in Miami, Dec. 27, 1985 A Player Had 15 Rebounds: Brendan Haywood (15) vs. Missouri, March 17, 2000 A Player Had 20 Rebounds: Serge Zwikker (20) vs. Southern California, Dec. 6, 1996 A Player Had 30 Rebounds: Rusty Clark (30) vs. Maryland, Feb. 21, 1968 Two Players Had Double-Figure Rebounds in Same Game: Brendan Haywood (13) and Jason Capel (10) vs. UCLA, Dec. 23, 2000 Three Players Had Double-Figure Rebounds in Same Game: Mitch Kupchak (11), Tommy LaGarde (11) and Walter Davis (10) vs. East Tennessee State, Dec. 4, 1974 One Player Had a Double-Double: Jason Capel (12 pts./10 rebs.) vs. UCLA, Dec. 23, 2000 Two Players Had Double-Doubles: Brendan Haywood (18 pts./14 reb.) and Kris Lang (17 pts./10 reb.) vs. Miami (Fla.), Dec. 4, 2000 One Player Had a Triple-Double (Points, Rebounds, Blocks): Brendan Haywood (18 pts./14 reb./10 blks) vs. Miami (Fla.), Dec. 4, 2000 One Player Had a Triple-Double (Points, Rebounds, Assists): Jason Capel (16 pts./11 reb./10 assists) vs. Buffalo, Dec. 17, 2000 One Player Had a Double-Double in Points and Assists: Ed Cota (11 pts., 13 assists) at Duke, March 4, 2000 Three Players Had Double-Doubles in Same Game: Brendan Haywood (20 pts./12 reb.), Jason Capel (12 pts./13 reb.) and Ed Cota (13 pts./10 assists) vs. Wake Forest, Feb. 12, 2000 A Player Had Six Double-Doubles in a Row: Antawn Jamison vs. Duke (22 points, 18 rebounds) March 8, 1998; vs. Navy (17 & 14) March 12, 1998; vs. UNC Charlotte (19 & 12) March 14, 1998; vs. Michigan State (20 & 14) March 19, 1998; vs. Connecticut (20 & 11) March 21, 1998; vs. Utah (14 &12) March 28, 1998 A Player Had 20 Points and 20 Rebounds in Same Game: Serge Zwikker (22 points, 20 rebounds) vs. Southern California, Dec. 6, 1996 A Player Had 10 Assists in a Game: Jason Capel (10) vs. Buffalo, Dec. 17, 2000 A Player Had 10 or More Assists in Consecutive Games: Ed Cota (10 vs. Missouri on March 17, 2000, and 10 vs. Stanford, March 19, 2000) A Player Had 15 Assists in a Game: Ed Cota (17) vs. UNLV, Dec. 4, 1999 A Player Topped the Team in Scoring, Rebounds and Assists for a Game: Joseph Forte (38 pts., 10 rebs., 6 assists) vs. Tulsa, Nov. 11, 2000 A Player Hit a Last-Second Shot to Win a Game: Brendan Haywood vs. UNC Charlotte (in OT), Dec. 12, 1998 (at the buzzer) Player Played Every Minute of a Game: Joseph Forte vs. Michigan State, Nov. 29, 2000 A Player Had 5 Blocked Shots in a Game: Brendan Haywood (10) vs. Miami (Fla.), Dec. 4, 2000 TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS Won an Overtime Game: vs. Georgia Tech (74-72), March 1, 2000 Lost an Overtime Game: vs. Duke (86-90), Feb. 3, 2000 Played Two Overtimes: at Georgia Tech ( ), Feb. 8, 1998 Played Three Overtimes: vs. Tulane (70-68) in Chapel Hill, Nov. 30, 1982 Played Four Overtimes: at Tulane ( ), Feb. 14, 1976 Shot 70 Percent for a Half: 78.9 (15x19) vs. NC State (2nd half), Jan. 8, 2000 Shot 80 Percent for a Half: 85.7 (24 of 28) vs. Old Dominion (2nd half), Dec. 1, 1992 Shot 60 Percent in a Game: 71.1 (27x38) vs. NC State, Jan. 8, 2000 Shot 70 Percent in a Game: 71.1 (27x38) vs. NC State, Jan. 8, 2000 Shot 90 Percent in a Game from the Free Throw Line (min. 10 attempts): 90.9 (10x11) at Maryland, Feb. 26, 2000 Shot Less Than 40 Percent in a Game: 38.9 (21x54) vs. Winthrop, Nov. 10, 2000 Shot Less Than 30 Percent in a Half: 26.1 (6-23) vs. Stanford, 2nd half, Nov. 27, 1998 Shot Less Than 50 Percent from the Free Throw Line in a Game: 43.8 (7-16) vs. Kentucky, Dec. 2, 2000 Held an Opponent Under 30 Percent Shooting : 23.4 (18-77) by Miami (Fla.), Dec. 4, 2000 An Opponent Shot 60 Percent: 60.0 (30-50) at Wake Forest, Jan. 30, 1993 Attempted 50 Free Throws: 54 (made 37) vs. Louisville, Dec. 17, 1998 Made 40 Free Throws: 41 (attempted 59) vs. Clemson, Jan. 28, 1998 Scored 100 Points (ACC game): 107 at Georgia Tech, Feb. 8, 1998 Scored 100 Points (non-acc game): 102 vs. UNLV, Dec. 4, 1999 An Opponent Scored 100 Points: 100 by Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Feb. 8, 1998 Scored 60 Points in a Half: 61 vs. Duke (2nd half), March 4, 1995 Scored 70 Points in a Half: 77 vs. VMI (1st half), Dec. 17, 1994

15 NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS INDIVIDUAL SEASON & CAREER HIGHS Bersticker, Brian Points Rebounds Blocks Season 7 vs. Appalachian State 2 on 4 occasions 2 vs. Kentucky Career 16 vs. Bethune-Cookman, vs. Bethune-Cookman, vs. Appalachian State, Boone, Adam Points Rebounds Assists 9 vs. Appalachian State 3 vs Miami (Fla.) 4 vs. Appalachian State Brooker, Michael Points Rebounds 3-Point Field Goals Season 5 vs. Kentucky 2 on 3 occasions 1 on 3 ocacsions Career 10 vs. App. State, on 10 occasions 2 on three occasions Capel, Jason Points Rebounds Assists Season 16 vs. Buffalo 11 vs. Buffalo 10 vs. Buffalo Career 23 vs. UNLV, vs. Miami, vs. Buffalo, Curry, Ronald Points Rebounds Assists Season 9 vs. Buffalo 3 on three occasions 4 vs. Buffalo Career 13 vs. Georgia Tech, vs. Georgia Tech, vs. Georgia Tech, Everett, Jim Points Rebounds Assists Season 1 vs. Appalachian State & Miami (Fla.) 1 vs. Buffalo Career 4 vs. Buffalo, and 3 vs. Buffalo, vs. Maryland, vs. Tennessee Tech, Fingleton, Neil Points Rebounds Blocks has not played due to injury Forte, Joseph Points Rebounds Assists Season 38 vs. Tulsa 10 vs. Tulsa 7 vs. Miami (Fla.) Career 38 vs. Tulsa, vs. Virginia, vs. Miami (Fla.), Haywood, Bre n d a n Points Rebounds Blocked Shots Season 24 vs. Tulsa 14 vs. Miami (Fla.) 10 vs. Miami (Fla.) Career 28 vs. Missouri, vs. Maryland, vs. Miami (Fla.), Holmes, Jonathan Points Rebounds Assists Season 9 vs. Tulsa 4 vs. Tulsa 5 vs. Tulsa Career 9 vs. Tulsa, vs. Tulsa, vs. Florida State, Johnson, Will Points Rebounds Assists Season 10 vs. Miami (Fla.) 5 vs. Appalachian State & Miami (Fla.) 1 on several occasions Career 10 vs. Miami (Fla.), vs. Appalachian State, vs. Buffalo, vs. Miami (Fla.), Lang, Kris Points Rebounds Blocked Shots Season 22 vs. Michigan State 10 vs. Miami (Fla.) 3 vs. Winthrop 22 vs. Buffalo Career 22 vs. Michigan State, vs. Georgia Tech, and 3 vs. Dartmouth, and 22 vs. Buffalo, vs. Wake Forest, vs. Winthrop, Melendez, Orlando Points Rebounds Blocked Shots Season 1 vs. Appalachian State 2 vs. Miami (Fla.) 1 vs. Appalachian State Career 11 vs. Buffalo, vs. UNLV, and 2 vs. Buffalo, and 4 vs. Tennessee Tech, vs. Howard, Morrison, Brian Points Rebounds Three-Point Field Goals 14 vs. Winthrop 5 vs. Michigan State 3 vs. Winthrop Owens, Max Points Rebounds Three-Point Field Goals Season 9 vs. Texas A&M 3 vs. Miami (Fla.) 2 vs. Texas A&M Career 23 vs. Maryland, and 6 vs. Virginia, and 4 vs. Cincinnati, and 23 vs. UNLV, vs. Miami, vs. Louisville, Peppers, Julius Points Rebounds Blocked Shots Season 6 vs. UCLA 4 vs. UCLA Career 14 vs. Georgia Tech, vs. Clemson, vs. Howard, and 3 vs. Stanford,

16 University of North Carolina Men's Basketball Statistics Record: 7-2/ 0-0 ACC Date Opponent Score Site Attend Record Winthrop W H Chapel Hill Tulsa W H Chapel Hill /17 Appalachian State W A Boone, N.C. * /29 Michigan State (3/2) L A East Lansing, Mich. * / 2 Kentucky L H Chapel Hill, NC * / 4 Miami (Fla.) W H Chapel Hill, N.C / 9 Texas A&M W N Houston, Texas /17 Buffalo W H Chapel Hill, N.C /23 UCLA W A Los Angeles, Calif *-Sellout Record W L Pct Attendance # Total Avg All Games Home ACC Away Home Neutral Away Total Neutral Leading at Half Trailing at Half Tied at Half Overtime Cumulative Scoring by Period 1 2 Total North Carolina Opponents

17 University of North Carolina Men's Basketball Statistics Record: 7-2/ 0-0 ACC --- All FG Pt FG Free Throws Rebounds ---- North Carolina GP M- A Pct M- A Pct M- A Pct Off Def Tot Avg A TO Blk Stl PF- D Pts Avg Brian Bersticker Adam Boone Michael Brooker Jason Capel Ronald Curry Jim Everett Joseph Forte Brendan Haywood Jonathan Holmes Will Johnson Kris Lang Orlando Melendez Brian Morrison Max Owens Julius Peppers Team North Carolina Opponents First Half Second Half Game All FG % % % 3-Pt FG % % % FT % % % Deadball Rebounds: North Carolina 32; Opponents 32 Opponent Team Rebounds: (Offense: 13 Defense: 12) Opponent Team Turnovers: 1 Technical Fouls: North Carolina 1 -- Bench 1; Opponents 2 -- Bench 2

18 #00 HAYWOOD IN : National Player of the Year candidate...preseason watch list for the Naismith and Wooden Aw a rds...the ACC s alltime field goal perc e n t a g e leader...shooting 65.6 percent from the floor in his career and 64.5 percent this season...third among Tar Heels in scoring and first in rebounding...eighth in the nation in field goal percentage and is fifth in blocked shots (as of Dec. 19). S c o red 10 points and had five blocked shots vs. Winthrop...Dominated inside against Tulsa with 24 points, eight boards and a Smith Center-record and career-high eight blocked shots...made 10 of 12 free throws against the Golden Hurricane...That was his second-best free throw shooting game in his career (he was 10 for 11 vs. Maryland last year)...named to the All-Tournament Team at the NABC Classic...Limited to 10 points and five rebounds at Michigan State because of foul trouble...had his first double-double of the season with 18 points and 11 boards versus Kentucky...Recorded the first triple-double in Carolina history on Dec. 4 versus Miami (Fla.) with 18 points, 14 rebounds and a school-record 10 blocked shots in 27 minutes...had 17 points and six boards against Texas A&M...Named ACC Player of the Week on Dec. 11 for his efforts. BRENDAN HAYWOOD 7-0, 268, Sr., Center Greensboro, N.C. Haywood s Game-by-Game Statistics O p p o n e n t F G 3 F G F T O - D - R P F A T O B L STL P T Wi n t h ro p * Tu l s a * at ASU* at Michigan State* K e n t u c k y * Miami (Fla.)* vs. Texas A&M* B u ff a l o * at UCLA* vs. UMass T B A at Georgia Te c h Wake Fore s t at Mary l a n d M a rq u e t e C l e m s o n at FSU Vi rg i n i a at NC State at Duke G e o rgia Te c h at Wake Fore s t M a ry l a n d at Clemson Florida State at Vi rg i n i a NC State D u k e HAYWOOD S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF DEF REB AVG A TO B S PTS AVG TOTALS

19 #3 MORRISON IN : Scored 14 points off the bench in his first collegiate game against Winthrop...Hit a trio of threepointers and had three steals to spark the Tar Heels...Was the first player off the bench at Appalachian State, scoring 13 points and hitting a pair of three-pointers in 14 minutes of action...played very well in the second half at Michigan State, totaling eight points, three rebounds and three assists after halftime (eight points, five rebounds and four assists in the game)...had five points and five assists in 23 minutes versus Kentucky...Scored seven points on 3 of 4 shooting in six minutes at UCLA. BRIAN MORRISON 6-2, 178, Fr., Guard Redmond, Wash. Morrison s Game-by-Game Statistics O p p o n e n t F G 3 F G F T O - D - R P F A T O B L STL P T Wi n t h ro p Tu l s a at ASU at Michigan State K e n t u c k y Miami (Fla.) vs. Texas A&M B u ff a l o at UCLA vs. UMass T B A at Georgia Te c h Wake Fore s t at Mary l a n d M a rq u e t e C l e m s o n at FSU Vi rg i n i a at NC State at Duke G e o rgia Te c h at Wake Fore s t M a ry l a n d at Clemson Florida State at Vi rg i n i a NC State D u k e MORRISON S STATISTICS YEAR GP FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF DEF REB AVG A TO B S PTS AVG

20 #22 CURRY IN : Joined the basketball season on Nov. 20, two days after the final game of the 2000 football season versus Duke...Played three minutes off the bench in UNC s exhibition win over the EA Sports All-Stars...Saw his first regularseason action on Dec. 4 vs. Miami (Fla.) and played very well at the point...totaled three points, three rebounds and three assists in 18 minutes of action against the Hurricanes...Played 20 minutes against Texas A&M...Made his first start of the season (and third of his career) on Dec. 17 versus Buffalo and responded with nine points (including 2-2 three-pointers), four assists and two steals Football Highlights: Voted UNC s offensive MVP by his teammates...established a single-season school record with 2,676 total yards of offense...the previous record was held by Mike Thomas, who had 2,489 yards in Curry is on pace to establish UNC career records for total offense and passing yards despite starting just 21 games and playing roughly 2 1/2 seasons with the Tar Heels...Curry, who missed the final six games of the 1999 season with a ruptured achilles tendon, started every game this season and was not slowed by the injury...averaged a school-record total yards per game in 2000, shattering the previous record of yards established by former quarterback Mike Thomas in Averaged yards passing per game totaled 2,325 passing yards in That is the third-highest singleseason effort in UNC history...ranks second in UNC career total offense and third in UNC career passing yardage. RONALD CURRY 6-2, 200, Soph., Guard Hampton, Va. Curry s Game-by-Game Statistics O p p o n e n t F G 3 F G F T O - D - R P F A T O B L STL P T Wi n t h ro p DNP (with football) Tu l s a DNP (with football) at ASU DNP (with football) at Michigan State D N P K e n t u c k y D N P Miami (Fla.) vs. Texas A&M B u ff a l o * at UCLA* vs. UMass T B A at Georgia Te c h Wake Fore s t at Mary l a n d M a rq u e t e C l e m s o n at FSU Vi rg i n i a at NC State at Duke G e o rgia Te c h at Wake Fore s t M a ry l a n d at Clemson Florida State at Vi rg i n i a NC State D u k e CURRY S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF DEF REB AVG A TO B S PTS AVG TOTALS

21 #24 MAX OWENS 6-5, 198, Sr., Guard/Forward Macon, Ga. OWENS IN : Sprained his left ankle in practice the week prior to the season-opener versus Winthrop and missed Carolina s first three games of the season...saw his first action of the season when he played one minute at Michigan State...Played two minutes versus Kentucky...Played 20 minutes against Miami (Fla.) and finished with five points and a careerhigh five assists...scored nine points, hitting two three-pointers, off the bench against Texas A&M Owens Game-by-Game Statistics O p p o n e n t F G 3 F G F T O - D - R P F A T O B L STL P T Wi n t h ro p DNP (sprained left ankle) Tu l s a DNP (sprained left ankle) at ASU DNP (sprained left ankle) at Michigan State K e n t u c k y Miami (Fla.) vs. Texas A&M B u ff a l o at UCLA vs. UMass T B A at Georgia Te c h Wake Fore s t at Mary l a n d M a rq u e t e C l e m s o n at FSU Vi rg i n i a at NC State at Duke G e o rgia Te c h at Wake Fore s t M a ry l a n d at Clemson Florida State at Vi rg i n i a NC State D u k e OWENS CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF DEF REB AVG A TO B S PTS AVG TOTALS

22 #25 JASON CAPEL 6-8, 230, Jr., Forward/Guard Fayetteville, N.C. CAPEL IN : Leads the team in assists and is second on the squad in rebounding and steals...has hit 12 of 31 threepointers (38.7 percent). S c o red 12 points, including two 3FGs, against Winthrop...Had 10 points, six rebounds, six assists and four steals at Appalachian State...Limited to 12 minutes of action against Miami (Fla.) on Dec. 4 after suffering an injury in the first half...suffered a bruised left buttock when he was fouled going up for a layup and fell hard under the basket...played a great all-around game against Texas A&M, finishing with 11 points, seven rebounds, seven assists (tying his career high), three blocks and four steals...recorded the second triple-double in UNC history (and second in three games) against Buffalo on Dec Recorded 16 points, 11 rebounds and a careerhigh 10 assists against the Bulls...Named ACC Player of the Week on Dec. 18 for his efforts...recorded his second doubledouble in a row on Dec. 23 at UCLA, finishing with 12 points and 10 rebounds...tied his career high with 9 free throws against the Bruins. Capel s Game-by-Game Statistics O p p o n e n t F G 3 F G F T O - D - R P F A T O B L STL P T Wi n t h ro p * Tu l s a * at ASU* at Michigan State* K e n t u c k y * Miami (Fla.)* vs. Texas A&M* B u ff a l o * at UCLA* vs. UMass T B A at Georgia Te c h Wake Fore s t at Mary l a n d M a rq u e t e C l e m s o n at FSU Vi rg i n i a at NC State at Duke G e o rgia Te c h at Wake Fore s t M a ry l a n d at Clemson Florida State at Vi rg i n i a NC State D u k e CAPEL S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF DEF REB AVG A TO B S PTS AVG TOTALS

23 #31 BOONE IN : Became the 16th freshman in UNC history to start the firt game of the season...started at point guard in the first seven Tar Heel games in Hit three three-pointers and finished with nine points and four assists at Appalachian State. ADAM BOONE 6-2, 192, Fr., Guard Minneapolis, Minn. Boone s Game-by-Game Statistics O p p o n e n t F G 3 F G F T O - D - R P F A T O B L STL P T Wi n t h ro p * Tu l s a * at ASU* at Michigan State* K e n t u c k y * Miami (Fla.)* vs. Texas A&M* B u ff a l o at UCLA vs. UMass T B A at Georgia Te c h Wake Fore s t at Mary l a n d M a rq u e t e C l e m s o n at FSU Vi rg i n i a at NC State at Duke G e o rgia Te c h at Wake Fore s t M a ry l a n d at Clemson Florida State at Vi rg i n i a NC State D u k e BOONE S STATISTICS YEAR GP FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF DEF REB AVG A TO B S PTS AVG

24 #40 JOSEPH FORTE 6-4, 192, Soph., Guard Greenbelt, Md. FORTE IN : Preseason first-team Associated Press All-America...Played for the United States Select Team against the Olympic Team in Hawaii in an exhibition game in September. Was selected the Most Valuable Player of the NABC Classic for his performances against Winthrop and Tulsa...Set the Smith Center scoring record and had a great all-around game against Tulsa in the championship as he scored 38 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and had six assists in 40 minutes of action...broke the previous arena scoring mark of 37 points set by Lionel Simmons of LaSalle in Was just 2 of 11 from the floor in the opener, but came back with a 10 for 18 shooting night against Tulsa...Made 6 of 8 three-pointers, tying his c a reer high (had six last year at home against Wa k e Forest)...Also matched his career high with six assists (last year vs. Cincinnati)...It was the second double-double of his career (27 points and 11 boards last year at Virginia)...Had 20 points (15 in the second half) and five rebounds at Appalachian S t a t e... S c o red 19 points and had four assists versus Kentucky...Had a career-high seven assists versus Miami (Fla.) on Dec. 4...Hit 10 of 18 shots and finished with 23 points and six rebounds against Texas A&M...Had a game-high 23 points, seven rebounds and five assists against Buffalo. Leads UNC in scoring, steals and three-pointers made, is second in assists and third in rebounding. Forte s Game-by-Game Statistics O p p o n e n t F G 3 F G F T O - D - R P F A T O B L STL P T Wi n t h ro p * Tu l s a * at ASU* at Michigan State* K e n t u c k y * Miami (Fla.)* vs. Texas A&M* B u ff a l o * at UCLA* vs. UMass T B A at Georgia Te c h Wake Fore s t at Mary l a n d M a rq u e t e C l e m s o n at FSU Vi rg i n i a at NC State at Duke G e o rgia Te c h at Wake Fore s t M a ry l a n d at Clemson Florida State at Vi rg i n i a NC State D u k e FORTE S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF DEF REB AVG A TO B S PTS AVG TOTALS

25 #42 KRIS LANG 6-11, 256, Jr., Forward/Center Gastonia, N.C. LANG IN : Second on the team in scoring and tied for second in rebounding...sixteenth in the nation in field goal percentage (as of Dec. 19). Shared team scoring honors with Brian Morrison with 14 points in the opener vs. Winthrop...It was the first time he led Carolina in scoring since a 14-point outing at Wake Forest on January 12, Played 34 minutes against Winthrop and showed no signs of the leg injuries that limited his playing time and effectiveness a year ago...in addition to 14 points, he grabbed eight rebounds and matched his career high with three blocks against Winthrop...Pulled down a career-high tying five offensive boards vs. the Eagles...It was the third time in his career he had five offensive rebounds in a game...scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds at Appalachian State...Scored a career-high 22 points on 11 of 16 shooting at Michigan State...Scored 15 points on 7 of 12 shooting versus Kentucky...Helped limit Wildcat forward Jason Parker to six points and three rebounds...recorded his first double-double of the season on Dec. 4 versus Miami, hitting 7 of 11 shots and finishing with 17 points and 10 rebounds...tied his career high with 22 points on 11 of 17 shooting versus Buffalo on Dec Set a career high with his 17 field goal attempts vs. Buffalo. Lang s Game-by-Game Statistics O p p o n e n t F G 3 F G F T O - D - R P F A T O B L STL P T Wi n t h ro p * Tu l s a * at ASU* at Michigan State* K e n t u c k y * Miami (Fla.)* vs. Texas A&M* B u ff a l o * at UCLA* vs. UMass T B A at Georgia Te c h Wake Fore s t at Mary l a n d M a rq u e t e C l e m s o n at FSU Vi rg i n i a at NC State at Duke G e o rgia Te c h at Wake Fore s t M a ry l a n d at Clemson Florida State at Vi rg i n i a NC State D u k e LANG S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF DEF REB AVG A TO B S PTS AVG TOTALS

26 #44 WILL JOHNSON 6-8, 216, Soph., Forward Hickory, N.C. JOHNSON IN : Recorded six points and five rebounds at Appalachian State...Tallied a career-high 10 points and tied his career high with five rebounds versus Miami on Dec. 4...His 10 points vs. the Hurricanes exceeded his scoring output for all of last season...hit two long-range jumpers and finished with five points at UCLA on Dec. 23. Johnson s Game-by-Game Statistics O p p o n e n t F G 3 F G F T O - D - R P F A T O B L STL P T Wi n t h ro p Tu l s a at ASU at Michigan State K e n t u c k y Miami (Fla.) vs. Texas A&M B u ff a l o at UCLA vs. UMass T B A at Georgia Te c h Wake Fore s t at Mary l a n d M a rq u e t e C l e m s o n at FSU Vi rg i n i a at NC State at Duke G e o rgia Te c h at Wake Fore s t M a ry l a n d at Clemson Florida State at Vi rg i n i a NC State D u k e JOHNSON S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF DEF REB AVG A TO B S PTS AVG TOTALS