Who Is Your Favorite UNC Basketball Player of All Time?
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Incredibly difficult to answer this question since so many are favorites for one reason or another. I'll break my answer down into eras.
From 2000 on, Joel Berry.
From the 80s and 90s, Antawn Jamison (will never forget the first game I saw him play...apologies to MJ, Worthy and others)
70s on back, Bobby Jones (loved Ford, Walter Davis and Charlie Scott as well). I'll always wonder how good Jones might have been without his health issues. Dean Smith's influence was stamped all over him.
From 2000 on, Joel Berry.
From the 80s and 90s, Antawn Jamison (will never forget the first game I saw him play...apologies to MJ, Worthy and others)
70s on back, Bobby Jones (loved Ford, Walter Davis and Charlie Scott as well). I'll always wonder how good Jones might have been without his health issues. Dean Smith's influence was stamped all over him.
Ty Lawson 100% unstoppable when he wanted to score you could not stop him. Then in his last year when his 3 point shot developed it was even better.
I loved McCants game he was just a head case.
Justin Jackson was an also a favorite of mine!
I loved McCants game he was just a head case.
Justin Jackson was an also a favorite of mine!
Just can’t do it. Heck, Im having a really hard time narrowing it down to five. In alphabetical order:
Cota
Carter
Hans
Maye
Worthy
Cota
Carter
Hans
Maye
Worthy
I remember Jimmy Black as a freshman and sophomore, coming off the bench, pushing the ball up the court and taking everyone else with him. He was the the guy that held the team together his last 2 years.
We need to cash in on some more of those Indiana high school bigs. Between Montross, May, and Zeller they helped to hang up a good percentage of those National Champion banners in the Dean Dome.
So many before, a handful since, but for me, #50 was/is my favourite.
And in the modern era it'll be rare to see a 4yr player impact the team as such again.
And in the modern era it'll be rare to see a 4yr player impact the team as such again.
We are very fortunate to have so many. My first is Billy Cunningham—he got me hooked on Carolina. For pure enjoyment, and a name that hasn’t popped up, THEO!
Reason why I loved Phil as a player (well one of them but a really big one) I will explain by offering a scenario:
There is 5mins left in the game, it has been a really close affair, we have the ball and a 1pt lead, as Phil crosses half court he holds up 4 fingers. Folks, with that, you could "go where you go and do what you do" because that game was over! The thought that we could still lose just never came in to my mind because Phil was the perfect guy to execute the 4 corners. No shot clock, no treys, you foul Phil and he hit his free throws, don't foul him and he would dribble out the last 5mins, you were not going to steal it from him and he wasn't going to make a bad decision with the ball, it was game over and another Tar Heel win.
Your favorite player? I gotta say, that's an odd choice. Maybe not odd, but certainly random. I bet if I surveyed 1000 Carolina basketball fans, you'd be the only one to mention Jawad Williams as a favorite player.
Or am I in the "most improved" thread?
Yeah, my favorite. He went from being on one of the worst UNC teams to one of the best. Very underrated four year guy that became a leader on a great national title team. When it comes to favorite players, mine are usually the more underrated or lesser known. Your Jawad Williams, Reyshawn Terry, Kenny Williams, etc type players.
He was a knucklehead early on (as was Reyshawn Terry). But I do appreciate the strides he made and the leadership (and quality play) he exhibited during his senior year. I don't think we win without him. And most of all, he's a died in the wool Tar Heel. He's always championing everything our program does and comments on social media stuff regarding former and current players. So I do love him for that.
Just thought is was an interesting choice.
I could probably go find a Youtube video for the answer, but didn't Jimmy Black shoot it kind of off his shoulder? I seem to remember trying to emulate his shot as a kid without much success.
Only including players from when I started following UNC (Phil Ford, unfortunately, predates me by a couple years.)
First Favorite: Dave Colescott -- He was point guard when I started really following the Heels and I played point guard in my rec league.
Favorite to watch: Vince Carter
Overall(s), taking personality, game, and everything into account:
Perkins, Lynch, & Maye
In the 40+ years I've followed UNC, I could probably count the players I didn't care for on one hand.
First Favorite: Dave Colescott -- He was point guard when I started really following the Heels and I played point guard in my rec league.
Favorite to watch: Vince Carter
Overall(s), taking personality, game, and everything into account:
Perkins, Lynch, & Maye
In the 40+ years I've followed UNC, I could probably count the players I didn't care for on one hand.
!. Bobby Lewis, the reason im a dye hard Tar Hell hoops fan. 2. Charlie Scott, Psycho T, George Karl, Antwan Jamison
Phil Ford for all the reasons everyone has already stated. Other favs include Larry Miller, Bobby Jones, James Worthy, Theo Pinson, and Coby White.
Not many O&Ds on anyone's list but I still include Coby. The loss of his dad and the relationship he had (has) with coach and his teammates really endeared the kid to me.
Current contenders include Davis, Ant, and Walker K.
Not many O&Ds on anyone's list but I still include Coby. The loss of his dad and the relationship he had (has) with coach and his teammates really endeared the kid to me.
Current contenders include Davis, Ant, and Walker K.
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Sam Perkins. Big Smooth was a stretch 5 before there was such a thing.
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