* Assist-Turnover Ratio: Carolina’s assist-
to-turnover ratio (1.69) ranks third in the
nation and is the best of any Tar Heel team
since turnovers were first recorded in 1981-82.
The second-best figure is 1.53 in 1985-86. Other
top-five seasons include 1.45 (2008-09), 1.45
(2011-12) and 1.42 (1997-98).
* UNC has four of the top 10 players in the
ACC in assist/turnover ratio in Marcus Paige
(second at 3.50), Justin Jackson (sixth at 2.79),
Joel Berry II (eighth at 2.42) and Theo Pinson
(10th at 2.17). No other school with more than
one player in the top 10.
* Sharing the Ball: The Tar Heels had 26 assists
on 32 field goals vs. Pitt, an ACC season
high for assists by UNC.
* Cutting Down on Turnovers: UNC is averaging
10.96 turnovers per game, the lowest figure
of any Carolina team since turnovers were
first recorded in 1981-82. Last year, the Tar
Heels averaged nearly 13 turnovers per contest.
* There have been seven seasons in which
UNC has committed fewer than 13 turnovers
per game. The current record was set in 2013-
14 (11.94 per game). The other seasons below
13 are 2011-12 (11.95), 2012-13 (12.3), 2008-
09 (12.4), 1994-95 (12.9) and 1981-82 (12.9).
* Shooting 50 Percent: UNC is 15-1 this
year when shooting at least 50 percent from
the floor.
* The Tar Heels shot a season-best 59.3 percent
in Sunday’s win over Pitt.
* Carolina shot 55.6 percent in the first half
and 63.0 percent in the second half vs. Pitt.
That was the seventh time this season and the
third time in ACC play UNC shot 50 percent or
better from the floor in both halves.
* The Tar Heels have shot 50 percent or
better in the second half of 25 of their last 35
games (including 16 of 25 games in 2015-16).
* Pitt shot .353 in the first half and .394 in
the second. That was the first time in ACC play
and the second time this season UNC held an
opponent below 40 percent in both halves.
* Carolina is 170-16 under Roy Williams
when its opponents shoot under 40 percent.
* Carolina had 16 fast break points vs. Pitt,
five more than it had combined at Louisville
(six), at Notre Dame (three) and at Boston College
(two).
* UNC's three-point percentage of 31.6
would be the lowest in school history if the season
were to end today. The current low is 32.8
percent, set in 2010-11.
* Carolina has had seven different players
lead the team in scoring in games this season.
* 80 or More: Carolina has scored 80 or
more points in 18 of 25 games and is averaging
83.8 ppg this season.
* The Tar Heels are 230-28 in 13 seasons
under Roy Williams when they score at least 80
points (17-1 this season).
* 90 or More: The Tar Heels have scored 90
or more points seven times his season after doing
so five times all of last year.
* 100 or More: UNC is 49-1 under Williams
when it scores 100 points or more.
* 25-Point Games: No Tar Heel player scored
25 points in a game last season, but the team
has had seven 25-point performances already
this year by four different players: Justin Jackson
(25 vs. Northern Iowa), Kennedy Meeks (25
vs. Temple), Marcus Paige (30 at Florida State)
and Brice Johnson four times (25 vs. Tulane, 27
vs. UCLA, 39 at Florida State and 27 vs. Wake
Forest).
* Carolina is 2-1 vs. ranked opponents this
season (wins over Maryland and UCLA and
a loss to Louisville). The Tar Heels are 65-52
against ranked foes under Roy Williams.
* The Tar Heels are 3-1 this season when
trailing at halftime.
* In the NCAA stats: The Tar Heels are 10th
in the nation in scoring at 83.8 points per game,
13th in scoring margin at 13.7, third with an assist-
turnover ratio of 1.69, fifth with 18.5 assists
per game, 24th in rebounding margin (7.4) and
20th in field goal percentage (48.3).
* KenPom Ratings: Carolina is ranked No.
7 in the nation in the KenPom.com statistical
rankings. UNC is fifth in the nation in adjusted
offensive efficiency (118.8) and 40th in adjusted
defensive efficiency (95.8).
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
* Roy Williams has 353 wins at Carolina, one
behind Bobby Cremins for fourth place in ACC
history.
* Williams is 771-206 as a head coach, including
353-105 at Carolina, 151-59 in ACC regular-
season games, 383-43 at home and 181-26
in the Smith Center.
* Brice Johnson is among 20 late-season
candidates for the Wooden Award, given to the
national player of the year.
* Johnson has led UNC in scoring 10 times
and in rebounding 16 times this season. Both
figures lead the team.
* Johnson is 11th in the ACC in scoring (16.4
ppg), fourth in rebounding (10.0 rpg) and first in
field goal percentage (61.4). He also leads the
conference in defensive rebounding (7.72 per
game).
UNC CAREER THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL
RECORDS
MOST THREE-POINTERS
265 Marcus Paige, 2012-present
233 Shammond Williams, 1994-98
229 Wayne Ellington, 2006-09
CAROLINA IN THE KENPOM.COM STATS
Overall KenPom Rank: No. 7
Category Off. Def.
Adj. Efficiency 118.8 (5th) 95.8 (40th)
Adj. Poss. Length 14.9 (11th) 18.3 (335th)
Adj. Tempo 72.9 (37th)
FOUR FACTORS
Category Off. Def.
Effective FG% 52.6 (62nd) 48.1 (96th)
Turnover % 15.2 (16th) 19.5 (107th)
Off. Reb. % 37.9 (14th) 29.2 (136th)
FTA/FGA 34.7 (223rd) 29.5 (39th)
NCAA DIVISION I COACHING WINS
Rank Coach Wins
1. Mike Kryzyzewski 1,037
2. Jim Boeheim 980
3. Bob Knight 902
4. Dean Smith 879
5. Adolph Rupp 876
6. Jim Calhoun 873
7. Jim Phelan 830
8. Eddie Sutton 806
9. Lefty Driesell 786
10. Lute Olson 780
11. Roy Williams 771
(through games of Feb. 14)
- UNC Communications
to-turnover ratio (1.69) ranks third in the
nation and is the best of any Tar Heel team
since turnovers were first recorded in 1981-82.
The second-best figure is 1.53 in 1985-86. Other
top-five seasons include 1.45 (2008-09), 1.45
(2011-12) and 1.42 (1997-98).
* UNC has four of the top 10 players in the
ACC in assist/turnover ratio in Marcus Paige
(second at 3.50), Justin Jackson (sixth at 2.79),
Joel Berry II (eighth at 2.42) and Theo Pinson
(10th at 2.17). No other school with more than
one player in the top 10.
* Sharing the Ball: The Tar Heels had 26 assists
on 32 field goals vs. Pitt, an ACC season
high for assists by UNC.
* Cutting Down on Turnovers: UNC is averaging
10.96 turnovers per game, the lowest figure
of any Carolina team since turnovers were
first recorded in 1981-82. Last year, the Tar
Heels averaged nearly 13 turnovers per contest.
* There have been seven seasons in which
UNC has committed fewer than 13 turnovers
per game. The current record was set in 2013-
14 (11.94 per game). The other seasons below
13 are 2011-12 (11.95), 2012-13 (12.3), 2008-
09 (12.4), 1994-95 (12.9) and 1981-82 (12.9).
* Shooting 50 Percent: UNC is 15-1 this
year when shooting at least 50 percent from
the floor.
* The Tar Heels shot a season-best 59.3 percent
in Sunday’s win over Pitt.
* Carolina shot 55.6 percent in the first half
and 63.0 percent in the second half vs. Pitt.
That was the seventh time this season and the
third time in ACC play UNC shot 50 percent or
better from the floor in both halves.
* The Tar Heels have shot 50 percent or
better in the second half of 25 of their last 35
games (including 16 of 25 games in 2015-16).
* Pitt shot .353 in the first half and .394 in
the second. That was the first time in ACC play
and the second time this season UNC held an
opponent below 40 percent in both halves.
* Carolina is 170-16 under Roy Williams
when its opponents shoot under 40 percent.
* Carolina had 16 fast break points vs. Pitt,
five more than it had combined at Louisville
(six), at Notre Dame (three) and at Boston College
(two).
* UNC's three-point percentage of 31.6
would be the lowest in school history if the season
were to end today. The current low is 32.8
percent, set in 2010-11.
* Carolina has had seven different players
lead the team in scoring in games this season.
* 80 or More: Carolina has scored 80 or
more points in 18 of 25 games and is averaging
83.8 ppg this season.
* The Tar Heels are 230-28 in 13 seasons
under Roy Williams when they score at least 80
points (17-1 this season).
* 90 or More: The Tar Heels have scored 90
or more points seven times his season after doing
so five times all of last year.
* 100 or More: UNC is 49-1 under Williams
when it scores 100 points or more.
* 25-Point Games: No Tar Heel player scored
25 points in a game last season, but the team
has had seven 25-point performances already
this year by four different players: Justin Jackson
(25 vs. Northern Iowa), Kennedy Meeks (25
vs. Temple), Marcus Paige (30 at Florida State)
and Brice Johnson four times (25 vs. Tulane, 27
vs. UCLA, 39 at Florida State and 27 vs. Wake
Forest).
* Carolina is 2-1 vs. ranked opponents this
season (wins over Maryland and UCLA and
a loss to Louisville). The Tar Heels are 65-52
against ranked foes under Roy Williams.
* The Tar Heels are 3-1 this season when
trailing at halftime.
* In the NCAA stats: The Tar Heels are 10th
in the nation in scoring at 83.8 points per game,
13th in scoring margin at 13.7, third with an assist-
turnover ratio of 1.69, fifth with 18.5 assists
per game, 24th in rebounding margin (7.4) and
20th in field goal percentage (48.3).
* KenPom Ratings: Carolina is ranked No.
7 in the nation in the KenPom.com statistical
rankings. UNC is fifth in the nation in adjusted
offensive efficiency (118.8) and 40th in adjusted
defensive efficiency (95.8).
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
* Roy Williams has 353 wins at Carolina, one
behind Bobby Cremins for fourth place in ACC
history.
* Williams is 771-206 as a head coach, including
353-105 at Carolina, 151-59 in ACC regular-
season games, 383-43 at home and 181-26
in the Smith Center.
* Brice Johnson is among 20 late-season
candidates for the Wooden Award, given to the
national player of the year.
* Johnson has led UNC in scoring 10 times
and in rebounding 16 times this season. Both
figures lead the team.
* Johnson is 11th in the ACC in scoring (16.4
ppg), fourth in rebounding (10.0 rpg) and first in
field goal percentage (61.4). He also leads the
conference in defensive rebounding (7.72 per
game).
UNC CAREER THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL
RECORDS
MOST THREE-POINTERS
265 Marcus Paige, 2012-present
233 Shammond Williams, 1994-98
229 Wayne Ellington, 2006-09
CAROLINA IN THE KENPOM.COM STATS
Overall KenPom Rank: No. 7
Category Off. Def.
Adj. Efficiency 118.8 (5th) 95.8 (40th)
Adj. Poss. Length 14.9 (11th) 18.3 (335th)
Adj. Tempo 72.9 (37th)
FOUR FACTORS
Category Off. Def.
Effective FG% 52.6 (62nd) 48.1 (96th)
Turnover % 15.2 (16th) 19.5 (107th)
Off. Reb. % 37.9 (14th) 29.2 (136th)
FTA/FGA 34.7 (223rd) 29.5 (39th)
NCAA DIVISION I COACHING WINS
Rank Coach Wins
1. Mike Kryzyzewski 1,037
2. Jim Boeheim 980
3. Bob Knight 902
4. Dean Smith 879
5. Adolph Rupp 876
6. Jim Calhoun 873
7. Jim Phelan 830
8. Eddie Sutton 806
9. Lefty Driesell 786
10. Lute Olson 780
11. Roy Williams 771
(through games of Feb. 14)
- UNC Communications
