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#16 UNC (20-5) v state college (18-8)
7:00 pm Lenovo Center
TV ESPN
Radio: 97.9 The Hill WCHL - Chapelboro.com
UNC Tar Heels:
#1 Kyan Evans P = 50, E = 100, I = 45, X = 45
#7 Seth Trimble 8/9/04 P = 5, E = 0, I = 100, X = 50
#8 Caleb Wilson Will Not Play
#44 Luka Bogavac P = 25, E = 90, I = 70, X = 45
#13 Henri Veesaar P = 5 E = 30, I = 100, X = 50
#15 Jarin Stevenson P = 65, E = 90, I = 90, X = 75
#11 Jonathan Powell P = 55. E = 50, I = 100, X = 75
#3 Derek Dixon P = 40, E = 40, I = 15, X = 25
#1 Zayden High P = 0, E = 10, I = 90, X = 45
#4 Jaydon Young P = 100, E = 5. I = 20, X = 60
#25 John Holbrook P = 75, E = 30, I = 75, X = 75
Coach Davis Wisdom = 25
state college wolpfack
#1 Darrion Williams P = P = 65, E = 0, I = 20, X = 40
#2Paul McNeilJr. P = 40, E = 0, I = 45, X = 40
#11Quadir Copeland P = 20, E = 25, I = 30, X = 25
#22Ven Allen Lubin P = 55, E = 20, I = 100, X = 75
#5Tre Holloman P = 70, E = 50, I = 15, X = 40
#3Matt Able P = 70, E = 5, I = 25, X = 45
#15Jerry Deng P = 100, E = 30, I = 60, X = 80
#7Alyn Breed P = 20, E = 80, I = 65, X = 40
#21Terrance Arceneaux P = 30, E = 70, I = 70, X = 50
#13Musa Sagnia P = 70, E = 95, I = 0, X = 35
Will Wade Wisdom = 40
Long Time Fans can reflect back on times when state sat above dook in the hate hierarchy. After all, “Wake if Fake, and dook is puke, but the team I hate is nc state,” was a popular bumper sticker once. Roy Williams never stopped feeling that way. Some of the rest of us also have strong recollections in that direction. Wolpfacker coach Will Wade has done his best to dredge up those sentiments and no doubt that fan base finds him endearing for it. He seems mostly to be a bag of hot air from outside of Raleighwood though. I grew up in a place and time where state college fans far outnumbered the Carolina faithful – the wuffies fielded some great squads in those days. This year The Tar Heels and the wolpfack meet but a single time in the Lenovo Center (I miss that low-slung barn on the red brick campus). The loss of the home-and-away invigorates the occasion since there is no revenge factor on the line. The injury to Caleb Wilson and the “questionable” status of Henri Veesaar add to the travesty nature of this match-up. Nevertheless the RED will be Out tonight over on Edwards Mill Road and the audience will undoubtedly prove itself deserving of Will Wade and he of them.
Frontcourt: Should Veesaar play he is among the brilliant. Stevenson has good arcs across the board. High is also a Thinker. Holbrook(?) has good arcs.
Wings: Bogavac is Fire while Jonathan Powell has some of the best looks on the team.
Guards: Trimble is, again, Newtonian while Derek Dixon continues his slow climb from the depths. Kyan Evans is physical and motivated. Jaydon Young is athletic.
Overall: State brought in a star from Texas Tech in Darrion Williams (#1, 6-6, Sr. 14.2ppg, 5.2rpg, 3apg, 40% 3pt) to lead the team. He is joined by the guard tandem of Soph Paul McNeil (#2, 6-5, 13.6ppg, 3.6rpg, 43% 3pt) and #11 Quadir Copeland (6-6 Sr, 13.8ppg, 3.5rpg, 6.8apg, 42% 3pt). Quisling Ven Allen Lubin holds down the post duties (#22, 13.7ppg, 7.1rpg, 68% from two) and on the wing is Senior Tre Holloman (6-2, 10ppg, 41% 3pt). Benchmen include Perhaps the oldest player in college basketball in Alyn Breed (#7, 6-3, 4.8ppg, 36% 3pt – he’s 24) and the youngest in #3 Matt Able (6-5 8.5ppg, 35% 3pt). Bigs are represented by 6-9 Jerry Deng (#15, 6.1ppg, 2.1rpg) and #13 6-10 Musa Sagnia (A 23 year old freshman and former Euro-Pro from Gambia – 2.8ppg, 3.1rpg). Rounding out the bench is Terrance Arceneaux (6-6 Sr, 4ppg, 36% 3pt). The Wolpfack sits atop Carolina in 5th place with an ACC record of 9-4 and an overall of 18-8. But history requires that records and even individual statistics “might oughta” be tossed aside for this one as enough history remains among what were once known as The Big Four of Tobacco Road that the animus tends to rule. And so it shall.
Gamblers have state pegged the likely winner by a margin of 6.5 points. Biorhythms sees a nigh on brilliant Carolina team with physical challenges. Veesaar is Questionable and likely a game-time decision. Without him the hill to climb is a steep one. State is offensive (ly) minded and their offense is high-powered and spread out across Williams, Copeland, McNeil, Lubin, and Holloman. They are smallish and do not rebound particularly well. They shoot Three-Pointers often and their accuracy ranks them Top-Ten nationally and they lead the ACC. Ten players average 14 minutes per game or better so they stay fresh so as to run. Carolina will need Step-Ups by the unlikely once again – Jarin Stevenson and Jaydon Young are native born Tar Heels and they’ve lived with wolpfack fans their entire lives. They are poised to fire up their teammates on this one. Seth Trimble and Zayden High have been around long enough to know what to expect in Raleigh as well. Hostility is the word of the day. All of that said – with Veesaar Carolina takes this one by 2. Without him Las Vegas looks on the mark.
