#27 North Carolina Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
North Carolina Tar Heels
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #27
 
Conference Rank: #3 ACC
 
 
2022-23 Record: 20-13, 11-9
2022-23 Postseason: None
Coach: Hubert Davis
Coach Record: 49-23 at North Carolina, 49-23 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Caleb Love, Guard, 16.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.8 apg
Pete Nance, Forward, 10.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 1.7 apg
Leaky Black, Forward, 7.3 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.5 apg
Puff Johnson, Forward, 4.1 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 0.4 apg
D’Marco Dunn, Guard, 2.7 ppg, 0.7 rpg, 0.2 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
RJ Davis, Senior, Guard, 16.1 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 3.2 apg
Armando Bacot, Senior, Center, 15.9 ppg, 10.4 rpg, 1.4 apg
Jalen Washington, Sophomore, Forward, 2.2 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 0.1 apg
Seth Trimble, Sophomore, Guard, 1.8 ppg, 0.8 rpg, 0.6 apg
 
Key New Players:
Elliot Cadeau, Freshman, Guard
Zayden High, Freshman, Forward
Harrison Ingram, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Stanford
James Okonkwo, Junior, Forward, Transfer from West Virginia
Cormac Ryan, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Notre Dame
Jae’Lyn Withers, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Louisville
Paxson Wojcik, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Brown
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 76.2 (70th in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 70.9 (199, 9)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.4 (245, 13)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.4 (153, 6)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.1 (207, 9)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 31.2 (318, 15)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.2 (80, 8)
Rebound Margin: 5.4 (26, 2)
Assists Per Game: 12.0 (264, 13)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.8 (37, 6)