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Hey! We're rebranding a bit over here. You'll still get your great Carolina dunks, but I'll be breaking down a classic UNC game each week in my newsletter. Check out the link for more info, and I hope you'll join the Club!
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Brendan Haywood and Max Owens close out a late-'90s Tar Heel win with an era-appropriate DX celebration.
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Eric Montross and Hubert Davis are interviewed following Carolina's 80-65 win over Wake Forest in the 1992 ACC Tournament Quarterfinals.
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The deep bench got loose in this 1999 win over FIU with consecutive alley-oops from Frederick-to-Bersticker and Newby-to-Melendez to close the game.
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Curry Kirkpatrick on dual-sport Heels Curry and Peppers in 2001:
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Carolina ran its signature Secondary Sweep action early on Senior Night against Duke in 1999. Senior Scott Williams gets the assist, while fellow senior Brad Frederick sets the key cross-screen to free Brendan Haywood for the slam.
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Best UNC 3-Point Shooter Tournament—Championship
No. 4 Wayne Ellington
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No. 6 Cam Johnson
69%#4: Wayne Ellington
31%#6: Cam Johnson
454 votes • Final resultsThe '05 Heels hit FSU with back-to-back "and-1s": the first on a workman-like secondary break hi-lo finish from Sean May; the second on a savage transition stuff from Marvin Williams.
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Carolina Way Friday: Volume 17, by @FreeportKid open.substack.com/pub/unccla…
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We've made it to the Final 4 of the "Greatest UNC 3-Point Shooter" voting.
Semifinal #2:
No. 6: Cam Johnson
vs.
No. 10: Brady Manek
71%#6: Cam Johnson
29%#10: Brady Manek
461 votes • Final resultsWe've made it to the Final 4 of the "Greatest UNC 3-Point Shooter" voting.
Semifinal #1:
No. 1 Hubert Davis
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No. 4 Wayne Ellington
46%#1: Hubert Davis
54%#4: Wayne Ellington
456 votes • Final resultsBest UNC 3-Point Shooter of All-Time: Elite 8
No. 6: Cam Johnson
vs.
No. 14 Danny Green
71%#6: Cam Johnson
29%#14: Danny Green
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Best UNC 3-Point Shooter of All-Time: Elite 8
No. 2: Jeff Lebo
vs.
No. 10 Brady Manek
34%#2: Jeff Lebo
66%#10: Brady Manek
256 votes • Final results 2,295
Best UNC 3-Point Shooter of All-Time: Elite 8
No. 4: Wayne Ellington
vs.
No. 5 Shammond Williams
82%#4: Wayne Ellington
18%#5: Shammond Williams
258 votes • Final results 2,024
Best UNC 3-Point Shooter of All-Time: Elite 8
No. 1: Hubert Davis
vs.
No. 9 Donald Williams
74%#1: Hubert Davis
26%#9: Donald Williams
297 votes • Final results 2
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After falling behind by 20 against Georgia Tech in the 1st half, David Noel and Tyler Hansbrough (with a career-high 40 points) helped the Heels storm back in the 2nd half.
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Best UNC 3-Point Shooter of All-Time: Sweet 16
Cam Johnson (41.1 3Pt% on 7.57 3PtAs / 40)
vs.
Reggie Bullock (38.7 3Pt% on 7.91 3PtAs / 40)
92%#6: Cam Johnson
8%#11: Reggie Bullock
210 votes • Final results 1,441
Best UNC 3-Point Shooter of All-Time: Sweet 16
Rashad McCants (41.5 3Pt% on 7.45 3PtAs / 40)
vs.
Danny Green (37.5 3Pt% on 6.80 3PtAs / 40)
48%#3: Rashad McCants
52%#14: Danny Green
233 votes • Final results 2
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Best UNC 3-Point Shooter of All-Time: Sweet 16
Dante Calabria (41.2 3Pt% on 5.88 3PtAs / 40)
vs.
Brady Manek (40.3 3Pt% on 8.19 3PtAs / 40)
22%#7: Dante Calabria
78%#10: Brady Manek
201 votes • Final results 1,223
Best UNC 3-Point Shooter of All-Time: Sweet 16
Jeff Lebo (42.8 3Pt% on 6.24 3PtAs / 40)
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Ty Lawson (40.3 3Pt% on 3.92 3PtAs / 40)
78%#2: Jeff Lebo
22%#18: Ty Lawson
197 votes • Final results 1,172
