#5 North Carolina Men's Basketball 2022-2023 Preview

 
 
North Carolina Tar Heels
 
2022-2023 Overall Rank: #5
Conference Rank: #1 ACC
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2021-22 Record: 29-10, 15-5
2021-22 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Hubert Davis
Coach Record: 29-10 at North Carolina, 29-10 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Brady Manek, Forward, 15.1 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.8 apg
Dawson Garcia, Forward, 9.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 0.7 apg
Kerwin Walton, Guard, 3.4 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 0.4 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Armando Bacot, Senior, Center, 16.3 ppg, 13.1 rpg, 1.5 apg
Caleb Love, Junior, Guard, 15.9 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.6 apg
RJ Davis, Junior, Guard, 13.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 3.6 apg
Leaky Black, Senior, Forward, 4.9 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.7 apg
Puff Johnson, Junior, Forward, 3.1 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 0.5 apg
 
Key New Players:
Pete Nance, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Northwestern
Tyler Nickel, Freshman, Guard
Will Shaver, Freshman, Forward
Seth Trimble, Freshman, Guard
Jalen Washington, Freshman, Forward
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 77.9 (32nd in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 71.3 (237, 12)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.7 (133, 9)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.5 (136, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.4 (80, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.8 (62, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 76.4 (25, 1)
Rebound Margin: 8.5 (3, 1)
Assists Per Game: 14.9 (53, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.7 (89, 9)
 
Madness 2023 NBA Draft Rankings:
#24 Caleb Love
#30 Armando Bacot