UNC vs. Arkansas
Memorial Coliseum,
Portland, Ore.
PK80 “Victory” Bracket Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 24 3:30 p.m.
TV ESPN Roxy Bernstein, Bill Walton
Radio Tar Heel Sports Network Dave Nathan, Eric Montross
• Carolina plays Arkansas in the semifinal of the “Victory” bracket in the PK80 Invitational on Friday, Nov. 24, at 3:30 p.m. Eastern (ESPN).
• The Tar Heels advanced to the semifinal with a 102-78 win over Portland.
• The Tar Heels will play either Connecticut, DePaul, Michigan State or Oregon on Nov. 26.
• UNC’s next home game is Nov. 29th against Michigan in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
• Carolina is 7-0 in Oregon, including 6-0 in Memorial Coliseum and 1-0 in the Moda Center.
• Carolina went 3-0 and won the Far West Classic in both 1967-68 and 1976-77.
• Carolina has won six regular-season tournaments under head coach Roy Williams (Maui in 2004-05, 2008-09, 2016-17; the CBE Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City, Mo., in 2015-16; the Hall of Fame Tipoff in Uncasville, Conn., in 2014-15; and the Las Vegas Invitational in 2007-08.
UNC-ARKANSAS SERIES
• Carolina is 6-3 against the Razorbacks, including a 72-65 win over UA in the second round of the 2017 NCAA South Regional.
• UNC and Arkansas have faced each other six straight times in the NCAA Tournament (1990, 1993, 1995, 2008, 2015 and 2017).
• Roy Williams is 4-0 against the Razorbacks (3-0 at Carolina, 1-0 at Kansas).
FINAL FOUR MOP JOEL BERRY II
• Senior point guard Joel Berry II broke a bone in his right hand in mid-October and did not play in the season opener against UNI. He returned to practice on Nov. 12 and played 30 minutes in the win over Bucknell on Nov. 15.
• Berry made five three-pointers and scored 29 points (his second-highest career output) in the win at Stanford on Nov. 20.
• Berry passed Sean May, James Worthy, Harrison Barnes, Joe Wolf and James Michael McAdoo in UNC career scoring during the game against Stanford.
• He has made 183 career threes, tied with Melvin Scott for the 11th most in UNC history. Danny Green is 10th with 184.
• Berry was the Most Outstanding Player at the 2017 Final Four and the Most Valuable Player at the 2016 ACC Tournament. James Worthy and Berry are the only Tar Heels to win both of those awards.
• Berry is a preseason first-team All-America by ESPN.com, second-team All-America by USA Today and Sporting News’ third team selection.
• Berry is on the preseason watch list for the John R. Wooden Award, the Oscar Robertson Award (USBWA Player of the Year) and the Naismith Award (all for National Player of the Year) and the Bob Cousy Award (best point guard).
• The Apopka, Fla., native also was a preseason first-team All-ACC selection and received the second-most votes for preseason player of the year (tied with Duke’s Grayson Allen behind Notre Dame’s Bonzie Colson).
• Berry has 1,251 points, 346 assists, 126 steals and 183 three-point field goals in 111 career games.
• Berry has scored 832 more points than any Tar Heel on the roster (Theo Pinson is second with 419).
• He is the only Tar Heel in history to earn All-Final Four honors twice (2016 and 2017).
• He became the seventh player overall and the first since UCLA’s Bill Walton in 1972- 73 to score at least 20 points in consecutive national championship games.
RANKED NO. 9
• Carolina is No. 9 in the Nov. 20 Associated Press and USA Today/coaches polls.
• Carolina is ranked in the AP poll for the 880th time, most in college basketball history, and the 663nd time in the top 10, second-most behind Kentucky.
• This marks the 55th season (out of 70) the Tar Heels have been ranked in the top 10.
• Carolina was ranked No. 9 in the preseason AP poll. This was the 12th time in Roy Williams’ 15 seasons as head coach the Tar Heels entered the year ranked in the top 10. UNC has finished the year in the AP top 10 nine times in Williams’ first 14 seasons.
CAROLINA ON THE ALL-TIME WINS LISTS
• Carolina is second all-time in NCAA winning percentage and third in wins.
• Carolina has won 2,210 games, third behind Kentucky and Kansas. Only four schools have won at least 2,000 games.
• Carolina’s winning percentage of .739 is second behind Kentucky. Only five schools have a winning percentage of at least .700.
• Carolina is first in Final Fours with 20.
• Carolina is second in NCAA Tournament appearances with 48.
• Carolina is third in NCAA championships with six.
• Carolina is second in NCAA Tournament games with 168.
• Carolina is second in NCAA Tournament winning percentage at .732.
• Carolina is first in ACC regular-season championships with 31.
• Carolina is first in ACC victories with 672.
• Carolina is second in ACC Tournament wins with 97.
• Carolina is second in ACC Tournament winning percentage at .683.
• Carolina is first in ACC Tournament championship game appearances with 34 and second in titles with 18.
• Carolina is first in NBA first-round draft picks with 49 and third in overall NBA draft picks with 112.
Memorial Coliseum,
Portland, Ore.
PK80 “Victory” Bracket Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 24 3:30 p.m.
TV ESPN Roxy Bernstein, Bill Walton
Radio Tar Heel Sports Network Dave Nathan, Eric Montross
• Carolina plays Arkansas in the semifinal of the “Victory” bracket in the PK80 Invitational on Friday, Nov. 24, at 3:30 p.m. Eastern (ESPN).
• The Tar Heels advanced to the semifinal with a 102-78 win over Portland.
• The Tar Heels will play either Connecticut, DePaul, Michigan State or Oregon on Nov. 26.
• UNC’s next home game is Nov. 29th against Michigan in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
• Carolina is 7-0 in Oregon, including 6-0 in Memorial Coliseum and 1-0 in the Moda Center.
• Carolina went 3-0 and won the Far West Classic in both 1967-68 and 1976-77.
• Carolina has won six regular-season tournaments under head coach Roy Williams (Maui in 2004-05, 2008-09, 2016-17; the CBE Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City, Mo., in 2015-16; the Hall of Fame Tipoff in Uncasville, Conn., in 2014-15; and the Las Vegas Invitational in 2007-08.
UNC-ARKANSAS SERIES
• Carolina is 6-3 against the Razorbacks, including a 72-65 win over UA in the second round of the 2017 NCAA South Regional.
• UNC and Arkansas have faced each other six straight times in the NCAA Tournament (1990, 1993, 1995, 2008, 2015 and 2017).
• Roy Williams is 4-0 against the Razorbacks (3-0 at Carolina, 1-0 at Kansas).
FINAL FOUR MOP JOEL BERRY II
• Senior point guard Joel Berry II broke a bone in his right hand in mid-October and did not play in the season opener against UNI. He returned to practice on Nov. 12 and played 30 minutes in the win over Bucknell on Nov. 15.
• Berry made five three-pointers and scored 29 points (his second-highest career output) in the win at Stanford on Nov. 20.
• Berry passed Sean May, James Worthy, Harrison Barnes, Joe Wolf and James Michael McAdoo in UNC career scoring during the game against Stanford.
• He has made 183 career threes, tied with Melvin Scott for the 11th most in UNC history. Danny Green is 10th with 184.
• Berry was the Most Outstanding Player at the 2017 Final Four and the Most Valuable Player at the 2016 ACC Tournament. James Worthy and Berry are the only Tar Heels to win both of those awards.
• Berry is a preseason first-team All-America by ESPN.com, second-team All-America by USA Today and Sporting News’ third team selection.
• Berry is on the preseason watch list for the John R. Wooden Award, the Oscar Robertson Award (USBWA Player of the Year) and the Naismith Award (all for National Player of the Year) and the Bob Cousy Award (best point guard).
• The Apopka, Fla., native also was a preseason first-team All-ACC selection and received the second-most votes for preseason player of the year (tied with Duke’s Grayson Allen behind Notre Dame’s Bonzie Colson).
• Berry has 1,251 points, 346 assists, 126 steals and 183 three-point field goals in 111 career games.
• Berry has scored 832 more points than any Tar Heel on the roster (Theo Pinson is second with 419).
• He is the only Tar Heel in history to earn All-Final Four honors twice (2016 and 2017).
• He became the seventh player overall and the first since UCLA’s Bill Walton in 1972- 73 to score at least 20 points in consecutive national championship games.
RANKED NO. 9
• Carolina is No. 9 in the Nov. 20 Associated Press and USA Today/coaches polls.
• Carolina is ranked in the AP poll for the 880th time, most in college basketball history, and the 663nd time in the top 10, second-most behind Kentucky.
• This marks the 55th season (out of 70) the Tar Heels have been ranked in the top 10.
• Carolina was ranked No. 9 in the preseason AP poll. This was the 12th time in Roy Williams’ 15 seasons as head coach the Tar Heels entered the year ranked in the top 10. UNC has finished the year in the AP top 10 nine times in Williams’ first 14 seasons.
CAROLINA ON THE ALL-TIME WINS LISTS
• Carolina is second all-time in NCAA winning percentage and third in wins.
• Carolina has won 2,210 games, third behind Kentucky and Kansas. Only four schools have won at least 2,000 games.
• Carolina’s winning percentage of .739 is second behind Kentucky. Only five schools have a winning percentage of at least .700.
• Carolina is first in Final Fours with 20.
• Carolina is second in NCAA Tournament appearances with 48.
• Carolina is third in NCAA championships with six.
• Carolina is second in NCAA Tournament games with 168.
• Carolina is second in NCAA Tournament winning percentage at .732.
• Carolina is first in ACC regular-season championships with 31.
• Carolina is first in ACC victories with 672.
• Carolina is second in ACC Tournament wins with 97.
• Carolina is second in ACC Tournament winning percentage at .683.
• Carolina is first in ACC Tournament championship game appearances with 34 and second in titles with 18.
• Carolina is first in NBA first-round draft picks with 49 and third in overall NBA draft picks with 112.
