University of North Carolina Tar Heels Men s Basketball Prospectus

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1 University of North Carolina Tar Heels Men s Basketball Prospectus

2 PREVIEWING THE TAR HEELS The Tar Heels return eight players who appeared in the starting lineup at least once last season and welcome Roy Williams as head coach, determined to re-establish the University of North Carolina as one of the preeminent college basketball programs in the country. Williams, a 1972 Carolina graduate and an assistant coach at UNC from , returns to his alma mater after 15 extraordinary seasons as head coach at the University of Kansas. The Asheville, N.C., native compiled a record, went to four Final Fours, including each of the last two seasons, and is a four-time national coach of the year. He leads all active coaches with a winning percentage of.805, which is third-best alltime. Last year, Carolina went with a 6-10 record in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tar Heels won the Preseason NIT with wins over No. 2 Kansas and Stanford, and added prominent victories over No. 6 Connecticut, No. 10 Duke and No. 14 Maryland. However, UNC failed to qualify for NCAA Tournament play for the second year in a row, finished tied for sixth in the ACC and lost five consecutive league games for the third time in school history (all three times in the last two years). Carolina began the year 5-0 and was ranked as high as No. 12 in the nation. Losses to Kentucky, Illinois and Iona and a season-ending injury to center Sean May knocked the Tar Heels out of the national rankings. May scored in double figures in six of the first seven games before he injured his left foot. He broke a bone on December 27 and played just 10 minutes in one ACC Tournament game the rest of the season. The Tar Heels received a bid to the NIT and defeated DePaul and Wyoming before suffering a season-ending defeat to Georgetown. May is one of seven players who could legitimately be considered returning starters, along with point guard Raymond Felton, guard Melvin Scott, swing men Rashad McCants and Jackie Manuel, and wings David Noel and Jawad Williams. Last year s team was the youngest in school history and the youngest in major college basketball. This season, Carolina s roster does not include a senior scholarship player. It includes three senior walk-ons, three juniors, six sophomores and two freshmen, one of which is an invited walk-on. Depth and youth are still challenges awaiting Williams. I have had teams with no senior starters, but never one without a scholarship senior, says Williams. But I do think we have some good leaders on the team. I d like to say great leaders, but I haven t been around them in tough times yet to know if they are great leaders. I have been impressed with them thus far. I think it s important for them to get some of that leadership from the coaches to see how to do it and then take it another level. Prior to last season, UNC never began a game with more than two freshmen in the starting lineup. Last year, the Tar Heels started three freshmen 31 times and four freshmen in a game twice, including against Duke in the ACC Tournament. Williams says the sophomores and juniors should benefit from their extensive playing time. Junior forward JAWAD WILLIAMS is Carolina s leading active scorer and rebounder. I do consider them to have experience in one way. They do have those past games to look back on. But they are not experienced in winning and that s what we have got to get across to them. The more you win, the more you win. You learn how to win. We have to expect them to make some mistakes, but we can t allow as many mistakes as we have made in the past. Junior forward Jawad Williams led the Tar Heels in scoring in ACC games last year at 14.9 points per game and has averaged 12.6 points over his first two college seasons. The 6-8 native of Cleveland, Ohio, has worked hard in the off-season to add muscle to his slender frame, which should allow him to be more physical against more typical power forwards. Williams earned honorable mention All-ACC honors after finishing second on the team in scoring at 14.9 points per game and rebounding at 5.6 per game. He scored in double figures 28 times, including each of the last nine games. He had a careerhigh 25 points as Carolina knocked off Maryland in the ACC Tournament. Junior Jackie Manuel, a 6-5 shooting guard and small forward, is one of Carolina s best all-around athletes and defenders. The West Palm Beach, Fla., native averaged 7.3 points and 4.0

3 Point guard RAYMOND FELTON averaged 9.8 assists over the last six games. He became the first freshman in school histoy to win Carolina s MVP honors. rebounds as a sophomore, and typically drew the defensive assignment to stop the opponent s top perimeter scoring threat. He was second on the team with 28 blocked shots, including one against Georgia Tech with less than two seconds to play that preserved a one-point UNC victory. Manuel s stellar defensive performance against All-America Kirk Hinrichs was key to UNC s upset win over Kansas. Melvin Scott played his finest basketball late in his sophomore season, regaining the shooting touch he was known for coming out of Baltimore, Md. The 6-1 junior guard had career scoring highs in two of the last five games (20 vs. Wyoming and 19 vs. Maryland) and took excellent care of the ball. He committed just two turnovers in his last 166 minutes played and averaged 12.4 points over the last five games. The 62 points he scored in the last five games were the most he scored in any five-game span in his UNC career. Scott has made 82 three-point field goals and 53 two-point baskets as a Tar Heel. Felton, a 6-2 sophomore from Latta, S.C., should be considered one of the top point guards in the country. He was named to the Preseason Top 50 List for the John R. Wooden Award, which is given to the nation s top player. Felton was voted Carolina s Most Valuable Player, the first time a freshman has ever won the award. He earned third-team All-ACC, All-ACC Freshman and All-ACC Tournament selections and was named the ACC Freshman of the Week three times. Felton led the Tar Heels with 236 assists, a UNC freshman record. He handed out 59 assists in the last six games (9.8 per) and finished the year second in the ACC in assists at 6.74 per game. Felton also scored in double figures 25 times, including 25 or more points twice. The Tar Heels were 13-3 in games in which he had seven or more assists. He was also third in the ACC in minutes played per game behind only Clemson s Edward Scott and Duke s Chris Duhon. The responsibilities I give the point guard shows how much I need them to be experienced, says Williams. It will be a new situation for Raymond because it s a new coaching staff, but he has already seen that the game is played at a much faster pace, at a much stronger pace than he s ever had before. So that makes it a little easier for him and us. The fact that it is a whole new staff and a different brand of basketball in some areas will still be a challenge for us and in some of those areas it s going to be like Raymond s a freshman again. McCants, a 6-4 sophomore, led the Tar Heels in scoring and established a UNC freshmen record with 17.0 points per game. He was named to the All-ACC Freshman Team, was an honorable mention All-ACC choice and was the MVP at the Preseason NIT. Like Felton, McCants is a preseason Top 50 player to watch for the Wooden Award. McCants was seventh in the ACC in scoring (17.0 ppg), fourth in field goal percentage (.491) and fifth in three-point percentage (.414). He averaged 18.5 points in UNC s wins, became the first Carolina freshman to ever score in double figures in each of his first 20 games, and scored 20 or more points 12 times, more than any other UNC freshman in history. The Asheville, N.C., native scored 25 or more points in six games against Penn State, Kansas, Connecticut, Maryland, Duke and Georgetown and led UNC in offensive rebounds with 58. May, a 6-9 sophomore forward/center from Bloomington, Ind., was off to an impressive start before injuring his left foot when he was stepped on in practice in early December. Prior to the injury (the first seven games) he was averaging 15.3 points and 8.7 rebounds; over the next three games, he scored a total of 14 points and was 5 for 20 from the floor. He broke the fifth metatarsal in his left foot early in the second half of the loss to Iona on December 27 and did not play again, except for 10 minutes against Duke in the Acc Tournament. May had three double-doubles, including a 19-point, 10- rebound effort against Rutgers. He had a season-high 21 points at Illinois and 11 rebounds against Kansas. With May on the floor, the Tar Heels were 7-3 and had a slight rebounding advantage. With May on the sidelines, Carolina gave up seven points more per game and was out-rebounded by nearly eight per contest. Sean s health is a concern like everybody s, says Williams. His is more apparent because of what he went through last year. At this time, we are keeping our fingers crossed and being very positive about it. Certainly we hope it will work out. Noel, a 6-6 sophomore, had an impressive freshman season, especially considering he was a walk-on who turned down Division I football scholarships and paid his own way to attend Carolina. The Durham, N.C., native will receive a grant-in-aid beginning this year, however. Noel was one of the most dependable and consistent Tar Heels over the final two months of the season. At times his play

4 was sensational, even though he played out of position at center, often competing against players who were three-to-six inches taller and much heavier than he. Noel first showed glimpses of that ability to play in the post in the November NIT wins over Kansas and Stanford. He didn t score in either game, but was an important part of Carolina s success. Noel averaged 5.9 points and 3.5 rebounds, including 9.3 points and 5.5 rebounds over the last 16 games. He shot 67 for 121 (55.4 percent) from the floor in his 17 starts and finished the year 68 for 109 (.624) from the floor inside the threepoint arc. He had 21 points and 11 rebounds in the NIT against DePaul, scored 19 points at Duke and had 13 points and three steals in the home loss to NC State. He hit back-to-back threepointers in the second half of the win over Connecticut. Byron Sanders, a 6-9 center/forward, was one of five Tar Heels to play in all 35 games last year. The Gulfport, Miss., sophomore started a dozen games, most at mid-season after May went down, and gained good experience for the future. Sanders scored eight points in the win at Florida State, scored six points, including a late threepoint play in the win over UConn, and played outstanding defense against Travis Watson in the home victory over Virginia. Damion Grant, a 6-11 sophomore from Portland, Jamaica, saw limited action as a freshman due to his inexperience and a series of injuries. He played in 19 games, scored 30 points and had 28 rebounds and 15 blocked shots. Grant had tendonitis in both knees and a thumb injury, which limited his play. The only seniors on the team are a trio of non-scholarship players who have worked their way up from the junior varsity program. They include 6-6 forward Phillip McLamb from Charlotte, N.C.; 6-1 guard Jonathan Miller from Burlington, N.C.; and 5-11 guard Damien Price from Greensboro, N.C. The Tar Heels have three newcomers this year, one of which is sitting out due to NCAA transfer regulations. Wes Miller, a 5-11 guard who played at James Madison last year, will not be eligible this year. Miller averaged 17.2 minutes and 4.1 points for the Dukes. He teamed with McCants at New Hanover (N.H.) Prep. Freshmen forwards Reyshawn Terry and Justin Bohlander, both from Winston-Salem, N.C., were teammates last year at R.J. Reynolds High School. Terry was MVP of the 2002 high school state championship game. Bohlander, an invited walk-on, averaged nearly 11 points and seven rebounds as a senior. Coach Williams says the Tar Heels must work hard and play smart to improve this year. We will be a team that has to work exceptionally hard and play extremely intelligent basketball by playing unselfishly for us to reach any big-time goals, says Williams. When you go through a two-year period like we have gone through, there are a lot of negative feelings and a lot of issues that come up that when it gets to be crunch time, the players haven t been able to transfer to positive outcomes. So for us RASHAD MCCANTS led UNC in scoring and three-point shooting as a freshman. to be positive, we have to play unbelievably hard and unselfish. That will be the biggest push for the coaches in the preseason. We want to play extremely fast, if our personnel allow us to do that. What I have seen of our players, I think we have wonderful personnel to do that. At the same time, if you play very fast, you are going to have a lot of possessions, and depth becomes an issue. We don t have the greatest depth in the world so we have to find the right balance between playing fast to use our abilities, but not so fast that guys have opportunities to get in foul trouble. Carolina played to its quickness last year, although May and Noel did an outstanding job playing against bigger low post opponents. How much that situation develops again depends on how much Sanders and Grant improve in strength and their overall play this year. Grant is the only player on the roster who is at least The biggest concern we have is the number of people with tremendous size who can play effectively, says Williams. Our No. 1 basketball goal is to rebound better. They did not rebound well last year. That has to be a goal of ours from the first day of practice to the end. We don t have as many players with size and experience as we would like. But they had to play the whole year last year with, other than Will Johnson, what we have back. If you don t rebound, you don t win. Coach Williams points to the players attitude as the strength of the team. I m hoping I will be most comfortable with how hungry they are. They are tired of losing. I m hoping their attitude will be to go after it the right way. What I am going to expect and demand, hopefully just expect and not have to demand, is an unbelievable effort for our team doing better. That can make up for some of the losses in the past. Everybody has to be concerned with our team. Unreal expectations are here, there is nothing I can do about them. I know my expectations will be realistic and we will push towards building a program, not just coaching for one game. Williams acknowledges some polls have the Tar Heels back in the Top 10, but points with caution at such predictions. It s mind-boggling that someone would have us in the Top 10, says Williams. We re coming off two straight years not making the NCAA Tournament and 36 losses ol Roy ain t that good. The bottom line is we do have some marvelous potential in some of our players, but we need more of them and more of them with size. The expectations around North Carolina are always going to be high, and in some years they will be unrealistic. That s probably what we have this year unrealistic expectations.

5 QUICK FACTS General Information Location Chapel Hill, NC Chartered Enrollment ,972 Undergraduate Enrollment ,961 Nickname Tar Heels School Colors Carolina Blue & White Arena Dean E. Smith Center Date Opened Jan. 18, 1986 Record in Arena ACC Record in Arena Capacity ,750 Affiliation NCAA I Conference Atlantic Coast Chancellor Dr. James Moeser (Texas 61) Athletic Director Dick Baddour (UNC 66) Athletic Department Phone Ticket Office Phone Asst. AD/Tickets Clint Gwaltney History First Year of Basketball Overall Alltime Record Years in NCAA Tournament Last Appearance NCAA Championships , 1982, 1993 NCAA Final Four Appearances (NCAA record) (1946, 1957, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000) Years in NIT NIT Championship Last Appearance Last Postseason Result NIT Quarterfinals Atlantic Coast Conference Regular-Season First Place Finishes 23 (Outright 1957, 1961, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1993; Shared 1956, 1959, 1960, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1995, 2001) ACC Tournament Championships (1957, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1998) Strength/Conditioning Coordinator. Thomas McKinney Trainer Marc Davis Coach Williams Secretary Jennifer Holbrook Athletic Communications Office Phone /1376 Associate AD for Communications.. Steve Kirschner Office Phone (Direct Line) Home Phone Address skirschner@uncaa.unc.edu Assistant Director Matt Bowers Office Phone (Direct Line) Address mbowers@uncaa.unc.edu Fax Smith Center Press Row Phone /8816 Internet Site TarHeelBlue.com Mailing Address P.O. Box 2126, Chapel Hill NC Overnight Address Athletic Communications Office nd Floor, Dean E. Smith Center Skipper Bowles Drive, Chapel Hill NC Radio Information Radio Rightsholder Tar Heel Sports Network, Learfield Communications Local Address Tar Heel Sports Marketing Quadrangle Drive Suite Chapel Hill NC Phone Play-by-Play Announcer Woody Durham Color Announcer Mick Mixon Local Affiliates WTRG, FM, Raleigh WCHL, 1360-AM, Chapel Hill Operations Contacts Bob Ellis, John Rose Team Information Overall Record ACC Record ACC Finish Tied 6th Final Ranking none ACC Tournament Finish #7 seed, beat #2 Maryland, lost to #3 Duke NIT Finish Beat DePaul and Wyoming, lost to Georgetown Coaching Staff Head Coach Roy Williams Alma Mater North Carolina 72 Record at Carolina (Years) First year as head coach, 11th overall Overall Record (Years) (15 years) Assistant Coaches Joe Holladay (Oklahoma 69) Steve Robinson (Radford 81) Jerod Haase (Kansas 97) Administrative Assistant C.B. McGrath (Kansas 98) Basketball Office Phone

6 NUMERICAL ROSTER, LETTERMEN INFO No. Player Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown High School 1 Melvin Scott Jr. G Baltimore, Md. Southern 2 Raymond Felton So. G Latta, S.C. Latta 3 Reyshawn Terry Fr. F Winston-Salem, N.C. R.J. Reynolds 5 Jackie Manuel Jr. G West Palm Beach, Fla. Cardinal Newman 11 Wes Miller* So. G Charlotte, N.C. New Hampton Prep (N.H.) 15 Damien Price Sr. G Greensboro, N.C. Dudley 21 Jawad Williams Jr. F Cleveland, Ohio St. Edwards 22 Justin Bohlander Fr. F Winston-Salem, N.C. R.J. Reynolds 25 Damion Grant So. C Portland, Jamaica Brewster Academy (N.H.) 30 Phillip McLamb Sr. F Charlotte, N.C. Charlotte Country Day 31 Jonathan Miller Sr. G Burlington, N.C. Williams 32 Rashad McCants So. F/G Asheville, N.C. New Hampton Prep (N.H.) 34 David Noel So. G/F Durham, N.C. Southern Durham 41 Byron Sanders So. F Gulfport, Miss. Harrison Central 42 Sean May So. F/C Bloomington, Ind. Bloomington North Head Coach: Roy Williams Assistant Coaches: Joe Holladay, Steve Robinson, Jerod Haase Administrative Assistant: C.B. McGrath Strength and Conditioning Coordinator: Thomas McKinney Trainer: Marc Davis *Miller transferred from James Madison and will not be eligible to compete until Starters Returning (5*) Year Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown ppg rpg Raymond Felton So. G Latta, S.C assists/game Jackie Manuel Jr. G/F West Palm Beach, Fla blocked shots Sean May So. C/F Bloomington, Ind played in 11 games Rashad McCants So. F/G Asheville, N.C FG% David Noel So. F Durham, N.C FG% Melvin Scott Jr. G Baltimore, Md FGs Jawad Williams Jr. F Cleveland, Ohio FT% May started first 10 games at center before being injured and played in just one more game the rest of the season Noel started 17 games, including 15 of the last 16, at center Manuel started 30 of the first 31 games at two-guard Scott started the final four postseason games at two-guard Other Returnees (5) Year Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown ppg rpg Damion Grant So. C Kingston, Jamaica Phillip McLamb Sr. F Charlotte, N.C Jonathan Miller Sr. G Burlington, N.C Damien Price Sr. G Greensboro, N.C Byron Sanders So. F/C Gulfport, Miss Lettermen Lost (2) Year Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown ppg rpg Jonathan Holmes Sr. G Bloomington, Ind Will Johnson Sr. F Hickory, N.C Newcomers (3) Year Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School) Justin Bolander Fr. F Winston-Salem, N.C. (R.J. Reynolds) Reyshawn Terry Fr. F Winston-Salem, N.C. (R.J. Reynolds) Wes Miller So.* G Charlotte, N.C. (New Hampton (N.H.) Prep)

7 TAR HEELS EARN POSTSEASON BID North Carolina went and reached the quarterfinals of the Owens Corning National Invitation Tournament in Along the way, the Tar Heels beat four ranked teams, won the Preseason NIT with wins over Kansas and Stanford reached the semifinals of the ACC Tournament after beating No. 2 seed Maryland. It was the first time since 1973 and 1974 the Tar Heels did not qualify for the NCAA Tournament (only one ACC team was invited in those years). CAROLINA ADVANCES TO NIT QUARTERFINALS North Carolina reached the quarterfinal round of the 2003 National Invitation Tournament before losing to Georgetown, 79-74, in the Smith Center on March 26. The Tar Heels beat DePaul (83-72) and Wyoming (90-74) in the first two rounds. UNC made its fifth appearance in the NIT and first since The Tar Heels averaged more than 15,000 fans per game at the Smith Center in the NIT, including a raucous crowd of 20,235 in the second round against Wyoming. Raymond Felton tied the alltime NIT record with 14 assists against Wyoming. That was the record for UNC freshman and was the third time in NIT history a player had 14 assists in a game. FOUR WINS OVER RANKED TEAMS Carolina s victory over No. 14 Maryland in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals was UNC s fourth over a ranked team. No ACC team had more wins against ranked opponents. The first three of those wins were over Top 10 opponents No. 2 Kansas in the Preseason NIT in New York, No. 6 Connecticut and No. 10 Duke. That was the first time in 13 years and only the third time in UNC history an unranked Carolina team beat at least three Top 10 teams in the same year. In and , Dean Smith s Carolina squads were unranked and beat three Top-10 teams (Vanderbilt and Duke twice in and Duke twice and No. 1 Oklahoma in ). LOOKING BACK AT THE SEASON RASHAD MCCANTS was MVP of the Preseason NIT and was voted to the All-ACC Rookie Team. A HISTORIC TURN OF EVENTS Maryland crushed the Tar Heels, 96-56, in College Park, Md., on February 22. A little more than three weeks later, Carolina bounced the second-seeded Terrapins out of the ACC Tournament with a stunning, win in Greensboro. The 52-point swing was the largest in Carolina basketball history. The previous mark was a 44-point swing in 1993 when UNC lost at Wake Forest by 26 points and then beat the Deacons at home by 18. The 40-point loss to Maryland was Carolina s worst in ACC play and equaled the third-worst overall in school history. Jawad Williams (25) and Melvin Scott (19) both had career scoring highs and Raymond Felton had 20 points and 10 assists in the improbable ACC Tournament triumph. THREE-POINT ATTEMPTS A KEY INDICATOR Carolina went 9-2 in games when it attempted 20 or fewer three-pointers (with the losses coming at Illinois and vs. Duke in the ACC semifinals). Conversely, the Tar Heels were 5-8 when they attempted more than 25 three-pointers. That included an 0-8 record in ACC play and non-conference wins over Davidson, Vermont, NC A&T, DePaul and Wyoming. Carolina was 1-4 when attempting 30 or more three-pointers (the win was against Vermont). ALL-ACC SELECTIONS Raymond Felton was named third-team All-ACC. Rashad McCants and Jawad Williams were named Honorable Mention All-ACC. Felton is the first UNC freshman to make All-ACC first, second or third team since Joseph Forte was a second-team selection in Felton was named to the ACC All- Tournament Team. He had 20 points and 10 assists against Maryland in the quarterfinal and 18 points, five assists and three steals in the semifinal against Duke. Jawad Williams, who had 25 points against the Terps, was a second-team All-Tournament selection. FELTON FIRST FRESHMAN MVP Raymond Felton was voted Carolina s Most Valuable Player, the first time in school history a freshman was received the award. Felton had 236 assists the most ever for a UNC freshman (Ed Cota had 235 in ). He averaged 12.9 points, 6.7 assists and 4.1 rebounds, made 69 three-pointers and led the team with 56 steals. The Latta, S.C., native tied the school-record by hitting eight threepointers at NC State, en route to a season-high 28 points. That was one of four games in which he topped 20 points. Felton had 10 or more assists on seven occasions, including 14 against Wyoming. That tied the alltime NIT record, is UNC s alltime record for

8 freshman and was the highest single-game figure by an ACC player last year. Over the final six games (Duke and five postseason games), Felton averaged 15.3 points and 9.8 assists. FELTON, MCCANTS TOP ROOKIE TEAM Raymond Felton (92 votes) and Rashad McCants (86) were named to the ACC All-Freshman Team. Felton tied Georgia Tech s Chris Bosh as the leading vote-getter. They were both named on all 92 ballots. Duke s J.J. Redick (91), McCants and Wake Forest s Justin Gray (33) rounded out the top five. Felton and McCants are the eighth and ninth Tar Heels to be named to the All-ACC Freshman Team since the ACC began the award in RAYMOND & RASHAD ARE UNC S TOP-SCORING FRESHMEN DUO Raymond Felton (450 points) and Rashad McCants (594) combined for 1,044 points in and are the top scoring freshman duo in UNC history. Felton and McCants are just the second pair of Tar Heel freshmen ever to both top 300 points in the same season. Jerry Stackhouse (428) and Rasheed Wallace (333) did so in , combining for 761 points. McCants scored in double figures in 33 of 35 Carolina games during the season including a league-best 20 straight games to start the season. Felton scored in double figures in 23 of the season s last 26 games (after doing so in just three of his first nine collegiate games). Felton was named ACC Rookie of the Week three times. McCants earned Rookie of the Week honors twice and was ACC Player of the Week following the Preseason NIT. RAYMOND FELTON was second in the ACC in assists last year. MCCANTS ESTABLISHES FRESHMAN SCORING MARKS Rashad McCants scored 594 points, the second-most in a season ever by a UNC freshman. Joseph Forte had 600 in McCants averaged 17.0 points per game a new UNC freshman record. Forte held the previous mark at 16.7 ppg. McCants scored 20 or more points 12 times, a UNC freshman record. The Asheville, N.C., native had 28 points against Penn State, the most ever by a Tar Heel in his first game. FRESHMEN SCORING FOURTH IN ACC HISTORY Carolina s freshman class averaged 42.1 points per game, led by Rashad McCants (17.0), Raymond Felton (12.9) and Sean May (11.4). That is the fourth-highest combined freshman scoring average in ACC history and the most in UNC history. Duke s class, which included Johnny Dawkins, Mark Alarie and Jay Bilas, averaged a record 52.9 points. Georgia Tech s freshmen averaged 46.9 points in and Clemson s class netted 44.4 points per game. MAY S LOSS TOUGH TO OVERCOME Freshman Sean May played in just 11 games, including just one game after December. May, who had been out of action since Dec. 27 with a broken fifth metatarsal in his left foot, returned in the ACC Tournament semifinal vs. Duke on March 15. He had four points, three rebounds and two blocks in 10 minutes of action against the Blue Devils. May had played in 10 games and was averaging 12.1 points and 8.6 rebounds before the injury. He had 10 or more rebounds five times and scored in double figures in six of Carolina's first seven games. At the time of his injury, he was leading the Tar Heels in steals with 17. The Tar Heels were 7-2 prior to May s injury. He originally suffered the injury in an early December practice. CAROLINA MOVES PAST 1,800 WINS Carolina s victory over Connecticut on Jan. 18 was the 1,800th in school history, making UNC just the second program in the nation (joining Kentucky) to reach 1,800 wins. Carolina has an alltime record of 1, Carolina also is the only school to top 500 all-time ACC wins (UNC has 502). The Tar Heels won their 500th ACC regular-season game against Florida State on Feb. 8, DEFENSE A KEY Carolina s improved defense allowed 71.2 ppg in , almost eight points a game less than the previous year (78.9 ppg in ). The Tar Heels held their opponents to 39.2 percent field goal shooting and 63.0 points per game in UNC s 19 victories. By contrast, the opponents shot 49.6 percent in Carolina s 16 losses. Carolina went 4-12 when its opponents scored 70 points or more (wins over Duke, Maryland, DePaul and Wyoming) after Sean May was injured in late December. THREE FRESHMEN STARTERS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN UNC HISTORY Raymond Felton, Sean May and Rashad McCants started in the season opener against Penn State. That was the first time in 2,440 games the Tar Heels began a game with a three freshmen

9 SEAN MAY averaged 15.3 points and 8.7 rebounds before being injured last year. with Felton, May and McCants. starters. Freshmen David Noel and Byron Sanders also took turns in the starting lineup at various points in the season. The Tar Heels had 104 combined starts by freshmen. No other ACC school made more than 67 starts by freshmen (Georgia Tech). NC State and Clemson did not have a freshmen start any game and Florida State had two. Carolina and Georgia Tech were the only two schools not to have at least 25 games started by seniors. Will Johnson and Jonathan Holmes combined to start three times. The Tar Heels started an unprecedented four first-year players against Iona when David Noel started along CAROLINA WINS PRESEASON NIT The Tar Heels won the Preseason NIT for the second time by defeating Stanford, Carolina won the Preseason NIT in November 1998, also by beating Stanford in the championship game. Raymond Felton connected on 4 of 6 three-pointers and had a season-high 16 points to go along with a game-high seven assists. Felton was one of four Tar Heels to score in double figures along with Rashad McCants (18), Jackie Manuel (14) and Sean May (12). McCants had 25 points as the Tar Heels upset No. 2 Kansas in the semifinal. The Tar Heels led by as many as 21 points and scored 24 points off 21 Jayhawk turnovers. The win over Kansas was the 25th time in UNC history the Tar Heels had beaten the No. 1 or No. 2 ranked team in the nation. It was Carolina s highest over a ranked team since beating No. 2 Duke on February 1, Sean May s 19 points and 10 rebounds led UNC to a late comeback win over Rutgers in the second round. BRIEFLY... Melvin Scott averaged 12.4 ppg and tied for the team lead with 13 three-pointers in the five ACC and NIT Tournament games. Scott shot 57.1 percent from the floor and 13 for 24 (54.2 percent) from three-point range in the postseason. In postseason play, the Tar Heels hit 43.0 percent of their three-point attempts, led by Melvin Scott (13 of 24, 54.2 percent), Jawad Williams (13 of 24, 54.2 percent) and Rashad McCants (10 of 25, 40.0). UNC shot 51.1 percent from the floor in the five postseason games. The Tar Heels were 8-4 when McCants scored 20 or more points, 13-3 when Felton had seven or more assists and 11-6 when Felton had three or fewer turnovers. David Noel averaged 9.3 points and 5.5 rebounds over the final 16 games. Jawad Williams led the team at the free throw line, shooting 75.2 percent for the season. That was an improvement of 19.5 percent from the previous season. The Tar Heels went 13-5 at home, including a 5-3 mark in the ACC. Prior to the season, Carolina had never played a home game later than March 7. Last year, the Tar Heels played Duke (March 9), DePaul (March 18), Wyoming (March 24) and Georgetown (March 26) at the Smith Center. Carolina played six teams that were part of the 2003 NCAA Tournament field, posting a 6-10 record against the field. UNC beat a No. 2 seed (Kansas), a No. 3 seed (Duke), a No. 4 seed (Stanford), a No. 5 seed (Connecticut), a No. 6 seed (Maryland) and a No. 16 seed (Vermont). Seven of Carolina s 19 wins came by five points or less. Five different players recorded double-doubles last year, including Raymond Felton (four), Jawad Williams (three), Sean May (three in just 11 games), Rashad McCants (two) and David Noel (one). Carolina was ranked for four weeks in both the Associated Press and coaches polls. The Tar Heels were unranked to start the year, but emerged at No. 12 in the AP and No. 14 in the coaches poll after winning the Preseason NIT. Losses to Illinois and Kentucky dropped Carolina to No. 22 in both polls the following week. UNC stayed in the rankings for two more weeks until the loss to Iona and injury to Sean May knocked the Tar Heels out of the Top 25 for the remainder of the season. Junior swingman JACKIE MANUEL has 72 steals and 44 blocked shots in 61 career games as a Tar Heel. He averaged 7.3 points per game last year.

10 University of North Carolina Men s Basketball Schedule & Results (19-16, 6-10 ACC) DAY DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME (EASTERN) TV Owens Corning Preseason NIT Mon. Nov. 18 W: UNC 85, Penn State 55 (First Round) Chapel Hill 7 p.m. ESPN2 Wed. Nov. 20 W: UNC 71, Rutgers 67 (Quarterfinal) Chapel Hill 7 p.m. ESPN Sun. Nov. 24 W: UNC 67, Old Dominion 59 Norfolk, Va. 1 p.m. Fox SS/COM Owens Corning Preseason NIT, Madison Square Garden Wed. Nov. 27 W: UNC 67, Kansas 56 (Semifinal) New York, N.Y. 9 p.m. ESPN2 Fri. Nov. 29 W: UNC 74, Stanford 57 (Final) New York, N.Y. 9 p.m. ESPN2 ACC/Big Ten Challenge Tue. Dec. 3 L: Illinois 92, UNC 65 Champaign, Ill. 9:30 p.m. ESPN2 Sat. Dec. 7 L: Kentucky 98, UNC 81 Chapel Hill 2 p.m. ESPN Thu. Dec. 19 W: UNC 80, Vermont 54 Chapel Hill 7 p.m. Fox SS/Sun Sun. Dec. 22 W: UNC 69, Florida State 48 Tallahassee, Fla. 8 p.m. Fox Net ECAC Holiday Festival, Madison Square Garden Fri. Dec. 27 L: Iona 65, UNC 56 New York, N.Y. 6:30 p.m. MSG/Fox SS/Sun Sat. Dec. 28 W: UNC 63, St. John s 59 (consolation) New York, N.Y. 3 p.m. MSG/Fox SS/Sun Sat. Jan. 4 L: Miami 64, UNC 61 (OT) Coral Gables, Fla. 7 p.m. ESPN Wed. Jan. 8 W: UNC 79, Davidson 64 Chapel Hill 8 p.m. RJ Sat. Jan. 11 L: Virginia 79, UNC 72 Charlottesville, Va. Noon ESPN Tue. Jan. 14 W: UNC 68, Clemson 66 Chapel Hill 7 p.m. RSN Sat. Jan. 18 W: UNC 68, Connecticut 65 Chapel Hill 5 p.m. ESPN Wed. Jan. 22 L: Maryland 81, UNC 66 Chapel Hill 7 p.m. ESPN Sun. Jan. 26 L: NC State 86, UNC 77 Raleigh, N.C. 2 p.m. Fox Net Wed. Jan. 29 L: Georgia Tech 88, UNC 68 Atlanta, Ga. 7 p.m. ESPN Sun. Feb. 2 L: Wake Forest 79, UNC 75 Chapel Hill 5:30 p.m. Fox Net Wed. Feb. 5 L: Duke 83, UNC 74 Durham, N.C. 9 p.m. RJ/ESPN Sat. Feb. 8 W: UNC 61, Florida State 60 Chapel Hill 1 p.m. RJ Wed. Feb. 12 W: UNC 81, Virginia 67 Chapel Hill 7 p.m. ESPN Sat. Feb. 15 L: Clemson 80, UNC 77 Clemson, S.C. 1 p.m. RJ Tue. Feb. 18 W: UNC 93, North Carolina A&T 57 Chapel Hill 8 p.m. RJ Sat. Feb. 22 L: Maryland 96, UNC 56 College Park, Md. 2 p.m. RJ Tue. Feb. 25 L: NC State 75, UNC 67 (OT) Chapel Hill 9 p.m. RJ Sat. March 1 W: UNC 67, Georgia Tech 66 Chapel Hill 1 p.m. ABC Wed. March 5 L: Wake Forest 75, UNC 60 Winston-Salem, N.C. 9 p.m. RJ Sun. March 9 W: UNC 82, Duke 79 Chapel Hill 4 p.m. CBS Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament, Greensboro Coliseum Fri. March 14 W: UNC 84, Maryland 72 Greensboro, N.C. 7 p.m. RJ/ESPN2 Sat. March 15 L: Duke 75, UNC 63 Greensboro, N.C. 4 p.m. RJ/ESPN National Invitation Tournament Tue. March 18 W: UNC 83, DePaul 72 Chapel Hill 9 p.m. ESPN Mon. March 24 W: UNC 90, Wyoming 74 Chapel Hill 8 p.m. Wed. March 26 L: Georgetown 79, UNC 74 Chapel Hill 7 p.m. ESPN2 TV Key: RJ (Raycom & Jefferson-Pilot ACC Network Syndication); Fox SS (Fox Sports South); MSG (Madison Square Garden Network); SUN (Sunshine Network); COM (Comcast Sports Network); RSN (Regional Sports Networks = Fox South, Comcast & Sunshine); Fox Net (Fox National Cable Network)

11 CAROLINA SUPERLATIVES Carolina High Low Field Goals 34 vs. North Carolina A&T and Wyoming 18 vs. Iona and Florida State (2/8) Field Goal Attempts 77 at Florida State (12/22) 45 vs. Connecticut FG Percentage.559 (33x59) vs. Duke (3/9).313 (21x67) at Miami FG Percentage in a Half.643 (18x28), 2nd half vs. DePaul.275 (11x40), 1st half at Florida State (12/22) 3-Point Field Goals 13 vs. Davidson 3 vs. Illinois 3-Point Attempts 35 vs. Davidson (UNC record) 14 vs. Rutgers 3-Point Percentage.478 (11x23) vs. Maryland, (3/14).200 (3x15) vs. Illinois Free Throws Made 23 vs. Maryland (3/14) 5 at Wake Forest (3/5) Free Throw Attempts 36 vs. Maryland (3/14) 9 at Wake Forest (3/5) FT Percentage (min. 10 att.).857 (12x14) vs. Vermont.368 (7x19) vs. NC State (2/25) Offensive Rebounds 22 at Virginia (1/11) 5 vs. UConn, NC State (2/25), Georgia Tech (3/1) & Georgetown Defensive Rebounds 34 vs. Penn State 10 at Clemson (2/15) Total Rebounds 46 vs. Penn State and at Florida State (12/22) 22 vs. Georgia Tech (3/1) Rebound Margin plus 13 vs. Rutgers (44-31) minus 17 vs. Wake Forest (30-47) (2/2) Assists 31 vs. North Carolina A&T 10 vs. Kansas Turnovers 23 vs. Iona and Maryland (3/14) 7 vs. Wyoming Blocked Shots 11 vs. Kansas 1 vs. Stanford Steals 14 vs. Kansas 3 at Clemson (2/15) and Duke (3/9) Points 93 vs. North Carolina A&T 56 vs. Iona and at Maryland (2/22) Points in a Half 54 vs. Penn State, 1st half 24 at Maryland, 2nd half (2/22) 54 vs. DePaul, 2nd half 24 vs. NC State, 1st half (2/25) Opponents High Low Field Goals 40 at Maryland (2/22) 19 by Old Dominion Field Goal Attempts 71 by Penn State, St. John s and Duke (3/9) 50 by Duke (3/15) FG Percentage.603 (35x58) by Kentucky.282 (20x71) by St. John s FG Percentage in a Half.667 (22x33), 2nd half by Kentucky.257 (9x35), 2nd half by St. John s 3-Point Field Goals 12 at NC State (1/26) 1 at Florida State (12/22) 3-Point Attempts 27 by Davidson 9 by Kansas, Iona and DePaul 3-Point Percentage.625 (10x16) by Kentucky.063 (1x16) at Florida State (12/22) Free Throws Made 24 at NC State (1/26) 2 by DePaul Free Throw Attempts 30 at Georgia Tech (1/29) 5 by Florida State (2/8) FT Percentage (min. 10 att.) by NC State (22x22) (2/25).200 by DePaul (2x10) Offensive Rebounds 25 by St. John s 5 at NC State (1/26) Defensive Rebounds 34 by NC State (2/25) 18 by Old Dominion, Duke (3/9), Maryland (3/14) Total Rebounds 54 by St. John s 27 at NC State (1/26) Assists 28 at Maryland (2/22) 6 by Penn State Turnovers 23 vs. Vermont 9 at NC State (1/26) Blocked Shots 14 at Miami 0 by North Carolina A&T, DePaul Steals 17 by Iona 3 by Davidson, Wake Forest and Virginia (2/12) Points 98 by Kentucky 48 at Florida State (12/22) Points in a Half 58 by Kentucky, 2nd half 18 at Florida State, 2nd half (12/22)

12 MISCELLANEOUS STATS Games as Leading Scorer Season/Career Rashad McCants /18 Jawad Williams /9 Raymond Felton /7 Melvin Scott /4 Sean May /2 David Noel /1 Will Johnson /1 Games as Leading Rebounder Season/Career Jawad Willliams /18 Jackie Manuel /9 Sean May /7 Rashad McCants /7 David Noel /5 Byron Sanders /3 Raymond Felton /3 Games as Leading in Assists Season/Career Raymond Felton /32 Jawad Williams /5 Melvin Scott /4 Jackie Manuel /3 Rashad McCants /2 Sean May /1 David Noel /1 Will Johnson /1 Jonathan Holmes /1 Double-Doubles (not including triple-doubles) Season/Career Raymond Felton /4 Jawad Williams /4 Sean May /3 Rashad McCants /2 David Noel /1 Double-Figure Scoring Games Season/Career Jawad Williams /41 Rashad McCants /33 Raymond Felton /25 Jackie Manuel /13 Melvin Scott /12 David Noel /7 Sean May /6 Will Johnson /3 20-Point Games Season/Career Rashad McCants /12 Jawad Williams /6 Raymond Felton /4 Sean May /1 David Noel /1 Melvin Scott /1 CAROLINA S RECORD WHEN... Home Away Neutral Site UNC Leads at the Half UNC Trails at the Half Tied at the Half Overtime UNC Shoots 50 Percent or Better from the Floor UNC Shoots Percent from the Floor UNC Shoots Less Than 40 Percent from the Floor Opponents Shoots 50 Percent or Better from the Floor Opponents Shoots Percent from the Floor Opponents Shoots Less Than 40 Percent from the Floor UNC Has More Rebounds Opponents Have More Rebounds Teams Have Same Number of Rebounds UNC Commits More Turnovers Opponents Commit More Turnovers Teams Have Equal Turnovers UNC Scores 80 or More Points UNC Scores Less Than 80 Points Opponent Scores 80 or More Points Opponent Scores Less Than 80 Points Carolina s Largest Lead in a Win 43 (68-25 with 12:41 left in 2nd half) vs. NC A&T, won by 36 Carolina s Largest Lead in a Loss 11 (led with 10:20 to play); lost in overtime Carolina s Largest Deficit Overcome to Win 11 vs. Rutgers; won by four Carolina s Largest Deficit in a Loss 43 (53-96) at Maryland, 0:31, 2nd half; lost by 40 Carolina s Largest Halftime Lead 28 vs. NC A&T (47-19), won by 36 Carolina s Largest Halftime Deficit 21 vs. Duke in ACC Semifinals (33-54); lost by 12 Carolina s Largest Halftime Deficit Overcome to Win 6 against DePaul (25-39), won by Rebound Games Season/Career Sean May /5 Jawad Williams /5 Rashad McCants /2 David Noel /1 10-Assist Games Season/Career Raymond Felton /7

13 CAROLINA S TOP INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES Points 28 by Rashad McCants vs. Penn State 28 by Raymond Felton at NC State 27 by Rashad McCants vs. Connecticut 26 by Rashad McCants vs. Maryland 26 by Rashad McCants vs. Duke 26 by Rashad McCants vs. Georgetown Opponent Points High 32 by Josh Howard, Wake Forest Field Goals 12 by Rashad McCants vs. Duke 11 by Rashad McCants vs. Penn State 10 by Rashad McCants vs. Kansas 10 by Rashad McCants vs. Maryland 10 by David Noel vs. DePaul 10 by Rashad McCants vs. Georgetown Opponent Field Goals High 11 by Brandon Watkins, Penn State 11 by Josh Howard, Wake Forest 11 by Sam Hoskin, DePaul Field Goal Attempts 24 by Rashad McCants vs. Maryland 19 by Jawad Williams at Virginia 18 by Rashad McCants at GeorgiaTech 18 by Raymond Felton at Clemson 18 by Rashad McCants vs. Wyoming Opponent Field Goal Attempts High 22 by Brandon Watkins, Penn State Field Goal Percentage (min. 10 attempts).786 (11x14) by Rashad McCants vs. Penn State.769 (10x13) by David Noel vs. DePaul.769 (10x13) by Rashad McCants vs. Georgetown.750 (12x16) by Rashad McCants vs. Duke.700 (7x10) by Sean May vs. Penn State Opponent Field Goal Percentage High.727 (8x11) by Herve Lamizana, Rutgers 3-Point Field Goals 8 by Raymond Felton at NC State 5 by Melvin Scott vs. Davidson 5 by Ramond Felton at Clemson 5 by Melvin Scott vs. Maryland (3/14) Opponent 3-Point Field Goals High 6 by Sean Harrington at Illinois 6 by Todd Billet at Virginia 3-Field Goal Attempts 12 by Raymond Felton at NC State 12 by Raymond Felton at Clemson 11 by Rashad McCants vs. Maryland 11 by Melvin Scott vs. NC A&T 10 by Melvin Scott at Maryland Opponent 3-Field Goal Attempts High 11 by Sharif Chambliss, Penn State 11 by Todd Billet at Virginia 11 by J.J. Redick, Duke 3-Point Field Goal Percentage by Rashad McCants, 3x3 vs. Penn State Opponent 3-Point Field Goal Percentage High by Herve Lamizana, 4x4, Rutgers by Steve Blake, 4x4, at Maryland Free Throws 9 by Rashad McCants vs. Connecticut 9 by Jackie Manuel at NC State 9 by Jawad Williams vs. Maryland (3/14) 8 by Jackie Manuel vs. Rutgers 8 by Raymond Felton vs. Georgia Tech 7 by Jackie Manuel vs. Florida State Opponent Free Throws High 9 by Steve Blake, Maryland 9 by Julius Hodge at NC State 9 by Josh Howard, Wake Forest Free Throw Attempts 13 by Jawad Williams vs. Maryland (3/14) 12 by Jackie Manuel vs. Florida State 10 by Sean May vs. Stanford 10 by Rashad McCants vs. Connecticut 10 by Jackie Manuel at NC State Opponent Free Throw Attempts High 10 by Marcus Hatten, St. John s 10 by Steve Blake, Maryland 10 by Julius Hodge at NC State 10 by Jamaal Levy at Wake Forest Free Throw Percentage (min. 6 made) by Jackie Manuel vs. Penn State (8x8) by Rashad McCants at Old Dominion (6x6) by Jawad Williams vs. Davidson (6x6) Opponent Free Throw Percentage High by Tomas Nagys (8x8) at Clemson by Julius Hodge (8x8), NC State Offensive Rebounds 6 by Jawad Williams vs. Rutgers 5 by Rashad McCants at Illinois 5 by Rashad McCants at Florida State 5 by Byron Sanders at Virginia 5 by David Noel at NC State 5 by Jawad Williams at Duke 5 by Damion Grant vs. NC A&T 5 by David Noel vs. DePaul Opponent Offensive Rebounds High 10 by Andre Brown, DePaul Defensive Rebounds 10 by Sean May vs. Rutgers 9 by Sean May vs. Penn State 9 by Sean May vs. Kansas 8 by Jawad Williams at St. John s 8 by Rashad McCants at NC State 8 by Jackie Manuel vs. Virginia 8 by David Noel vs. Maryland (3/14) 8 by Jawad Williams vs. Duke (3/15) Opponent Defensive Rebounds High 11 by Tim Pickett at Florida State Total Rebounds 11 by Jawad Williams vs. Rutgers 11 by Sean May vs. Kansas 11 by Rashad McCants vs. Maryland (3/14) 11 by David Noel vs. DePaul 10 by Sean May vs. Penn State 10 vs. Sean May vs. Rutgers 10 by Sean May vs. Kentucky 10 by Sean May at Florida State 10 by Jawad Williams at St. John s 10 by Rashad McCants at NC State 10 by Jawad Williams at Georgia Tech Opponent Total Rebounds High 16 by Andre Brown, DePaul Assists 14 by Raymond Felton vs. Wyoming 11 by Raymond Felton at Florida State 11 by Raymond Felton vs. NC A&T 11 by Raymond Felton vs. Georgetown 10 by Raymond Felton vs.penn State 10 by Raymond Felton vs. Duke 10 by Raymond Felton vs. Maryland (3/14) Opponent Assists High 10 by Chris Duhon at Duke 10 by Steve Blake, Maryland (3/14) Turnovers 8 by Raymond Felton at Illinois 8 by Raymond Felton vs. NC State 8 by Raymond Felton vs. Maryland (3/14) 7 by Raymond Felton vs. Rutgers Opponent Turnovers High 7 by Taliek Brown, Connecticut 7 by Clifford Crawford, NC State 7 by Jarrett Jack, Georgia Tech 7 by Steve Blake, Maryland (3/14) Blocked Shots 5 by Sean May vs. Kansas 4 by David Noel vs. Wake Forest 4 by Jackie Manuel vs. Florida State 4 by Jawad Williams vs. NC State 3 by David Noel vs. Vermont 3 by Jackie Manuel at Duke 3 by David Noel vs. Florida State 3 by Jawad Williams vs. Duke 3 by Jawad Williams vs. Maryland (3/14) 3 by Raymond Felton vs. Wyoming Opponent Blocked Shots High 7 by James Jones at Miami Steals 5 by Melvin Scott vs. Kansas 5 by Raymond Felton at Florida State 5 by Jackie Manuel vs. Vermont 4 by Sean May vs. Penn State 4 by Sean May vs. Kansas 4 by Jackie Manuel at Miami 4 by Raymond Felton vs. Wake Forest 4 by David Noel vs. Florida State 4 by Raymond Felton vs. DePaul 4 by Melvin Scott vs. DePaul Opponent Steals High 6 by Steve Smith, Iona 6 by Calvin McCall, Maryland (3/14) Minutes 41 by Jawad Williams at Miami (OT) 41 by Raymond Felton at Miami (OT) 41 by Rashad McCants vs. NC State (OT) 41 by David Noel vs. NC State (OT) 41 by Jawad Williams vs. NC State (OT) 41 by Raymond Felton vs. NC State (OT) Opponent Minutes High 44 by Clifford Crawford, NC State (OT)

14 GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATS Game PTS FG FG% 3FG 3FG% FT FT% O-D-REB PF A TO B Carolina, W Penn State Carolina, W Rutgers Carolina, W Old Dominion Carolina, W vs. Kansas Carolina, W vs. Stanford Carolina, L Illinois Carolina, L Kentucky Carolina, W Vermont Carolina, W Florida State Carolina, L vs. Iona Carolina, W St. John s Carolina, L Miami (Fla.) OT Carolina, W Davidson Carolina, L Virginia Carolina, W Clemson Carolina, W Connecticut L Maryland Carolina, L State Carolina, L Tech L Wake Forest Carolina, L W Florida State W Virginia Carolina, L W NC A&T Carolina, L L (OT) NC State W Georgia Tech Carolina, L Forest W Duke Carolina, W (ACC Quarterfinals) vs. Maryland Carolina, L (ACC Semifinals) vs. Duke W (NIT) DePaul W (NIT) Wyoming L (NIT) Georgetown

15 1 MELVIN SCOTT Junior, Guard 6-1, 183 Baltimore, Md. Has started at both point and shooting guard positions Showed a great deal of improvement toward the end of his sophomore season Becoming a much more confident ball-handler A solid outside threat In his career, he has made 82 three-point field goals and 53 two-point baskets Needs to continue to work on his defense and getting to the free throw line. SOPHOMORE SEASON ( ) Averaged 6.3 points...made 54 of 142 three-pointers, a percentage of posted career scoring highs in two of the last five games...had only two turnovers in his last 166 minutes played and averaged 12.4 points over the last five games...scored 62 points in the last five games the most he scored in any five-game span in his UNC career...was 17 for 32 from three-point range in the last six games (53.1 percent) and 31 for 68 (45.6 percent) in his last 13 games...thirty-two of his last 40 field goals were threes...hit at least one three-pointer in 28 games (and in each of the last 14 games)...hit five threes against Davidson and Maryland (ACCs) and four on three occasions...attempted 142 three-pointers and 51 from inside the arc...scored in double figures five times. Hit two three-pointers, including one with 5:00 left in the game to seal the win at ODU...Had a career-high five steals (all in the first half) of the win over Kansas...Added seven points and three rebounds in 23 minutes...three-point field goal started a 7-0 Tar Heel run to end the first half...played the point for the final 8:13 of the first half after Felton picked up his second foul; Carolina s lead went from one to nine with Scott running the point...had five points, four assists, no turnovers and two steals in the win over Stanford...Scored 15 points in 28 minutes in the win over Davidson...Hit on 5 of 7 threepointers...scored five points, had a career-high five rebounds and made two key hustle plays in the win over Florida State...Scored six points and had three rebounds, two assists, one blocked shot and no turnovers in 20 minutes against Virginia at home...hit two three-pointers in the first half, helping UNC race out to a 19-point lead...it was his first game with at least two three-pointers made since the first Virginia game on Jan Hit four three pointers and added four rebounds, two steals and two assists against NC A&T...Led UNC with 12 points on 4 of 10 shooting from three-point range at Maryland...It was the second straight game in which he hit four three-pointers...scored a layup with 15.4 seconds to play to pull the Tar Heels within a point in the comeback win over Georgia Tech...After a missed Yellow Jacket free throw, Scott grabbed the rebound to set up UNC s game-winning points...his layup was his first two-point field goal since the Duke game on February 5...Scored six points on 2 of 3 shooting from three-point range in the win over Duke Averaged 14.0 points in the ACC Tournament against Maryland and Duke...Was 8 for 13 from the floor (.615), 7 for 9 from three-point range (.778) and 5 for 8 from the free throw line (had taken just nine free throws all year prior to the Tournament)...Did not commit a single turnover in 69 minutes...played 35 minutes against Maryland and 34 against Duke...Made his first start of the season in the semifinal...had a career-high 19 points on 5 of 7 three-point shooting in the upset win over No. 14 Maryland...Scored 13 points in the decisive second half...matched his career high with five threepointers...hit a pair of threes midway through the second half to spark a 13-3 UNC run that gave the Tar Heels a lead...made as many free throws in the Maryland game as he had in the first 29 games combined...had nine points, two assists, a block and a steal against Duke in the semifinals. Scored nine points and added four assists, four steals and just one turnover in 31 minutes against DePaul in the NIT...Was 4 for 7 from the free throw line...was the most free throw attempts he ever attempted as a Tar Heel...Matched his season-high with four assists...made his third straight start and responded with a career-high 20 points in the win over Wyoming...Made a career-high eight field goals, including four from three-point range...was 8 for 12 from the floor...added two assists and two steals and committed no turnovers in 34 minutes.

16 Melvin Scott s Game-by-Game Stats Opponent FG 3FG FT O-D-REB A TO BLK STL PTS Penn State Rutgers at Old Dominion vs. Kansas vs. Stanford at Illinois Kentucky Vermont at Florida State Iona DNP at St. John s at Miami Davidson at Virginia Clemson Connecticut Maryland at NC State at Georgia Tech Wake Forest at Duke Florida State Virginia at Clemson NC A&T at Maryland NC State Georgia Tech at Wake Forest Duke vs. Maryland (ACC Tournament) vs. Duke (ACC Tournament)* DePaul (NIT)* Wyoming (NIT)* Georgetown (NIT)* Melvin Scott s Career Statistics GP FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF DEF REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG Totals Career Highs Points: 20 vs. Wyoming (March 24, 2003); Three-Point Field Goals: 5 vs. Ohio (Feb. 20, 2002), Davidson (Jan. 8, 2003) and Maryland (March 14, 2003); Rebounds: 5 vs. Florida State (Feb. 8, 2003); Assists: 5 vs. Indiana (Nov. 28, 2001) and vs. Maryland (Feb. 10, 2002); Steals: 5 vs. Kansas (Nov. 27, 2002)

17 2 RAYMOND FELTON Sophomore, Guard 6-1, 192 Latta, S.C. Talented young point guard who could challenge for national and conference honors Played more minutes than all but two players in the ACC last year Plays with a great deal of maturity and poise Fierce competitor Rarely played out of control as a freshman Listens well and is quite unselfish Shows strong leadership skills Type of player who makes others better One of 50 players named to the preseason watch list for the Wooden Award Has good court vision and passing skills Improved his outside shooting throughout his freshman year Posted double-doubles in points and assists in four of his last six games. FRESHMAN SEASON ( ) Voted Carolina s Most Valuable Player by his teammates and coaches, the first time a UNC freshman has ever won the award...third-team All-ACC and All- ACC Freshman selection...named ACC Freshman of the Week three times...led the Tar Heels with 236 assists, a UNC freshman record...had 59 assists in the last six games (9.8 per)...this was the 14th season in which a Tar Heel has surpassed 200 assists Felton is the seventh Tar Heel to surpass 200 in a season...no other Tar Heel freshmen has ever scored 400 points and had 200 assists in a season...felton broke Ed Cota s freshman assist record (234 in )...Led all freshmen and was second in the ACC overall in assists at 6.74 per game...had more assists than turnovers in 27 games...had 10 or more assists seven times and seven or more assists in 16 games...the Tar Heels were 13-3 in games in which he had seven or more assists...was Carolina s top assist man in 32 games...had 153 assists and 64 turnovers in Carolina s 19 wins...averaged 2.5 less points per game in UNC s wins than losses (11.7 in wins, 14.2 in losses)...scored in double figures 25 times, including 21 of the last 25 games...scored 25 or more points twice...led the team in steals with 56...Was third in the ACC in minutes played per game...clemson s Edward Scott and Duke s Chris Duhon were the only players averaging more minutes. NIT: Averaged 12.0 points and 11.3 assists in the three NIT games...led the Tar Heels to victory over DePaul with a remarkable performance...had seven points, four assists and four steals in the second half...keyed a 16-3 run in the first 3:00 of the second half to take UNC from down six to ahead by seven points...forced a number of steals and had two assists in that stretch...made one of the plays of the year to start the second half when he stripped the ball at midcourt, dove, got up, slipped back to the floor, got up again and drove from halfcourt for a layup and three-point play...was nearly flawless in the win over Wyoming as he posted hisfifth double-double of the season with 15 points, 14 assists and only two turnovers...tied the alltime NIT single-game record with 14 assists (Jere Nolan of Boston College in 1974 and Stew Robinson of Indiana in 1985)...Set the UNC single-game freshman record (previous was 13 by Jeff Lebo vs. Manhattan in 1985)...Had seven assists in each half (had no turnovers in 19 second-half minutes)...also hit 3 of 6 from three-point range and had a season-high three blocked shots...had 11 points and 11 assists against Georgetown. ACC TOURNAMENT: Named first-team All-ACC Tournament, the first Tar Heel freshman to receive the honor since Jerry Stackhouse in 1994 (Felton, Stackhouse, Michael Jordan, Sam Perkins, Mike O Koren and Phil Ford have accomplished this feat)...averaged 19.0 points, 7.5 assists and 4.0 rebounds in games against Maryland and Duke...Was reminiscent of Phil Ford in the upset win over No. 14 Maryland as he scored 20 points and had 10 assists...it was his second straight double-double...leading 53-52, the Tar Heels went on a 15-4 run in which Felton had two assists on three-point baskets, made three free throws and hit a three-pointer...had three assists in the final 3:32 to clinch the victory...led UNC with 18 points, five assists and three steals in the semifinals against Duke...was 3 for 4 from three-point range against the Blue Devils. Set the UNC freshman debut record with 10 assists vs. Penn State...Had two of his nine assists, a steal and a blocked shot in the final minutes of the comeback win over Rutgers...Scored 10 points and had one turnover vs. Kansas...Also had four assists, a blocked shot and a steal...was 4 for 5 from the line...did not play the final 8:13 of the first half after he picked up his second foul...helped the UNC defense force 21 Jayhawk turnovers...scored 16 points and had a game-high seven assists in the win over Stanford. Was named to the All-Preseason NIT Team...Hit 4 of 6 three-pointers...came into the game 2 of 12 from three-point range...hit three three-pointers in the opening 10 minutes and had a season scoring high with 8:05 left in the first half...helped force 21 Stanford turnovers and convert them into 27 UNC points...had 18 points, seven assists and just two turnovers against Kentucky...Had a season-high 11 assists and five steals in the win at Florida State...Had 11 points and nine assists in the win at St. John s...hit 2 of 3 three-pointers, including one that gave Carolina a lead in the second half...played all 40 minutes, the first Tar Heel to do so since Joseph Forte against Michigan State on 11/29/ Had 12 points, six assists, two steals and a blocked shot at Miami. Had 13 points, five rebounds, five assists, two steals and only one turnover in 34 minutes against Davidson...Played all 40 minutes at Virginia for the second time in four games...had 11 points, five assists and five turnovers...was 4 for 8 from inside the arc and 1 for 7 from three-point range...matched his season high with four three-pointers and finished with 15 points, eight assists, six rebounds and two steals against Clemson...Hit three threes in the first 2:50 and a fourth with 8:17 left in the first half to give Carolina a 15-point lead...sat out four minutes in the first half due to an upset stomach, during which Clemson cut UNC s lead from 13 to three...had assists on both of Rashad McCants s threes late in the game, then hit two free throws with 21.9 seconds to play to give UNC a three-point lead...had 11 points, seven assists and five rebounds against UConn...Had nine points and five assists in the first half as Carolina built an 11-point lead...had 14 points, seven rebounds and six assists in 35 minutes vs. Maryland...Scored 10 of his 14 points in the second half...in fact, he scored the first 10 UNC points in the second half as the Tar Heels pulled within two points after trailing by 17 in the first half..scored a season-high 28 points and tied the UNC record with eight three-point goals in the loss at NC State...Made 8 of 12 threes...hit four threes in each half...was the first time this year he led the Tar Heels in scoring...joined Hubert Davis, Dante Calabria, Jeff McInnis and Shammond Williams as Tar Heels who hit eight threes in a game...was named the ACC Rookie of the Week following the Maryland and NC State games...had five assists and six turnovers, just the second time he had more turnovers than assists...attempted a season-high 17 field goals...scored 11 points and had four steals, three assists and two turnovers against Wake Forest...Did not have a turnover for the firt time all year...also did not lead the team in assists for the first time in 20 games...hit a three-pointer with 1:32 to play after Wake Forest built a lead...played one of his finest games as a Tar Heel in the loss at Duke...Led all scorers with 25 points and added four assists...was 4 for 7 from three-point range and 8 of 15 overall...scored 14 of his 25 points in the second half.

18 Had eight points, seven rebounds, six assists and one turnover in the win over Florida State...It was the first time he had not scored in double figures in 13 games...attempted just seven shots from the floor, the second-fewest all year...however, his three-pointer with 3:53 to play cut FSU s lead to one and was one of the biggest shots of the game...played perhaps his best game of the year in the win over Virginia as he dictated the pace of play all evening...scored 21 points and had five assists, four rebounds and two steals...scored 16 points in the second half, including 11 aftervirginia pulled even...snapped only tie of the game (50-50) with a three-pointer from the left wing...defensive pressure helped UNC force 21 turnovers, including 10 by UVa point guards...had 19 points, seven assists and only one turnover at Clemson...Matched his season high with 11 assists in just 22 minutes against NC A&T...Scored 19 points and had five assists in the win over Georgia Tech...Hit the tying and winning free throws with 7.7 seconds to play...scored on a driving layup with 25.3 seconds to play to cut Tech s lead to three...was a season-best 8 for 9 from three free throw line...played a great all-around game in the win over Duke...Was two rebounds shy of a triple double...had 18 points, 10 assists (and only three turnovers) and eight rebounds...scored on two spectacular, twisting drives in the first half...was 7 for 11 from the floor, his finest shooting percentage game of the year...went 3 for 4 from the foul line in the last 24 seconds...received three stitches near his mouth after a second-half collision with Dahntay Jones...Came back moments after the injury to set up McCants for a layup and score five straight UNC points to put UNC ahead, Raymond Felton s Game-by-Game Stats Opponent FG 3FG FT O-D-REB A TO BLK STL PTS Penn State* Rutgers* at Old Dominion* vs. Kansas* vs. Stanford* at Illinois* Kentucky* Vermont* at Florida State* vs. Iona* at St. John s* at Miami* Davidson* at Virginia* Clemson* Connecticut* Maryland* at NC State* at Georgia Tech* Wake Forest* at Duke* Florida State* Virginia* at Clemson* NC A&T* at Maryland* NC State* Georgia Tech* at Wake Forest* Duke* vs. Maryland (ACC Tournament)* vs. Duke (ACC Tournament)* DePaul (NIT)* Wyoming (NIT)* Georgetown (NIT)* GP FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF DEF REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG Season and Career Highs Points: 28 at NC State (Jan. 26, 2003); Three-Point Field Goals: 8 at NC State (Jan. 26, 2003); Rebounds: 8 vs. Iona (Dec. 27, 2002) and Duke (March 9, 2003); Assists: 14 vs. Wyoming (March 24, 2003); Steals: 5 at Florida State (Dec. 22, 2002)

19 5 JACKIE MANUEL Junior, Guard 6-5, 202 West Palm Beach, Fla. One of the best all-around athletes on the team Working hard to become a more consistent outside shooting threat Played his best basketball last year when he played aggressively and attacked the basket Outstanding leaper and defensive player Showed good timing blocking shots Hopes to play with more confidence this year One of the most experienced players on the team. SOPHOMORE SEASON ( ) Typically was assigned the opposition s best perimeter scoring threat as his defensive assignment...was third on the team in steals with 46 and offensive rebounds with 52...Averaged 7.3 points per game...scored in double figures 10 times with a high of 16 against Penn State and at Clemson...Scored in double figures one time in the last 11 games (12 at Wake Forest)...Was 19 for 72 (.264) from three-point range...second on the team with 28 blocked shots Matched his career scoring high with 16 points against Penn State...Went 8 for 8 from the foul line in that game...made 9 of 14 shots from the floor in the first two rounds of the NIT...Had an assist on the game-winning basket against Rutgers...Played sensational defense in Carolina s win over #2 Kansas...Helped the Tar Heels force 21 turnovers and hold the Jayhawks to almost 40 points below their season average...blocked two shots officially (coaches tape had him with four)...limited Player of the Year candidate Kirk Hinrich to 1 of 4 three-point shooting and forced Hinrich into several of his five turnovers...named to the Preseason NIT All-Tournament Team after an outstanding all-around effort in the two games in New York...Scored 14 points and had seven rebounds, three assists and three steals in the championship game against Stanford Played exceptional defense, limiting Cardinal guard Matt Lottich to 1 of 8 shooting and three points... Played one his finest all-around games as a Tar Heel against Vermont with 14 points, seven rebounds, four assists, one spectacular block and a career-high five steals...hit a career-high four three-pointers...helped limit Florida State top scorer Tim Pickett to 6 of 20 from the floor in the win at FSU...Played solid defense against St. John s guard Marcus Hatten, helping to limit him to 6 of 19 from the floor and five turnovers...had 11 points and four steals at Miami Scored all eight of his points in the second half at Virginia as he led the Tar Heels comeback from 18 points down...scored on four drives to the basket, showing more aggressive play on the offensive end of the court...helped limit Edward Scott to 6 of 17 shooting from the floor in the win over Clemson...Driving layup tied the game at Had four points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals and had another great defensive performance in the win over UConn...Helped limit Ben Gordon to 5 of 19 from the field (0 for 8 from three-point range)...scored 14 points and had three rebounds and two steals in the loss at NC State...Made a career-best 9 of 10 free throws...picked up his fourth foul with 15:20 left in the second half and the score tied State went on a 13-5 run in the next three minutes with him on the bench...scored 11 points and had four rebounds, two assists and two blocks against Wake Forest Had a fine all-around game at Duke as he scored five points and had five rebounds, three blocked shots, three steals and two assists Scored 12 points and had four assists and a career-high four blocked shots in the win over Florida State...Had a huge secondhalf block with Carolina leading by a single basket with less than two minutes to play...defensive standout in win over Virginia...Had a career-high nine rebounds, eight on the defensive glass...added 12 points and two steals...was 5 for 9 from the floor...matched his career high with 16 points at Clemson as he went 5 for 11 from the floor and 5 of 6 from the free throw line...had five assists and no turnovers in the home loss to NC State...Blocked B.J. Elder s shot with 1.2 seconds to play to preserve a one-point win over Georgia Tech...Scored nine points on 4 of 5 shooting from the floor in the win over Duke...Scored on a fastbreak drive with 48.9 seconds to play to give Carolina a advantage...helped limit Duke guard J.J. Redick to just 4 of 13 shooting from the floor. Limited to only 20 minutes in two ACC Tournament games due to a strained right arch, an injury he sustained in the first half of the win over Maryland...Played well coming off the bench against DePaul...Had eight points and two assists in 18 minutes...was 4 for 5 from the floor.

20 Jackie Manuel s Game-by-Game Stats Opponent FG 3FG FT O-D-REB A TO BLK STL PTS Penn State* Rutgers* at Old Dominion* vs. Kansas* vs. Stanford* at Illinois* Kentucky* Vermont* at Florida State* vs. Iona* at St. John s* at Miami* Davidson* at Virginia* Clemson* Connecticut* Maryland* at NC State* at Georgia Tech* Wake Forest* at Duke* Florida State* Virginia* at Clemson* NC A&T* at Maryland* NC State* Georgia Tech* at Wake Forest* Duke vs. Maryland (ACC Tournament)* vs. Duke (ACC Tournament) DePaul (NIT) Wyoming (NIT) Georgetown (NIT) Jackie Manuel s Career Statistics GP FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF DEF REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG Totals Career Highs Points: 16 vs. Clemson (Feb. 27, 2002), Penn State (Nov. 18, 2002) and at Clemson (Feb. 15, 2003); Three-Point Field Goals: 4 vs. Vermont (Dec. 19, 2002); Rebounds: 9 vs. Virginia (Feb. 12, 2003); Assists: 5 vs. Maryland (Feb. 10, 2002) and NC State (Feb. 25, 2003); Blocks: 4 vs. Florida State (Feb. 8, 2003); Steals: 5 vs. Vermont (Dec. 19, 2002)

21 21 JAWAD WILLIAMS Junior, Forward 6-8, 221 Cleveland, Ohio Became an outstanding leader last year as well as a much improved player Plays both small and power forward Has bulked up in the off-season, adding muscle to his previously slender frame Has good all-around skills Showed the ability to hit the long-range shot, but must become a more consistent shooter Carolina s leading active scorer with 779 points and rebounder with 309. SOPHOMORE SEASON ( ) Honorable mention All-ACC selection...second on the team in scoring at 14.9 points per game and rebounding at 5.6 per game...scored in double figures in 28 games...shot 75.2 percent from the free throw line, highest on the team...improved his free throw percentage nearly 20 points from a year ago...had three double-doubles (Rutgers, St. John s and Georgia Tech)...Scored in double figures in each of the last nine games...converted at least 50 percent from the floor in 17 games...shot 49.2 percent from the floor in the five postseason games...second on the team with 54 offensive rebounds. Matched his freshman high with 11 rebounds against Rutgers...Had six offensive boards in that game, including two down the stretch that led to scores...hit a twisting inside move for the game-winning basket vs. Rutgers with 31 seconds to play...scored 10 of UNC s final 23 points against Rutgers...Scored 18 points on 7 of 11 shooting from the floor at Old Dominion...Scored 15 points and added four rebounds in the win over Kansas...Scored 12 of his 15 points in the first half as UNC built a lead...had nine points, three rebounds and three assists in the win over Stanford Led all scorers with 16 points at Florida State... Scored 10 of his 16 in the second half...did not play against Iona due to a stomach virus...posted his third career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds against St. John s...hit two big threes against the Red Storm one with 1.1 seconds left in the first half to give Carolina a lead...the second came with 4:12 to play in the game and gave UNC a five-point lead Led Carolina with 18 points and nine rebounds at Virginia...Had 19 points on 8 of 16 shooting from the floor against Clemson...Scored six straight second-half points after Clemson built a sixpoint lead, its largest of the game...hit the game-winning shot with 56.9 seconds left to beat #6 UConn...Scored 18 points and added seven rebounds and two blocked shots at home against Maryland...Established a then-career scoring high in the first half at Georgia Tech and finished with 24 points and 10 rebounds...scored 22 first-half points (one more than his previous high), but was held to two second half free throws...went 8 of 10 from the floor, including 3 for 3 from three-point range in the first half...scored 22 points and had four assists at home against Wake Forest...Marked the first time in his career he had 20-plus points in consecutive games...three-pointer from the wing and subsequent steal and dunk gave Carolina a lead with 12:49 to play, UNC s first lead of the second half...was outstanding at Duke as he scored 19 points, grabbed eight rebounds, had four assists and no turnovers in 37 minutes Had 20 points, six rebounds and two blocks in the win over FSU...Went 3 for 5 from three-point range and made all three free throws when he was fouled on another three-point attempt...key offensive rebound and subsequent free throw pulled UNC even at 60-all with 29.8 seconds to play...scored 12 points and had two blocks two steals in the win over Virginia...Hit a 15-foot jumper that ignited an 11-0 UNC run...had a career-high six assists at Maryland...Had 14 points, seven rebounds and a career-high four blocked shots in the home loss against NC State Had 15 points and eight rebounds in the win over Georgia Tech...Scored eight of his 11 second-half points in the final eight minutes after Tech had built a 10-point lead...led UNC with 17 points and six rebounds and had no turnovers in 36 minutes at Wake Forest...Hit a career-high four three-pointers in eight attempts...had 15 points, five rebounds, three assists and three blocks in the win over Duke Named second-team All-ACC Tournament...Averaged 19.0 points and 5.5 rebounds in games against Maryland and Duke...Scored a career-high 25 points in the win over No. 14 Maryland...Was 7 for 14 from the floor and 9 of 13 from the free throw line...added three assists and three blocked shots...scored 14 of his 25 in the second half...scored seven points, including four on slam dunks, in the final 3:32...Added 13 points and eight rebounds in the semifinals against Duke Went 4 for 6 from three-point range and finished with 16 points and two blocked shots against DePaul in the NIT first round...had 13 points, four assists, two blocks and two steals against Wyoming...Had 19 points and seven rebounds against Georgetown.

22 Jawad Williams Game-by-Game Stats Opponent FG 3FG FT O-D-REB A TO BLK STL PTS Penn State* Rutgers* at Old Dominion* vs. Kansas* vs. Stanford* at Illinois* Kentucky* Vermont* at Florida State* vs. Iona DNP (illness) at St. John s* at Miami* Davidson* at Virginia* Clemson* Connecticut* Maryland* at NC State* at Georgia Tech* Wake Forest* at Duke* Florida State* Virginia* at Clemson* NC A&T* at Maryland* NC State* Georgia Tech* at Wake Forest* Duke* vs. Maryland (ACC Tournament)* vs. Duke (ACC Tournament) DePaul (NIT)* Wyoming (NIT)* Georgetown (NIT)* Jawad Williams Career Statistics GP FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF DEF REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG Totals Career Highs Points: 25 vs. Maryland (March 14, 2003); Three-Point Goals: 4 at Wake Forest (March 5, 2003) and DePaul (March 18, 2003); Rebounds: 11 vs. Maryland (Feb. 10, 2002) and vs. Rutgers (Nov. 20, 2002); Assists: 6 at Maryland (Feb. 22, 2003); Blocks: 4 vs. NC State (Feb. 25, 2003)

23 25 DAMION GRANT Sophomore, Center 6-11, 262 Portland, Jamaica The biggest player on the team, yet also the most inexperienced...played just two years of prep school basketball after moving to the United States from his native Jamaica...Did not see extensive playing time as a freshman due to his inexperience and a number of injuries...battled tendonitis in both knees the entire season and had a thumb injury later in the season...had off-season surgery on his knees and thumb...played in 19 games, including nine ACC contests Scored 30 points, grabbed 28 rebounds and blocked 15 shots Was limited by nagging pain in his knees Scored a season-high seven points and had six rebounds and two blocked shots against North Carolina A&T Had five points and five rebounds at Maryland Blocked three shots against Vermont and at Virginia Was 11 for 28 from the floor (.393) Sixteen of his 28 rebounds came on the offensive glass. DAMION GRANT S GAME-BY-GAME Opponent FG 3FG FT O-D-REB A TO BLK STL PTS Stanford Kentucky Vermont at St. John s at Miami (Fla.) at Virginia Clemson Connecticut Maryland at Georgia Tech Wake Forest Virginia North Carolina A&T at Maryland Georgia Tech DePaul (NIT) Wyoming (NIT) Georgetown (NIT) Damion Grant s Statistics GP FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF DEF REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG Season and Career Highs Points: 7 vs. North Carolina A&T (February 18, 2003); Rebounds: 6 vs. North Carolina A&T (February 18, 2003); Blocked Shots: 3 vs. Vermont (December 19, 2002) and at Virginia (January 11, 2003)

24 32 RASHAD MCCANTS Sophomore, Forward 6-4, 205 Asheville, N.C. Talented sophomore swing man who put up big offensive numbers as a freshman One of 50 players named to the preseason watch list for the Wooden Award Set a number of UNC freshman scoring records last year, despite having a series of nagging injuries for much of the season Excellent long-range shooter Should look to attack the basket more regularly than he did last year due to hand, shoulder and back injuries Can play either shooting guard or small forward Very competitive person Should challenge for national and conference honors. FRESHMAN SEASON ( ) All-ACC Freshman Team selection and honorable mention All-ACC choice...seventh in the ACC in scoring (17.0 ppg), fourth in field goal percentage (.491) and fifth in three-point percentage (.414)...Broke Joseph Forte s previous UNC freshman scoring record of 16.7 ppg...was the fifth Tar Heel frosh to score 500 points in a season...scored 594 points, second-most in UNC history for freshmen (Forte 600)...Averaged 18.5 points in Carolina s 19 wins...scored in double figures and made at least one 3FG in 31 games...became the first Carolina freshman to ever score in double figures in each of his first 20 games...shot better than 50 percent from the floor in 17 games and better than 60 percent from the floor in 12 of those games...scored 20 or more points 12 times, more than any other UNC freshman in history...the Tar Heels were 9-3 in games in which he scored 20-plus...Scored 25 or more points in six games against Penn State, Kansas, Connecticut, Maryland, Duke and Georgetown...Led UNC in offensive rebounds with 58...Wore a harness on his left shoulder for the first 12 games due to a sprain he suffered in preseason practice in October...Suffered a finger injury on his right hand at Florida State on Dec Wore a splint on his right index finger through the Miami game...was named the National Player of the Week by the Sporting News and by ESPN and was the ACC Player of the Week following the Preseason NIT in New York...Two-time ACC Rookie of the Week selection...earned second-team All-District honors from the NABC. Scored 28 points in the season opener against Penn State, the most points ever by a UNC freshman in his first game...that broke Joseph Forte s record of 24 points...had 28 points, seven rebounds, three assists, two steals and zero turnovers vs. Penn State...Scored 20 points in the opening half as UNC built a 25-point lead...scored 18 points with two blocks and three steals vs. Rutgers...Led all players with 25 points on 10 of 15 shooting from the floor in Carolina s win over #2 Kansas...Also had three steals...scored 13 points in the first half...hit a long threepointer and had two slam dunks in the first six minutes...earned MVP honors at the Preseason NIT after an 18-point effort vs. Stanford in the championship game...scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half...opened the half with two three-pointers in the first 90 seconds to give Carolina a 12-point lead. Had a team-high 22 points along with five rebounds and four assists against Kentucky...Opened the second half at Florida State with a threepointer, then added a steal that prompted FSU to call timeout just 24 seconds into the second half...led all scorers with 21 points in the win at St. John s...made 8 of 14 from the floor and 4 of 4 from the free throw line...nailed two free throws to clinch the win with 5.6 seconds left...led UNC against Davidson with 19 points, hitting 4 of 8 from three-point range and 5 of 6 from the line It was the first time all year he played without a shoulder harness and the first time since the FSU game he did not have a splint on his right index finger. Scored 12 of his 16 points at Virginia in the second half as UNC rallied from 18 down and closed within six points with two minutes to play...scored 20 points, including nine straight, in the win over Clemson, and had three-pointers with 3:33 and 2:38 to play that gave UNC leads of and 62-58, respectively...added an offensive rebound and basket with 1:56 to play that gave Carolina a lead...led all scorers with 27 points in the win over #6 UConn...Scored 17 first-half points...hit two game-clinching free throws with 3.3 seconds to play...was 7 for 11 from the floor, 4 of 5 from threepoint range and 9 of 10 from the line...earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors following the Clemson and UConn games... Led all scorers with 26 points in the loss to Maryland...Added a season-high eight rebounds Scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds at NC State Had 21 points, five assists and no turnovers in the win over Virginia...Earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors following his 26-point performance in Carolina s win over No. 9 Duke...Was 12 for 16 from the floor...hit a three-pointer with 1:14 to play to break a tie Had 12 points and 11 boards in the upset win over No. 14 Maryland. Hit four three-pointers and scored 19 points in the NIT first round win over DePaul...Scored 11 of his 19 in the second half...hit a game-tying three-pointer, then added a pair of assists on back-to-back baskets to give Carolina the lead for good in a decisive 13-3 run to open the second half...had 20 points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals against Wyoming...Led both teams with 26 points in the loss to Georgetown...Scored 14 points in a span of 3:34 late in the game to pull UNC from eight down to a tie...was 10 for 13 from the floor.

25 Rashad McCants Game-by-Game Stats Opponent FG 3FG FT O-D-REB A TO BLK STL PTS Penn State* Rutgers* at Old Dominion* vs. Kansas* vs. Stanford* at Illinois* Kentucky* Vermont* at Florida State* vs. Iona* at St. John s* at Miami* Davidson at Virginia* Clemson* Connecticut* Maryland* at NC State* at Georgia Tech* Wake Forest at Duke Florida State Virginia* at Clemson* NC A&T* at Maryland* NC State* Georgia Tech* at Wake Forest* Duke* vs. Maryland (ACC Tournament)* vs. Duke (ACC Tournament)* DePaul (NIT)* Wyoming (NIT)* Georgetown (NIT)* GP FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF DEF REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG Season and Career Highs Points: 28 vs. Penn State (Nov ); Three-Point Field Goals: 4 on five occasions; Rebounds: 11 vs. Maryland (March 14, 2003); Assists: 5 vs. Virginia (Feb. 12, 2003); Steals: 3 on four occasions

26 34 DAVID NOEL Sophomore, Forward 6-6, 223 Durham, N.C. One of the most underrated players in college basketball Paid his own way to compete as a freshman after turning down grant-in-aid offers from Division I football programs, including Carolina Placed on scholarship this year Played out of position for much of his freshman season A natural wing, he played center after Sean May was injured Displayed remarkable athleticism and toughness throughout the year Had some of the best dunks by a Tar Heels since Vince Carter s career Improved his shooting as the year went on, especially late in the year at the free throw line. FRESHMAN SEASON ( ) Received the Butch Bennett Award as the UNC freshman who best exemplified determination, sportsmanship and sacrifice for the team Averaged 5.9 points and 3.5 rebounds per game, including 9.3 points and 5.5 rebounds over the last 16 games...shot 67 for 121 (55.4 percent) from the floor in his 17 starts...was 68 for 109 (.624) from the floor inside the three-point arc...made 12 of 14 from the free throw line in the last six games Posted his first doubledouble with season-highs of 21 points and 11 rebounds vs. DePaul...Went 10 for 13 from the floor...had five offensive rebounds and added two assists and two steals...scored seven points in the first 3:44 of the second half to give Carolina a lead...had 13 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals against Wyoming Was 5 of 7 from the floor Played exceptional low post defense against Kansas and Stanford in the Preseason NIT... Made his first start (replacing Jawad Williams, who was sick) against Iona and had 12 points, six rebounds and two steals in a team-high 37 minutes...hit a three-pointer from the corner to give UNC a nine-point lead with 7:10 to play at Miami...That field goal proved to be Carolina s last of the game, however Hit back-to-back three pointers in the second half in the win over Connecticut...Made his second start of the season at NC State and responded with six points, six rebounds and two assists in 34 minutes...had as many offensive rebounds (five) as did the entire NC State team...scored 14 points and had season highs (to that point) in rebounds (8), offensive rebounds (4), assists (4), blocked shots (4) and steals (3) at home against Wake Forest... Started at small forward for the second straight game and posted a then-season-high 19 points playing in his hometown at Duke...Added seven rebounds, two steals, an assist and zero turnovers in 37 minutes against the Blue Devils...Was 8 for 14 from the floor, including 3 of 5 from three-point range...had a spectacular dunk in the first half over Duke center Casey Sanders...Made a number of key plays late in the game to lead Carolina to a win over Florida State...Stole the ball from Anthony Richardson with 10 seconds to play and was fouled going for a breakaway basket with 5.6 seconds left...hit the first free throw to break a tie...earlier, he hit a three-pointer with 7:28 remaining to give UNC a lead and had a jam with 3:08 to play to give the Tar Heels a lead...finished with 11 points, four rebounds and four steals...had four points and four rebounds, five assists and three steals in the win over Virginia...Steal and explosive dunk in second half...helped defend Travis Watson in the post and hold the Virginia center to three field goals, his lowest total ever against Carolina... Had a season-high eight rebounds against NC A&T... Steal and dunk with 2:55 to play gave Carolina a lead against NC State... Had five points, five rebounds and three steals in the win over Georgia Tech...Scored on a pair of offensive rebounds, including one follow dunk and a tip in at the buzzer to end the first half...had nine points, five rebounds, three assists, three steals and a blocked shot at Wake Forest... Had eight points, five rebounds and three assists in the win over Duke...Scored five straight points in the second half to give Carolina a lead Was fouled with 9.5 seconds to play and UNC leading by just two points...hit both free throws to give UNC an lead...had eight points, five assists, two blocks and three steals in the ACC Tournament win over No. 14 Maryland.

27 David Noel s Game-by-Game Stats Opponent FG 3FG FT O-D-REB A TO BLK STL PTS Penn State Rutgers at Old Dominion vs. Kansas vs. Stanford at Illinois Kentucky Vermont at Florida State vs. Iona* at St. John s at Miami Davidson at Virginia Clemson Connecticut Maryland at NC State* at Georgia Tech Wake Forest* at Duke* Florida State* Virginia* at Clemson* NC A&T* at Maryland* NC State* Georgia Tech* at Wake Forest* Duke vs. Maryland (ACC Tournament)* vs. Duke (ACC Tournament)* DePaul (NIT)* Wyoming (NIT)* Georgetown (NIT)* David Noel s Statistics GP FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF DEF REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG Season and Career Highs Points: 21 vs. DePaul (March 18, 2003); Rebounds: 11 vs. DePaul (March 18, 2003); Blocked Shots: 4 vs. Wake Forest (Feb. 2, 2003); Assists: 5 vs. Virginia (Feb. 12, 2003) and Maryland (March 14, 2003); Steals: 4 vs. Florida State (Feb. 8, 2003)

28 41 BYRON SANDERS Sophomore, Forward 6-9, 230 Gulfport, Miss. Should compete for playing time at center and power forward Needs to continue to get stronger and gain more experience to be a major contributor at this level Saw a lot of additional playing time last year after Sean May was injured Hard worker and good listener who really wants to improve his game. FRESHMAN SEASON ( ) Played in all 35 games and averaged 1.9 points and 2.4 minutes Started at center in 12 games Averaged 5.1 points over an eightgame stretch in December-January Scored eight points in the win at Florida State...Scored just two points in the first eight games, but had six points in a 52-second span of the first half against the Seminoles...Made his first college start and played a season-high 25 minutes at St. John s...missed all nine of his field goal attempts, but connected on two clutch free throws in the second half of the win...had seven rebounds and two steals in 34 minutes at Miami...Scored seven points and had seven rebounds, two assists, a block and a steal in 31 minutes against Davidson...Had eight rebounds, five on the offensive end, and scored six points on 3 of 6 shooting from the floor at Virginia...Led all players on both teams with five offensive boards...had five points, six rebounds and two steals in the win over Clemson... Scored six points, all in the second half, and had two blocked shots in the win over UConn...Scored on a three-point play with 3:18 left to give Carolina a six-point lead...scored six points, had three rebounds and graded out as Carolina s best defensive player at Georgia Tech...Had four rebounds and a second-half blocked shot in the win over Virginia...Played solid defense against Travis Watson, helping to limit him to just three field goals...played great defense on two straight possessions, forcing Watson into consecutive misses in the midst of a game-breaking 11-0 run by the Tar Heels...Did not score, but had five rebounds, two blocks and two steals at Maryland...Had three rebounds and one blocked shot in 10 minutes in the win over Duke. Opponent FG 3FG FT O-D-REB A TO BLK STL PTS Penn State Rutgers at Old Dominion vs. Kansas vs. Stanford at Illinois Kentucky Vermont at Florida State vs. Iona at St. John s* at Miami* Davidson* at Virginia* Clemson* Connecticut* Maryland* at NC State at Georgia Tech* Wake Forest* at Duke* Florida State* Virginia at Clemson NC A&T at Maryland NC State Maryland Georgia Tech at Wake Forest Duke vs. Maryland (ACC Tournament) vs. Duke (ACC Tournament)* DePaul (NIT) Wyoming (NIT) Georgetown (NIT) GP FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF DEF REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG Season and Career Highs Points: 8 at Florida State (Dec. 22, 2002); Rebounds: 8 at Virginia (Jan. 11, 2003); Blocked Shots: 2 vs. Connecticut (Jan. 18, 2003) and at Maryland (Feb. 22, 2003)

29 42 SEAN MAY Sophomore, Forward/Center 6-8, 266 Bloomington, Ind. Was off to an outstanding start to his freshman season before an injury put him on the shelf for all but one of the final 25 games Has uncanny touch and footwork for a player his size Can play effectively both facing the basket and with his back to the hoop Has soft hands and a knack for making the difficult catch look easy Was leading the team in steals a rarity for a center when he was injured Also was the team s top rebounder Early-season workout schedule will be carefully monitored to insure a complete and healthy return to the lineup. FRESHMAN SEASON ( ) Averaged 11.4 points and 8.1 rebounds per game...prior to injuring his foot in practice after the Kentucky game he was averaging 15.3 points and 8.7 rebounds per game and was leading the team in steals with 17...Had 10 or more rebounds in five games and scored in double figures in six of the first seven games Highlights: Had 17 points, 10 rebounds, two blocks and four steals vs. Penn State...Had 19 points, 10 boards, two blocks and two steals vs. Rutgers...Was the first Tar Heel to have double-doubles in the first two games since Rasheed Wallace in Is one of three freshmen starters, the first time in UNC history the Tar Heels have started three freshmen...reached double figure scoring for the third time in as many games with 16 points at ODU...Made 7 of 14 shots from the floor and 2 for 2 from the line...added a game-high eight rebounds, three on the offensive glass...scored eight points in each half...had three steals...offensive rebound and twisting putback basket under the goal gave Carolina a seven-point lead after ODU closed to within five points with 5:30 to play...had a season-high in rebounds, blocks and steals against Kansas...Scored eight points and had 11 rebounds, five blocks, four steals and three assists in the win over #2 Kansas...It was the first time he did not score in double figures, but it was the third time he grabbed 10 or more rebounds...was used more as a high-post passing threat in Carolina s 1-4 set...it was the first time in two years a Tar Heel blocked five shots in a game...actually, UNC s coaches recorded seven blocks when they graded the tape of the game...scored 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the win over Stanford...Scored 10 of his 12 points in the second half...had 14 points and 10 rebounds against Kentucky, his third double-double of the season...scored only seven points, but had three blocks and 10 rebounds in the win at Florida State...Had nine first-half rebounds against Iona before being injured...broke the fifth metatarsal in his left foot early in the second half of the Dec. 27 game against Iona in Madison Square Garden...Had surgery on Dec Doctors placed a stainless steel screw in his foot and injected bone marrow from his hip to enhance the healing process...originally suffered a stress reaction in his left foot when he stepped on a teammate s foot in practice following the Kentucky game Returned to action in the ACC Tournament semifinal versus Duke on March 15 for the first time since breaking his left foot on December 27...Played 10:21 against the Blue Devils and had four points, three rebounds, two blocked shots, an assist and a steal...scored the first two times he had the ball inside. Opponent FG 3FG FT O-D-REB A TO BLK STL PTS Penn State* Rutgers* at Old Dominion* vs. Kansas* vs. Stanford* at Illinois* Kentucky* Vermont* at Florida State* vs. Iona* Did Not Play from December 28, 2002, Through March 14, 2003, Due to Injury vs. Duke (ACC Tournament) GP FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF DEF REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG Season and Career Highs Points: 21 at Illinois (Dec. 3, 2002); Blocked Shots: 5 vs. Kansas (Nov. 27, 2002); Rebounds: 11 vs. Kansas (Nov. 27, 2002); Assists: 3 vs. Kansas (Nov. 27, 2002) and at Illinois (Dec. 3, 2002)

30 HEAD COACH ROY WILLIAMS Roy Williams, the winningest active coach in the country, embarks on his first season as head coach at his alma mater, the University of North Carolina. Williams became the UNC coach on April 14, 2003, just one week after leading the Kansas Jayhawks to the NCAA championship game. The 1972 Carolina graduate is one of the most well respected coaches in the game, in addition to being one of its most successful. In 15 seasons as head coach at the University of Kansas, Williams built a model program that was second to none in the nation. His teams won more than 80 percent of its games, his players were exemplary studentathletes and the program was first-class in all aspects. Williams joins the Tar Heels after leading Kansas to back-to-back appearances in the Final Four. Those were part of 14 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, the second-longest active streak in the country and the fourth-longest by a coach in NCAA Tournament history. The Asheville, N.C., native compiled a record, a winning percentage of.805. That win percentage is No.1 among active coaches and third-best in history behind only Clair Bee (.826) and Adolph Rupp (.822). No other active coach in the country has won at least 80 percent of his games. Williams secured his 400th win on January 15, 2003, when the Jayhawks defeated Wyoming, Williams got to 400 wins faster than all but three coaches in history (Rupp, Bee and Jerry Tarkanian). In fact, he has won more games than any coach after eight, nine, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 seasons as a head coach. He is the second-winningest Jayhawk coach in history behind only Phog Allen. He spent 10 seasons as an assistant coach under Dean Smith at Carolina. From , Williams helped coach such Tar Heel standouts as Mike O Koren, Al Wood, James Worthy, Sam Perkins, Matt Doherty, Michael Jordan, Brad Daugherty, Kenny Smith, Joe Wolf, Steve Hale, Jeff Lebo, J.R. Reid and Scott Williams. The Tar Heels appeared in the NCAA Tournament in each of Williams 10 seasons. Carolina won the NCAA title in 1982, finished second in 1981 and won or shared six Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season titles and three ACC Tournament championships (1979, CHANCELLOR JAMES MOESER (r) introduces ROY WILLIAMS as UNC s head coach on April 14, , 1982). Combining his 10 seasons as assistant at Carolina and 15 years as head coach at Kansas, Williams has been a part of 661 wins and just 158 defeats. Williams was named head coach at Kansas on July 8, 1988, replacing another former Tar Heel, Larry Brown. Williams is a member of Brown s 2004 U.S. Olympic Team coaching staff. At Kansas, Williams earned National Coach of the Year honors in 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1997 and was Big Eight/Big 12 Coach of the Year seven times (1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002 and 2003). In April 2003 he received the John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award by the Los Angeles Athletic Club. Other recipients of the Wooden Coaching Award are Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Lute Olson and Denny Crum. Williams coached a number of the finest Kansas players in history, including Mark Randall, Adonis Jordan, Rex Walters, Greg Ostertag, Scot Pollard, Jacque Vaughn, Raef LaFrentz, Paul Pierce, Drew Gooden, Nick Collison and Kirk Hinrichs. The Jayhawks won 20 or more games in each of the last 14 seasons, went in conference play over the last seven years and posted a phenomenal record at Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas averaged 27.9 wins per seasons with a high of 35 in That was one of five 30- win seasons. The others included 30 in , 34 in , 33 in and 30 in He led Kansas to the Final Four in 1991, 1993, 2002 and Kansas was in the NCAA Tournament, a winning percentage of.608 that is the sixth-best active mark in the country. The Jayhawks reached the Sweet 16 nine times and the Final Eight on five occasions. Last year, Kansas went 30-8, including a 14-2 record in the Big 12 that produced Williams ninth regular-season conference title. Led by Collison, the NABC National Player of the Year, and Hinrichs, another All-America, the Jayhawks beat Duke, Arizona and Marquette en route to the national championship game. It was KU s first back-to-back appearance in the Final Four since Kansas led the nation in in scoring margin (+15.8), was second in rebound margin (+7.9), third in scoring (82.7), seventh in assists (17.2) and ninth in steals (9.8). Williams' teams won nine regular-season conference championships over the last 13 years. In seven years of Big 12 Conference play, his teams went 94-18, capturing the regular-season title in 1997, 1998, 2002 and 2003 and the postseason tournament crown in 1997, 1998 and In , KU became the first Big 12 team to go 16-0 in league play. From , Kansas was a combined an average of 30.8 wins per season. He was hired just months after the Danny Manning-led Jayhawks won the 1988 NCAA championship. Weeks after taking the position, KU was placed on probation for violations that took place prior to his arrival. Williams' teams went (.922) in Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas won 62 consecutive home games from February 1994 to December 1998, Kansas was a regular in the Associated Press Top 25 from 1991 to 1999, placing in the AP poll for 145 consecutive weeks. Williams' teams were ranked in the Top 10 in 194 AP polls since Last year, the Jayhawks spent the last six weeks in the AP Top 10, finishing at No. 6. Williams had Kansas in the AP Top 25 in 242 of 268 weekly polls. Kansas reached the No. 1 ranking in the country in six different seasons and was ranked at least No. 2 in the nation in 11 of the 15 seasons. His players have garnered 17 first-team all-conference honors, seven first-team All-America honors and five conference player of the year

31 nation in 2003 Scored 100 or more points 71 times (once every 13 games) Averaged 82.7 points per game in 15 years Averaged 90 or more points in two seasons (92.1 in 1990 and 90.9 in 2002). Over the last eight seasons, three Kansas players earned first-team Academic All-America honors Ryan Robertson in 1999, Jacque Vaughn and Jerod Haase in 1997 and Vaughn in Kansas players earned 31 first-team academic all-conference honors. ROY WILLIAMS led Kansas to four Final Fours and nine Big Eight or Big 12 regular-season championships.. Williams grew up outside of Asheville, N.C., in the small community of Biltmore. He attended T. C. Roberson High School, where he earned letters in basketball and baseball for four seasons. In basketball, he was named all-county and all-conference for two years (1967 and 1968), allwestern North Carolina in 1968 and served as captain in the North Carolina Blue-White All-Star Game.-- Much of Williams coaching style comes from spending so many years observing and then coaching with Dean Smith. Williams played on Carolina s freshman team in under Coach Bill Guthridge, Williams often sat in on Smith's varsity practice sessions taking notes and furthering his knowledge of the game, notes Williams maintains even today. He earned two degrees from Carolina a bachelor's degree in education in 1972 and an M.A.T. in In 1973, Williams began his coaching career at Charles D. Owen Swannanoa (N.C.) High School. He coached basketball and boys' golf for five years, ninth-grade football for four years and served as athletics director for two years. He then joined Smith s staff as in 1978, adding to his income by traveling all over the state selling basketball team calendars and delivering Smith s weekly TV show to affiliates. While a member of Smith s staff, the Tar Heels went Williams, 53 (born August 1, 1950), and wife, Wanda, have a son, Scott, and a daughter, Kimberly. Scott a guard on the UNC basketball team in and , works in Charlotte. Kimberly, a 2002 Carolina graduate, resides in Lawrence, Kan. awards. Two different players Gooden and Collison were voted the best player in the country by the NABC in the last two seasons. He coached four KU players to consensus first-team All-America honors LaFrentz in 1997 and 1998, Pierce in 1998, Gooden in 2002 and Collison in Ten (10) of his players were selected in the first round of the NBA Draft: Randall (1991), Walters (1993), Ostertag (1995), Pollard (1997), Vaughn (1997), LaFrentz (1998), Pierce (1998), Gooden (2002), Hinrichs (2003) and Collison (2003). Kansas won three Preseason NITs, posting a 14-2 record in that event. Williams teams at Kansas displayed many of the characteristics of Dean Smith s Carolina teams they fast break to create easy baskets, play unselfishly and take good shots, play a tenacious man-to-man defense, and academic success is a priority. Those characteristics are evident when you look at some of KU s statistics in the Williams era: Led the nation in field goal percentage and scoring in 2002 and in scoring margin in 2003 Held opponents to the lowest field goal percentage in the country in 2001 (37.8 percent) Led the nation in winning percentage in 1997 and 2002 Shot better than 50 percent from the floor seven times and led the country in field goal percentage in 1990 at 53.3 percent and in 2002 at 50.6 percent Shot a combined 49.4 percent from the floor in 15 seasons Led the nation in assists in 2001 and 2002 and was seventh in the WINNINGEST COACHES BY PERCENTAGE, ALLTIME Clair Bee, Rider & Long Island Adolph Rupp, Kentucky Roy Williams, Kansas John Wooden, Indiana State & UCLA John Krese, College of Charleston WINNINGEST COACHES BY PERCENTAGE, ACTIVE (CURRENT TEAM) Roy Williams (North Carolina) Jim Boeheim (Syracuse) Lute Olson (Arizona) Rick Majerus (Utah) Mike Krzyzewski (Duke) FASTEST TO 400 WINS, COACH ALLTIME Adolph Rupp 400 wins in 477 games Clair Bee 400 wins in 483 games Jerry Tarkanian 400 wins in 492 games Roy Williams 400 wins in 496 games Henry Iba 400 wins in 500 games CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES, COACH ALLTIME Dean Smith, North Carolina ( ) 23 Lute Olson, Arizona (1985 ) 19 Bob Knight, Indiana ( ) 15 Roy Williams, Kansas (1990 ) 14 John Thompson, Georgetown ( ) 14