Home Sweet Home
• The third-ranked Tar Heels return to the Smith Center for the first of a three-game home stand when they host Radford on Sunday, December 4th, at 2 p.m.
• The game will be televised on these regional sports networks: FOX Sports South/FOX Sports Carolinas, FOX Sports Sun, FOX Sports Midwest/FOX Sports Indiana, Comcast SportsNet, Mid-Atlantic Plus, YES, NESN, ROOT Sports Pittsburgh, SportsTime Ohio, FOX Sports Detroit Plus, FOX Sports North Plus, FOX Sports Wisconsin Plus, FOX Sports Southwest – Texas, Arizona and Los Angeles, FOX Sports San Diego, FOX Sports Prime Ticket, ROOT Sports Rocky Mountain and ROOT Sports Northwest.
• Carolina is 7-1 coming off a 76-67 loss at 13th ranked Indiana. The Highlanders are 3-4 after defeating VMI, 74-67. Both teams played their most recent game on Wednesday, November 30th.
• This is UNC’s third home game of the regular season. Next up are home games against Davidson (Dec. 7) and Tennessee (Dec. 11) before the Tar Heels head to Las Vegas to play No. 1 Kentucky in the CBS Sports Classic.
• Carolina is playing at home for the first time since beating Long Beach State, 93-67, on November 15th.
• The Tar Heels scored 95 points a game in their first two home wins over Chattanooga and Long Beach.
The Radford Series
• This is the second game between the Tar Heels and Highlanders. Carolina won, 101-58, on 3/19/2009, in Greensboro in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Tournament.
• Carolina was the No. 1 seed in the South Regional; the Highlanders were the 16 seed.
• Wayne Ellington (25), Tyler Hansbrough (22), Danny Green (15 and 10 rebounds) and Ed Davis (15) scored in double figures.
• UNC senior forward Tyler Hansbrough hit a free throw early in the game to break the ACC’s all-time scoring record (previously held by Duke’s J.J. Redick).
• The Tar Heels blocked eight shots (four by Davis) and made 11 steals.
• Carolina played without point guard and ACC Player of the Year Ty Lawson, who had injured the toe on his right foot in practice the week before. Senior Bobby Frasor started in his place.
• Carolina assistant coach Steve Robinson is a member of the Radford University Hall of Fame and was appointed by the governor of Virginia to the school’s Board of Visitors.
• Robinson played at Radford (1978-80), coached at Radford (1983-86) and earned both undergraduate and master’s degrees from the school.
Indiana Game was Roy Williams’ 1,000th
• Carolina’s game at Indiana was the 1,000th as a college head coach for Roy Williams.
• Williams is the 10th active coach with at least 1,000 games.
• Williams has a winning percentage of .790 that is second-highest in NCAA history among coaches with at least 1,000 games and sixth among all coaches.
• The Indiana game was the 837th regular-season game in Williams’ coaching career. Williams is 671-165 (.802) in regular-season games.
• Williams has coached in 94 NCAA Tournament games (70-24), 31 ACC Tournament games (21-10), 18 Big 12 Tournament games (14-4), 16 Big Eight Tournament games (10- 6) and five NIT games (4-1).
• Williams has coached in 431 home games (218 at Allen Fieldhouse, 212 at the Smith Center and one at Carmichael Arena).
• Williams has coached more games against Kansas State (40) than any other opponent. He coached against the Wildcats 39 times while at KU and one time with the Tar Heels. His teams are 36-4 against K-State.
• Williams has coached more games against NC State (33) than any other ACC opponent. That includes five games, all wins, with the Jayhawks, and 28 games (25-3) at Carolina. He is 30-3 against the Wolfpack.
Tar Heel Notes
• Carolina played eight games in November for the first time ever.
• Carolina is shooting 50.4 percent from the floor and holding the opponents to 38.2 percent. The Tar Heels have not shot 50 percent from the floor over a season since 1997-98.
• Carolina has shot better than 50 percent from the floor in nine of 16 halves this season and better than 60 percent three times.
• Freshman Tony Bradley is shooting a teamhigh 68.2 percent from the floor and senior Isaiah Hicks is next at 65.2 percent. Brice Johnson (.511 in 2012-13) is the last freshman to lead UNC in field goal percentage.
• Carolina has 126 offensive rebounds and the opponents have 156 defensive rebounds.
• Carolina is second in the country in offensive rebound percentage (.440). Rutgers is the only team in the nation with a higher percentage (.466). UNC is one of eight teams with an offensive rebounding percentage of at least .400.
• Kennedy Meeks (34) and Tony Bradley (28) have combined for 64 offensive rebounds.
• Bradley is second in the country and Meeks is third in offensive rebounding percentage. South Carolina’s Chris Silva is first.
• Sophomore guard Kenny Williams is third with 13 offensive rebounds.
• Justin Jackson is the only Tar Heel who has scored in double figures in every game. Kennedy Meeks has scored in double figures in the last seven games.
• Meeks’ seven-game double-figure scoring streak is the longest in his career (previously five in a row twice, once in 2014-15 and once in 2015-16).
• Carolina has made 148 free throws and the opponents have attempted 132.
• Carolina is shooting 37.6 percent from three-point range (53 for 141). Last year, UNC set a school record for the lowest three-point percentage (.327).
• Joel Berry II leads UNC in three-point percentage (.425) and made 3FGs (17). Justin Jackson is second with 15 threes; Kenny Williams, who made one three-pointer last year, is third with eight.
• Four Tar Heels have scored 20 or more points in a game this year. Joel Berry II has done it four times, Justin Jackson has three 20-point games, and Isaiah Hicks and Kennedy Meeks have done it one time apiece.
• Ten Tar Heel are averaging double-figures in minutes led by Justin Jackson at 29.4 per game.
• Thirty-four percent of the opponents baskets have been three-point field goals. UNC has made 21 percent of its field goals from behind the arc.
• The opponents have attempted 40 percent of their shots from three-point range. UNC has attempted 27.5 percent of its field goals from behind the arc.
• The opponents are making 1.4 more three-pointers per game than the Tar Heels. Last year, Carolina made 2.1 fewer threes per game than the opponents.
• Carolina is seventh in the country in offensive rebounds per game (15.8), sixth in total rebounds per game (45.6) and third in rebound margin (plus 15.1).
• KenPom ranks Carolina second in the nation in offensive rebounding percentage, fourth in offensive efficiency and sixth in defensive efficiency.
NORTH CAROLINA VS. RADFORD
Sunday, December 4, 2016
2 p.m. Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, N.C.
TV: Regional Sports Networks (Tom Werme, Mike Gminski)
Radio: Tar Heel Sports Network (Jones Angell, Eric Montross, Adam Lucas, Dave Nathan) Satellite: Sirius 119, XM 201, Internet 961
North Carolina Tar Heels
2016-17 Record: 7-1
Head Coach: Roy Williams (UNC ‘72) Williams’
Overall Record: 790-210 (29th year)
Williams’ Record at UNC: 372-109 (14th year)
Rankings: #3 AP, #3 USA Today/Coaches
Radford Highlanders
2016-17 Record: 3-4
Head Coach: Mike Jones
Overall Record/ at Radford: 82-89 (7th year) Rankings: none
• The third-ranked Tar Heels return to the Smith Center for the first of a three-game home stand when they host Radford on Sunday, December 4th, at 2 p.m.
• The game will be televised on these regional sports networks: FOX Sports South/FOX Sports Carolinas, FOX Sports Sun, FOX Sports Midwest/FOX Sports Indiana, Comcast SportsNet, Mid-Atlantic Plus, YES, NESN, ROOT Sports Pittsburgh, SportsTime Ohio, FOX Sports Detroit Plus, FOX Sports North Plus, FOX Sports Wisconsin Plus, FOX Sports Southwest – Texas, Arizona and Los Angeles, FOX Sports San Diego, FOX Sports Prime Ticket, ROOT Sports Rocky Mountain and ROOT Sports Northwest.
• Carolina is 7-1 coming off a 76-67 loss at 13th ranked Indiana. The Highlanders are 3-4 after defeating VMI, 74-67. Both teams played their most recent game on Wednesday, November 30th.
• This is UNC’s third home game of the regular season. Next up are home games against Davidson (Dec. 7) and Tennessee (Dec. 11) before the Tar Heels head to Las Vegas to play No. 1 Kentucky in the CBS Sports Classic.
• Carolina is playing at home for the first time since beating Long Beach State, 93-67, on November 15th.
• The Tar Heels scored 95 points a game in their first two home wins over Chattanooga and Long Beach.
The Radford Series
• This is the second game between the Tar Heels and Highlanders. Carolina won, 101-58, on 3/19/2009, in Greensboro in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Tournament.
• Carolina was the No. 1 seed in the South Regional; the Highlanders were the 16 seed.
• Wayne Ellington (25), Tyler Hansbrough (22), Danny Green (15 and 10 rebounds) and Ed Davis (15) scored in double figures.
• UNC senior forward Tyler Hansbrough hit a free throw early in the game to break the ACC’s all-time scoring record (previously held by Duke’s J.J. Redick).
• The Tar Heels blocked eight shots (four by Davis) and made 11 steals.
• Carolina played without point guard and ACC Player of the Year Ty Lawson, who had injured the toe on his right foot in practice the week before. Senior Bobby Frasor started in his place.
• Carolina assistant coach Steve Robinson is a member of the Radford University Hall of Fame and was appointed by the governor of Virginia to the school’s Board of Visitors.
• Robinson played at Radford (1978-80), coached at Radford (1983-86) and earned both undergraduate and master’s degrees from the school.
Indiana Game was Roy Williams’ 1,000th
• Carolina’s game at Indiana was the 1,000th as a college head coach for Roy Williams.
• Williams is the 10th active coach with at least 1,000 games.
• Williams has a winning percentage of .790 that is second-highest in NCAA history among coaches with at least 1,000 games and sixth among all coaches.
• The Indiana game was the 837th regular-season game in Williams’ coaching career. Williams is 671-165 (.802) in regular-season games.
• Williams has coached in 94 NCAA Tournament games (70-24), 31 ACC Tournament games (21-10), 18 Big 12 Tournament games (14-4), 16 Big Eight Tournament games (10- 6) and five NIT games (4-1).
• Williams has coached in 431 home games (218 at Allen Fieldhouse, 212 at the Smith Center and one at Carmichael Arena).
• Williams has coached more games against Kansas State (40) than any other opponent. He coached against the Wildcats 39 times while at KU and one time with the Tar Heels. His teams are 36-4 against K-State.
• Williams has coached more games against NC State (33) than any other ACC opponent. That includes five games, all wins, with the Jayhawks, and 28 games (25-3) at Carolina. He is 30-3 against the Wolfpack.
Tar Heel Notes
• Carolina played eight games in November for the first time ever.
• Carolina is shooting 50.4 percent from the floor and holding the opponents to 38.2 percent. The Tar Heels have not shot 50 percent from the floor over a season since 1997-98.
• Carolina has shot better than 50 percent from the floor in nine of 16 halves this season and better than 60 percent three times.
• Freshman Tony Bradley is shooting a teamhigh 68.2 percent from the floor and senior Isaiah Hicks is next at 65.2 percent. Brice Johnson (.511 in 2012-13) is the last freshman to lead UNC in field goal percentage.
• Carolina has 126 offensive rebounds and the opponents have 156 defensive rebounds.
• Carolina is second in the country in offensive rebound percentage (.440). Rutgers is the only team in the nation with a higher percentage (.466). UNC is one of eight teams with an offensive rebounding percentage of at least .400.
• Kennedy Meeks (34) and Tony Bradley (28) have combined for 64 offensive rebounds.
• Bradley is second in the country and Meeks is third in offensive rebounding percentage. South Carolina’s Chris Silva is first.
• Sophomore guard Kenny Williams is third with 13 offensive rebounds.
• Justin Jackson is the only Tar Heel who has scored in double figures in every game. Kennedy Meeks has scored in double figures in the last seven games.
• Meeks’ seven-game double-figure scoring streak is the longest in his career (previously five in a row twice, once in 2014-15 and once in 2015-16).
• Carolina has made 148 free throws and the opponents have attempted 132.
• Carolina is shooting 37.6 percent from three-point range (53 for 141). Last year, UNC set a school record for the lowest three-point percentage (.327).
• Joel Berry II leads UNC in three-point percentage (.425) and made 3FGs (17). Justin Jackson is second with 15 threes; Kenny Williams, who made one three-pointer last year, is third with eight.
• Four Tar Heels have scored 20 or more points in a game this year. Joel Berry II has done it four times, Justin Jackson has three 20-point games, and Isaiah Hicks and Kennedy Meeks have done it one time apiece.
• Ten Tar Heel are averaging double-figures in minutes led by Justin Jackson at 29.4 per game.
• Thirty-four percent of the opponents baskets have been three-point field goals. UNC has made 21 percent of its field goals from behind the arc.
• The opponents have attempted 40 percent of their shots from three-point range. UNC has attempted 27.5 percent of its field goals from behind the arc.
• The opponents are making 1.4 more three-pointers per game than the Tar Heels. Last year, Carolina made 2.1 fewer threes per game than the opponents.
• Carolina is seventh in the country in offensive rebounds per game (15.8), sixth in total rebounds per game (45.6) and third in rebound margin (plus 15.1).
• KenPom ranks Carolina second in the nation in offensive rebounding percentage, fourth in offensive efficiency and sixth in defensive efficiency.
NORTH CAROLINA VS. RADFORD
Sunday, December 4, 2016
2 p.m. Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, N.C.
TV: Regional Sports Networks (Tom Werme, Mike Gminski)
Radio: Tar Heel Sports Network (Jones Angell, Eric Montross, Adam Lucas, Dave Nathan) Satellite: Sirius 119, XM 201, Internet 961
North Carolina Tar Heels
2016-17 Record: 7-1
Head Coach: Roy Williams (UNC ‘72) Williams’
Overall Record: 790-210 (29th year)
Williams’ Record at UNC: 372-109 (14th year)
Rankings: #3 AP, #3 USA Today/Coaches
Radford Highlanders
2016-17 Record: 3-4
Head Coach: Mike Jones
Overall Record/ at Radford: 82-89 (7th year) Rankings: none
