Adrian Atkinson

Launching a new Carolina newsletter! Check it out at the link. The first "Game of the Week" will be sent out on Tuesday; hope you'll come along for the ride. Welcome to Carolina Classics Club! , by @FreeportKid open.substack.com/pub/uncclassic…

@UNCisFamily Almost in the double blowout vs. Duke in ‘98 (4 for Jamison, 3 for VC). Would have had it if Vince had finished that Cota off-the-backboard pass.

@FreeportKid Surprised Vince and Antawn never did it.

This is the first time in UNC history that a pair of teammates (Wilson and Veesaar) have each had 5 dunks in the same game. Only two other times have a pair of teammates even had 4 dunks each in the same game: Stackhouse/Wallace vs. Texas in ‘95 and Wilson/Veesaar vs. Kansas.

@Wipps Ha, 6 for Sheed and 2 for Stack—if you weight them for style/degree of difficulty, that one moves way up the list.

@FreeportKid Per highlights and memory Sheed/Stack had 20 dunks each at Duke in ‘94

Yeah, Wright with 75 in 2007 is the “official” record for the era in which I have complete dunk data (since 2003-04). I have 32 of the 34 games from 1995, and Rasheed Wallace had 85 dunks in those games (and certainly some more in the two missing ones).

@JodyZeugner Yes! Knew I whiffed on a couple of those pre-ACC names.

@FreeportKid Jim Jordan is a first-teamer - A-A on 1946 NCAA finalists, Patterson Medal winner, in the rafters Coy Carson - only 15 PPG scorer (1949) between Glamack in 1941 and 1952

In honor of the Derek Dixon commitment, what might Carolina’s all-time same-letter team look like? Justin Jackson George Glamack Cartwright Carmichael Bill Bunting Ray Respess Nemo Nearman Bob Bennett Brian Bersticker Bruce Buckley Joel James D’Marco Dunn

@seth_taylor Deep cut!

@jworkmoore All-Alliteration Team

@FreeportKid Does Phil Ford count? 😀😀😀

@unc9876 Ha, and Phil Phord

This action probably looks pretty familiar to long-time Carolina fans.

Drake Powell's sense of exploration with his pull-up jumper is paying off. Points per pull-up attempt: - 27th %ile in EYBL 16-U - 39th %ile in EYBL 17-U - 71st %ile as a HS senior. Able to get low on set ups and take long gathers while staying on balance. More consistent squaring of shoulders with added core strength will mean further gains. The leap in competition at UNC will be an adjustment, but I buy the progress over time.

Yesterday we voted on the greatest/most impactful players in UNC history. Today, it is simply a vote for your favorite players/the guys you liked the most. Thanks for helping to crowd-source these lists! all-our-ideas.citizens.is/group/473/

We've been rolling out the Tar Heel hoops Top 100 at @InsideCarolina over the past couple of weeks. Go to the following link to vote and make your voice heard on a crowd-sourced version: all-our-ideas.citizens.is/group/412/

@DeanO_Lytics Awesome!

I joined ESPN in 2011 to help build their fledgling Analytics group. We got a lot done before I left in 2014. Since then, several people I worked with carried the group forward. ESPNAnalytics.com shows off some of what they've done. And now I'm very happy to rejoin them.

@Joey_Powell @RellDMC Yes! Facebook (I know, I know) is especially bad about this sort of thing.

@RellDMC Ha, Freudian slip after seeing all these North Carolina gambling ads?

Gambling State now has the highest NCAA tournament winning percenrage of all time.

@awaytoworthy @BrendanRMarks Haywood’s 2001 defensive season was one of the best in Carolina history, too. A legitimate game-changer on that end as a rim protector.

@BrendanRMarks The fact they split in 2001 is a credit to Forte. Goodness gracious those rosters.

Not only will North Carolina at Duke be the 50th top-10 matchup between the rivals but… It will be the first time since 2012 they meet with at least a share of the ACC regular season title on the line.

@akillesheel17 Right, I think “bench energy guy” is his ceiling at this point. Some younger players evolve into a more prominent role, though some guys (like Marcus Ginyard, I’d argue) are best-suited for that role even when they get a larger one.

@FreeportKid difference is Withers is already like 23 and not 18/19 😅

Jae’Lyn Withers has reminded me of the 2006 version of Quentin Thomas this season: • often makes an impactful/energetic contribution that leads to a spurt/scoring run • plus/minus darling • erratic/inconsistent enough that he can’t be trusted on the floor in key moments

@JvRich_ @twmarks_ Haha, literally responsible for all 6 points by allowing a putback and committing two fouls.

@FreeportKid @twmarks_ okonkwo came in around the 3 minute mark of the first half against virginia and directly led to a 6-0 run

Through 16 ACC games this season, the UNC bench has (from an on-court/off-court perspective) ranged from: Actively Helpful: Withers: +8.1 Trimble: +2.7 Not Hurting the Team: Washington: +0.2 Get the Starters Back to the Table ASAP: Okonkwo: -30.6 Wojcik: -37.1 High: -65.6