• The regular season concludes Saturday as two of the ACC Tournament’s top four seeds, Carolina and top-ranked Duke, face off in Durham.
• The game tips off at 6:35 p.m. ESPN will feature Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, and Kris Budden on the broadcast, with Noah Eagle and Nick Bahe providing the national radio commentary for Westwood One Sports.
• Currently holding a 24-6 overall record and a 12-5 mark in the ACC, the Tar Heels boast a strong run of four consecutive wins and 10 victories in their last 12 games. UNC has already locked in at least a share of fourth place in the conference standings, guaranteeing a double bye as the No. 4 seed for the ACC Tournament in Charlotte.
• Despite the absence of freshman forward Caleb Wilson, the team’s top scorer and rebounder, Carolina has triumphed in five of its last six matchups. Wilson sustained an injury at Miami on February 10 and consequently missed wins against Pitt, Syracuse, Louisville, Virginia Tech, and Clemson.
• Duke enters the game with an impressive 28-2 record, including 16-1 in the ACC. The Blue Devils have secured their 22nd regular-season ACC championship, a total that ranks second only to UNC’s 33 titles.
• Carolina previously bested Duke with a 71-68 victory in Chapel Hill on February 7, thanks to senior guard Seth Trimble’s game-winning three-pointer with just 0.4 seconds remaining.
SEASON TO DATE
• For the 66th time in program history, Carolina has achieved 20 or more wins in a season, with 56 of those instances occurring during the ACC’s 73-year existence.
• With 66 seasons boasting 20 or more victories, Carolina ranks second all-time, trailing only Kentucky (69) and ahead of Duke (60).
• The Tar Heels are on the cusp of their 42nd season with 25 or more wins, a national best. Kentucky holds the second spot with 39, followed by the Blue Devils with 37.
• This marks the 30th occasion the Tar Heels have secured 12 regular-season ACC victories. UNC has achieved 13 or more wins 18 times, including the last two seasons and three of the last four under the guidance of head coach Hubert Davis.
• Carolina currently holds the No. 17 ranking in the Associated Press poll, is 17th in Wins Above Bubble, and sits at No. 24 in the NET rankings.
• The Tar Heels have secured four victories against higher-ranked NET teams: No. 1 Duke, No. 13 Virginia, No. 15 Louisville, and No. 19 Kansas. Additionally, they have top-35 NET wins over Kentucky, Ohio State, and Clemson.
• This season marks only the second time UNC has defeated Kansas, Kentucky, and Duke in a single campaign, with the other instance occurring in 1981-82.
• Carolina’s victories against Duke and Virginia account for two of their opponents’ four combined losses in ACC competition. The Tar Heels’ resilient comeback win at Virginia on January 24 remains the sole instance of a visiting team winning on the Cavaliers’ home court this season.
• Out of their 30 games this season, the Tar Heels have had all three of their leading scorers – Caleb Wilson, Henri Veesaar, and Seth Trimble – in the lineup for just 15 contests, achieving an 11-4 record in those games.
• UNC recorded an 8-1 record during Trimble’s nine-game absence (November 11-December 16). They went 1-1 against Pitt and NC State without both Veesaar and Wilson, and remained undefeated at 4-0 without Wilson, securing wins over Syracuse, Louisville, Virginia Tech, and Clemson.
• For the first time since the ACC’s inception in 1953, all three of the Tar Heels’ top scorers have missed at least two games each. The only other season where two of the top three scorers missed at least six games each was 2019-20, when Cole Anthony was sidelined for 11 games and Brandon Robinson for nine, contributing to the Tar Heels’ 14-19 overall and 6-14 ACC finish.
• Carolina concluded its home schedule with an impeccable 18-0 record at the Smith Center, establishing new program records for both most home victories and the best undefeated home season.
• As of March 6, UNC and Saint Louis stood as the only teams nationwide with flawless 18-0 home records this season. A total of seven teams remained undefeated at home with at least 13 wins, including UNC, Saint Louis, St. Mary’s (16-0), Gonzaga (15-0), Duke (14-0), Cal Baptist (14-0), and Miami University (13-0).
• Under Davis’s leadership, the Tar Heels have compiled a 68-29 record in regular-season ACC play, making them second in total wins over the past five seasons. Duke leads with 80 victories, while Clemson and Virginia are tied for third with 62 each.
TRIMBLE’S SENIOR MOMENTS
• Senior Seth Trimble, one of just seven active players to have spent four seasons on an ACC roster, has enjoyed a remarkable final season.
• On November 7, he contributed 17 points in Carolina’s victory over Kansas, with Jayhawks’ head coach Bill Self specifically praising his exceptional defensive performance against Darryn Peterson.
• Tragically, just two days later, he suffered a broken left arm, sidelining him for the subsequent nine games.
• His return came on December 20 for the Ohio State game, where he made a crucial basket with 34 seconds left, securing the Tar Heels’ 71-70 win over the Buckeyes.
• In his first four games back, he matched career bests in assists, three-pointers made, and steals.
• He achieved a career first by scoring 20 points in back-to-back games, registering 20 against Florida State and 22 against SMU.
• Against Duke, he tallied 16 points, including the decisive three-pointer that sealed the 71-68 victory.
• During the penultimate week of the regular season, Trimble delivered a career-best 30 points in a 77-74 win against Louisville, followed by a 20-point performance in an 89-82 victory over Virginia Tech.
• Hailing from Menomonee Falls, Wis., Trimble earned ACC Player of the Week honors and was recognized as one of the USBWA’s National Players of the Week after his stellar performances against Louisville and Virginia Tech. He shot 18 of 28 from the field, accumulating 50 points and eight assists, marking his inaugural ACC Player-of-the-Week accolade.
• This season, Trimble is averaging a career-best 14.2 points, representing a 2.6 point increase per game from the previous season, building on his averages of 1.8 as a freshman, 5.2 as a sophomore, and 11.6 as a junior.
HOME FINALE
• Led by Luka Bogavac’s six three-pointers and season-high 20 points, UNC secured a 67-63 win over Clemson, culminating in an historic 18-0 undefeated home record for the season.
• Bogavac converted five of his six three-point attempts (a season-high for any Tar Heel) and contributed 17 points in the second half.
• Despite trailing Clemson 30-27 at halftime, UNC improved its record to 4-5 this season when coming from behind at the break, with previous comeback wins against Kansas, Virginia, and Duke.
• The Tar Heels’ 37.9% field goal percentage marked their lowest in a victory this season, surpassing their previous low of 38.8% against Radford.
• Carolina shot 44.4% from beyond the arc (12 of 27) but only 32.3% on two-point attempts (10 of 31).
• This game marked the first time since a 77-66 victory at Florida State on February 7, 2023, that Carolina connected on more three-pointers (12) than two-pointers (10).
• The game featured 10 lead changes, the highest number since an equal amount occurred on January 3 at SMU.
• Carolina was outscored 34-18 in the paint, with their 18 paint points being a season low. The minus-16 margin was the second-largest by an opponent this season (Miami previously outscored UNC 46-28 in the paint for an 18-point differential).
• The 67 points scored by the Tar Heels matched their lowest winning total this season, previously seen in a 67-64 victory at Kentucky.
UNC-DUKE
• Carolina holds a 146-120 all-time record against Duke, including a 51-57 mark in road games and 40-48 specifically in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
• While the Blue Devils claimed an 87-70 victory in Cameron last season, the Tar Heels have been successful in three of their last five visits to Duke, securing wins in 2021, 2022, and 2024.
• Head coach Hubert Davis has a 5-6 record against Duke, including a 2-2 mark at Cameron.
• This encounter marks the 89th time both teams have been ranked in the AP poll, with Carolina holding a 45-43 edge in such matchups.
• Carolina’s record against a No. 1-ranked Duke is 8-11. The Blue Devils last defeated Carolina as the top-ranked team with a 74-71 victory in the ACC Tournament semifinals in Charlotte last March.
• UNC’s most recent triumph over a No. 1 Duke team occurred on February 20, 2019, when the eighth-ranked Tar Heels defeated the top-ranked Blue Devils 88-72 in Durham, fueled by Luke Maye’s 30 points and 15 rebounds, and Cameron Johnson’s 26 points.
• Carolina has eight victories against No. 1-ranked Duke teams, including road wins on 1/12/1980, 1/18/1989, 3/4/2006, and 2/20/2019, home wins on 2/5/1992, 2/3/1994, and 2/5/1998, and a championship game victory in Greensboro on 3/8/1998.
• Carolina holds the NCAA record with 14 wins against No. 1-ranked teams (across all opponents), surpassing UCLA, which has 12.
• Carolina and Duke are consistently ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, in ACC history across various categories: overall wins, regular-season ACC wins, ACC Tournament wins, NCAA Tournament victories, Final Four appearances, and NCAA championships.
• In the past 45 seasons, Carolina and Duke have collectively made 28 Final Four appearances.
• Together, the Tar Heels and Blue Devils boast 11 NCAA championships, with Carolina claiming six titles (1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009, 2017) and Duke securing five (1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2015).
• Among current players, senior guard Seth Trimble has the most experience facing Duke, having played in eight games. He’s reached double figures four times, highlighted by his 16-point performance in the 71-68 Chapel Hill victory on February 7. In his three prior games at Duke, he scored six points in a sophomore win and 10 points last season.
• Jaydon Young recorded six points last season at Duke while playing for Virginia Tech, and James Brown (currently out for the season due to injury) contributed two points for the Tar Heels at Cameron a year ago.
• Henri Veesaar red-shirted during the 2023-24 season at Arizona, a year when the Wildcats defeated the Blue Devils 78-73 in Cameron.
ROUND ONE TO CAROLINA
• On February 7, Carolina triumphed over Duke with a 71-68 score in Chapel Hill.
• Seth Trimble’s clutch three-pointer from the right corner with 0.4 seconds remaining marked UNC’s latest game-winning shot since Luke Maye’s heroics against Kentucky with 0.3 seconds left in the 2017 NCAA Elite Eight.
• Trimble’s decisive basket was the first time Carolina had beaten Duke with a field goal inside 10 seconds since Dante Calabria’s tip-in with 6.5 seconds on January 31, 1996.
• This marked Carolina’s first game-winning play against Duke with under a second left since January 19, 1974, when Bobby Jones stole a pass at midcourt and made a buzzer-beating layup for a 73-71 UNC win.
• The three-point victory margin was Carolina’s narrowest against Duke since a 75-73 win on March 5, 2005, a game highlighted by Sean May’s 26 points and 24 rebounds, and Marvin Williams’ three-point play with 17 seconds left.
• The Tar Heels spent 37 minutes and 39 seconds trailing in the game, only seizing their first lead with Trimble’s game-winning shot.
• Trailing 29-41 at halftime and by as much as 13 points in the first half, Carolina engineered its biggest comeback from a halftime deficit this season, and its largest halftime rally since overcoming an 18-point deficit against Dayton last season.
• This victory represented Carolina’s greatest deficit overcome against Duke in at least the last 25 seasons.
• Carolina’s 33.3% shooting from the floor in the first half matched its lowest percentage in any half this season, but they surged to 60.7% in the second. This marked one of six instances this season the Tar Heels shot over 60% in the second half, winning five of those six games.
• Remarkably, Carolina won despite a 12-rebound deficit and being outscored in all five specialty statistics.
• The Tar Heels maintained ball control, committing just seven turnovers.
• Freshman forward Caleb Wilson paced the Tar Heels with 23 points, an impressive 17 of which were scored in the first half, where he accounted for 17 of UNC’s 29 points.
• Henri Veesaar registered all 13 of his points and nine of his 11 rebounds during the second half.
• Veesaar connected on his sole three-pointer to knot the game at 68 with 1:40 remaining.
• Freshman point guard Derek Dixon contributed two crucial late three-pointers and provided the assist for Trimble’s game-winner, one of his four for the night. His first three-pointer, at 5:53, narrowed Duke’s lead to four, while his second, at 2:25, brought UNC within three.
WITHOUT CALEB
• Phenomenal freshman Caleb Wilson participated in the initial 24 games before a hand injury forced him to miss the subsequent five contests.
• When Wilson was active, the Tar Heels posted a 19-5 record, averaging 81.9 points (82.5 in ACC play), shooting 47.7% from the field, maintaining a +5.1 rebound margin, and converting 68.8% of their free throws (with Wilson attempting 32.4% of the team’s free throws at 71.3% accuracy).
• The Tar Heels have gone 5-1 in Wilson’s absence, averaging 74.5 points, shooting 45.9% from the field, and outrebounding opponents by less than one per game during this stretch.
• During the initial 24 games, three Tar Heels averaged double-figure scoring: Wilson (19.8), Henri Veesaar (16.4), and Seth Trimble (13.5). In the most recent six games, four Tar Heels are averaging double digits, paced by Veesaar (17.5) and Trimble (15.8), with five players scoring 9.5 or more points.
• In Wilson’s final six games played (during which UNC was 5-1), the Tar Heels ranked 17th nationally in offensive efficiency and 56th defensively. In the last six games played without him, Carolina’s offensive efficiency ranks 56th and their defensive efficiency is 43rd.
• The last instance of Carolina’s top scorer missing six or more games was in 2019-20, when then-freshman Cole Anthony, who averaged 18.5 points, was sidelined for 11 games due to a knee injury.
HUBERT THE FIRST WITH FIVE
• Amassing 24 wins this season, Carolina has now achieved 20 or more victories a record 66 times in the ACC (Duke is second with 60).
• Nationally, Kentucky leads with 69 seasons of 20 or more wins, followed by UNC in second and Duke in third.
• Hubert Davis has made ACC men’s basketball history as the first coach to achieve 20 or more wins in each of his initial five seasons.
• Just three other ACC coaches – Duke’s Jon Scheyer, NC State’s Mark Gottfried, and Wake Forest’s Skip Prosser – have managed to win 20 or more games in their first four seasons.
• Bill Guthridge secured 20 or more wins in all three of his seasons as the Tar Heels’ head coach.
• Davis has guided the Tar Heels to 20 victories against nationally-ranked opponents, including nine against top-10 teams: No. 4 Duke, No. 4 Baylor, and No. 9 Duke in 2022; No. 6 Virginia in 2023; and No. 10 Tennessee, No. 7 Oklahoma, No. 7 Duke, No. 9 Duke in 2024, and No. 4 Duke in 2026.
CAROLINA & THE ACC
• The Atlantic Coast Conference is in its 73rd season of competition, with the Tar Heels being a charter member since the league’s inception in the 1953-54 season.
• Carolina stands alone as the only school with over 50 combined ACC men’s basketball championships (33 regular season and 18 Tournament titles). Duke follows with 45 (22 regular season, 23 Tournament), and NC State is third with 18 (seven regular season, 11 Tournament).
• Hubert Davis has steered the Tar Heels to ACC records of 15-5, 11-9, 17-3, 13-7, and 12-5. The 2023-24 team notably clinched Carolina’s 33rd regular-season title.
• Carolina boasts a 783-325 (.707) record in regular-season ACC games, with their 783 victories being the most in league history, ahead of Duke’s 753.
WILSON’S FABULOUS FRESHMAN SEASON
• Caleb Wilson earned a spot on the Late-Season Watch Lists for both the John R. Wooden National Player of the Year and Naismith Trophy. Earlier in the season, he was a candidate for the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year, Naismith National Defensive Player of the Year, USBWA’s Oscar Robertson Trophy, and Wayman Tisdale National Freshman of the Year awards.
• Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports recently honored Wilson as a second-team All-America selection. This makes Wilson the first Tar Heel freshman to achieve at least second-team All-America status since Tyler Hansbrough’s first-team selection by the Sporting News in 2006.
• Wilson is poised to rewrite significant portions of the Tar Heel record book, particularly in scoring, rebounding, 20-point performances, and double-doubles.
• He set a new UNC freshman record by scoring 20 or more points in six consecutive games (spanning from Georgetown to Florida State), surpassing Phil Ford’s previous record of five set in 1974-75.
• The 6-foot-10 Atlanta native also had another streak of five consecutive 20-point games, which concluded in the loss at Miami. He stands as the sole UNC freshman with two separate streaks of five or more 20-point games.
• Wilson has recorded 17 games with 20 or more points, including a season-best 26 at Stanford, exceeding Hansbrough’s freshman record. Hansbrough achieved 14 such games en route to first-team All-America and All-ACC honors in 2005-06.
• Wilson, Hansbrough, Rashad McCants, and Ford are the only UNC freshmen to have amassed 10 or more 20-point games.
20-Point Games by a UNC Freshman
Caleb Wilson, 2025-26 17
Tyler Hansbrough, 2005-06 14
Rashad McCants, 2002-03 12
Phil Ford, 1974-75 10
• Wilson leads the Tar Heels in scoring, rebounding, offensive rebounds, steals and free throws (made and attempted), is second in field goal percentage, blocks and assists per game and is fourth in assists.
• His scoring average of 19.8 points per game is on pace to set the UNC freshman record.
SINGLE-SEASON SCORING, UNC FRESHMAN
19.8 Caleb Wilson, 2025-26
18.9 Tyler Hansbrough, 2005-06
18.5 Cole Anthony, 2019-20
17.0 Rashad McCants, 2002-03
16.7 Joseph Forte, 1999-2000
• Hansbrough (2005-06) is the sole Tar Heel freshman to lead the team in both scoring and rebounding, also topping the team in steals that season. No UNC freshman has ever led the team in scoring, rebounding, blocks, and steals simultaneously. Wilson was previously leading in blocks but now trails Henri Veesaar by one after missing the last six games.
• Even with a six-game absence, Wilson has still outscored every other Tar Heel by 13 points.
• Joseph Forte (16.7 ppg in 1999-2000), McCants (17.0 in 2002-03), Hansbrough (18.9 in 2005-06), Harrison Barnes (co-leader at 15.7 in 2010-11), and Cole Anthony (18.5 in 2019-20) are the freshmen who have previously led UNC in scoring.
• Hansbrough (7.8 rpg in 2005-06), Antawn Jamison (9.7 in 1995-96), and J.R. Reid (7.4 in 1986-87) are the freshmen who have led UNC in rebounding.
• Wilson’s average of 9.4 rebounds is the second-highest by a UNC freshman, trailing only Jamison.
SINGLE-SEASON REBOUNDING, UNC FRESHMAN
9.7 Antawn Jamison, 1995-96
9.4 Caleb Wilson, 2025-26
8.3 Armando Bacot, 2019-20
7.8 Tyler Hansbrough, 2005-06
7.8 Sam Perkins, 1980-81
• He scored in double digits in his first 24 games and has recorded 11 double-doubles, ranking him second among Carolina freshmen. In 10 of his 11 double-doubles, he grabbed 12 or more rebounds, highlighted by a season-high 16 against Florida State.
Double-Doubles by a UNC Freshman
(all points and rebounds)
13 Antawn Jamison, 1995-96
11 Caleb Wilson, 2025-26
11 Armando Bacot, 2019-20
9 J.R. Reid, 1986-87
9 Sam Perkins, 1980-81
• Wilson ranks third in the ACC for rebounding and double-doubles, and fourth in both scoring and field goal percentage.
• Wilson and Duke’s Cameron Boozer are the sole players to rank in the top five of the ACC across scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage, and double-doubles.
VEESAAR MAKING ACC HISTORY
• Red-shirt junior center Henri Veesaar, who transferred from Arizona, leads the team in field goal percentage (61.1%), three-point accuracy (41.3%), and blocks (34), while also ranking second in scoring (16.5) and rebounding (8.4).
• Veesaar is on track to become the first player in ACC history to record 30 blocks, 30 three-pointers, and shoot 60% from the field in a single season.
• Averaging 1.2 three-pointers per game, Veesaar is also set to become the first ACC player to average at least 1.0 threes and maintain 60% shooting from the field in the same season.
• Veesaar is converting an impressive 68.3% of his two-point field goal attempts.
• Veesaar joins an elite group of only seven Tar Heels to achieve 30 three-pointers and 30 blocks in the same season, a list that includes Jerry Stackhouse (1994-95), Vince Carter (1997-98), Jawad Williams (2002-03), Danny Green (2007-08 and 2008-09), Luke Maye (2017-18), and Pete Nance (2022-23).
• Veesaar ranks 18th nationally with 53 dunks, and stands alone as the only player in the country to register 50 or more dunks and 30 or more three-pointers.
• The Estonian native almost achieved a second-half double-double in the victory over Duke. In the first half, as Duke established a 41-29 lead, Veesaar went 0 for 2 from the field, remained scoreless, grabbed two rebounds, and had a plus/minus of minus-20. However, he dramatically improved in the second half, converting six of seven shots, scoring 13 points, collecting nine rebounds, sinking the game-tying three-pointer with 1:40 left, and finishing with a plus-15 plus/minus.
• With 13 double-doubles—all being the first of his collegiate career—Veesaar ranks second in the ACC and 17th nationally. He had previously played 66 games over two seasons at Arizona.
• He also ranks second in the ACC and 20th nationally in field goal percentage, fifth in the ACC in rebounding, and tenth in points per game.
• Veesaar has reached double-figure scoring in 27 of his 28 games, with the sole exception being a seven-point performance against Virginia.
• As a Tar Heel, Veesaar has established multiple career highs, including points (26 vs. ETSU, Stanford, and Virginia Tech), field goals made (11 vs. VT), rebounds (15 vs. Georgetown), offensive rebounds (six vs. Florida State), blocks (five vs. NC Central), assists (five vs. Ohio State), and three-pointers made (four vs. ECU).
• He has seven 20-point performances this season: 26 against ETSU, Stanford, and Virginia Tech; 25 against Wake Forest; 24 against the Bonnies; 20 against Kansas; and 20 at Georgia Tech. Notably, he had only one 20-point game during his two seasons at Arizona.
• Veesaar leads UNC with a plus/minus of +342 and has recorded the team’s highest plus/minus in eight games, more than any other player.
HENRI FROM 3
• Henri Veesaar holds the distinction of being Carolina’s first 7-footer in history to successfully make multiple three-pointers.
• Veesaar is shooting 33 for 80 from three-point range, leading the team with a 41.3% three-point percentage.
• He ranks fourth on the team in total three-pointers made.
• Before this season, only two other seven-footers had made a single three-pointer each: Serge Zwikker in the ACC semifinals against Tim Duncan’s Wake Forest Demon Deacons on March 8, 1997, and Walker Kessler against Northeastern on February 17, 2021.
• Veesaar has connected on two or more three-pointers nine times this season, with a career-high of four coming against ECU.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
• Offensively, the Tar Heels are nationally ranked 17th in turnover percentage, 19th in assist/turnover ratio, 21st in turnovers per game, and 34th in offensive efficiency.
• Conversely, the Blue Devils lead the nation in defensive efficiency and are ranked fourth in offensive efficiency.
• Carolina ranks fourth in the ACC and 50th nationally in field goal percentage defense, limiting opponents to a combined 41.6% shooting from the field. They have held seven opponents under 35% and 12 opponents under 40%.
• This season, UNC is undefeated at 12-0, and 57-4 overall under head coach Hubert Davis, when restricting opponents to under 40% shooting from the field. In contrast, Carolina’s record this season is 1-4, and 7-19 under Davis, when opponents shoot 50% or better.
• The Tar Heel defense is also ranked 13th nationally in two-point field goal percentage defense (45.8%) and 39th in effective field goal percentage (47.9%).
THREES
• Carolina is currently averaging 8.53 three-pointers per game, placing it second all-time for a single season, just behind the 2018-19 squad that featured Cameron Johnson, Coby White, Kenny Williams, and Luke Maye.
• Five Tar Heels have each connected on at least 30 three-pointers: Luka Bogavac (49), Derek Dixon (38), Jonathan Powell (37), Henri Veesaar (33), and Kyan Evans (32).
• Against Clemson, Carolina hit 12 three-pointers, their highest total since making a season-best 13 against Notre Dame on January 21.
• The Tar Heels hold a 7-1 record this season when sinking 10 or more three-pointers (they made 12 in the loss at SMU, where the Mustangs hit 14).
MOST THREE-POINTERS MADE PER GAME
8.67 in 2018-19 (312 in 36 games)
8.53 in 2025-26 (256 in 30 games)
8.41 in 2021-22 (328 in 39 games)
8.29 in 2002-03 (290 in 35 games)
8.25 in 1982-83 (132 in 16 games – ACC games only)
• Carolina’s average of 24.9 three-pointers attempted per game is on pace to surpass the previous school record of 23.9 set in 2018-19.
• For only the second time in program history, UNC is projected to attempt more three-pointers than free throws, having launched 747 threes compared to 688 free throws. The last season this occurred was 2001-02.
• The Tar Heels attempted a season-high 34 three-pointers against Notre Dame and converted a season-best 13 against the Irish on January 21.
• UNC holds a 20-4 record when attempting 20 or more three-pointers, and a 4-1 record when attempting fewer than 20. One of those four wins was against Duke (19 attempts), notably sealed by a three-point game-winner.
MOST THREE-POINTERS ATTEMPTED PER GAME
24.90 in 2025-26 (747 in 30 games)
23.94 in 2018-19 (862 in 36 games)
23.49 in 2021-22 (916 in 39 games)
23.49 in 2002-03 (822 in 35 games)
22.95 in 2017-18 (849 in 37 games)
• The Tar Heels are sinking 8.53 three-pointers per game while permitting opponents 7.93. UNC is poised to make more three-point field goals than its opponents for the fifth consecutive year, a notable shift from the period between 2006-07 and 2019-20, during which they only outshot opponents from deep once (in 2012-13).
TURNOVERS
• Carolina has both committed and forced 285 turnovers this season.
• UNC’s average of 9.50 turnovers per game is the lowest in program history, improving upon the previous low of 10.08 set in 2023-24.
• This season, the Tar Heels have recorded fewer than five turnovers on three occasions (four at Virginia, two at Georgia Tech, and four vs. Pitt), marking the first time in UNC history they’ve had three such games in a single season. The 2014-15 squad had two games with four or fewer, and no other season saw more than one.
• With the recent win over Clemson, Carolina has had fewer than 10 turnovers in 13 games this season, winning 12 consecutive games and holding a 12-1 record in those contests.
• In each of their last five losses, Carolina has committed 10 or more turnovers.
• Factoring in this season, Hubert Davis’s teams account for the four lowest and five of the six lowest turnover-per-game averages in UNC history.
• The Tar Heels are forcing merely 9.50 turnovers per game, marking the lowest figure in a UNC season (surpassing the previous low of 9.7 in 2021-22). Carolina ranks 340th nationally in forced turnovers.
ASSIST/TURNOVERS
• Carolina’s assist/turnover ratio of 1.69 stands as the highest in UNC history, surpassing the previous record of 1.65 set in 2015-16.
• Remarkably, every player on the team who averages at least 10 minutes per game has a positive assist-to-turnover ratio.
• Since official turnover tracking began in 1979-80, this season would be the first where every player averaging double-digit minutes has more assists than turnovers.
• Among the eight players averaging 10 or more minutes, Jonathan Powell boasts the highest assist/turnover ratio at 2.56, followed by Kyan Evans (2.41), Derek Dixon (2.26), and Luka Bogavac (2.13).
• Caleb Wilson has tallied 64 assists against 47 turnovers, yielding a 1.36 assist/turnover ratio. He is the first Tar Heel since Luke Maye (2017-18 and 2018-19) to average 9.0 or more rebounds while also having more assists than turnovers; Maye remains the only other Tar Heel to achieve this feat.
WINS VS. LOSSES
• Here are some significant statistical comparisons highlighting the differences between Carolina’s 24 wins and six losses:
• UNC scores an average of 82.5 points in their victories compared to 72.2 points in their defeats.
• The Tar Heels concede 67.5 points in wins but 84.5 points in losses.
• Opponents have shot 52.2% from the field, including 49.2% from three-point range, in Carolina’s six losses, versus 39.1% from the field and 31.0% from three-point range in their 24 wins.
• Carolina maintains a +5.2 rebound margin in their wins, but records an even rebound total with opponents in their losses.
• In victories, Carolina makes 1.4 more three-pointers than their opponents, whereas opponents have averaged 2.9 more three-pointers in Carolina’s losses. The Tar Heels have been outscored by a combined 51 points from beyond the arc in those six losses.
IN-SEASON AWARDS
• Senior guard Seth Trimble became the second Tar Heel to be named ACC Player of the Week this season. Trimble achieved a career-best 30 points against Louisville, then added 20 points against Virginia Tech, leading UNC with four assists in each contest.
• Trimble was also recognized as one of the USBWA’s National Players of the Week.
• Freshman forward Caleb Wilson has garnered National Player of the Week accolades three times this season. He was among five players named National Player of the Week by the USBWA for November 3-9, received the award from Andy Katz at NCAA March Madness for his performance from December 15-21, and was selected by the Naismith Trophy for his play against Syracuse and Duke.
• Wilson also received ACC Freshman of the Week honors on three occasions, following games against Central Arkansas/Kansas, ETSU/Ohio State, and Syracuse/Duke.
• He is the first Tar Heel to claim three ACC Freshman-of-the-Week awards since Coby White received the honor five times in 2018-19.
• Following the Central Arkansas and Kansas games, Wilson was also named the ACC’s Co-Player of the Week.
• Wilson became the first Tar Heel freshman to also earn ACC Player of the Week honors since Cole Anthony in 2019-20.
• Wilson is the eighth Tar Heel to win ACC Player of the Week as a freshman, joining Jerry Stackhouse (1994), Antawn Jamison (1996), Rashad McCants (2003), Tyler Hansbrough (2006), Brandan Wright (2007), Coby White (2019), and Cole Anthony.
PRESEASON ALL-ACC, POLL
• At the ACC’s preseason media day in Charlotte, the media projected the Tar Heels to finish third in the 18-team Atlantic Coast Conference.
• Caleb Wilson received votes for the league’s preseason All-ACC second team and was also named to the All-Freshman team.
• UNC commenced the season ranked No. 25 nationally in the Associated Press preseason poll.
• This marks the 69th season in the 78-year history of the AP poll that the Tar Heels have appeared in the rankings at some point.
HUBERT DAVIS: YEAR FIVE
• The 2025-26 season represents Hubert Davis’s fifth year as the head coach for the University of North Carolina, and his 14th overall as a member of the coaching staff at his alma mater.
• He holds the distinction of being the only head coach in ACC men’s basketball history to achieve 20 or more wins in each of his initial five seasons.
• Davis, 55 (turning 56 on May 17, 2026), has garnered both National and ACC Coach-of-the-Year awards, guided the Tar Heels to a national championship game appearance, accumulated 120 wins, posted a 68-29 record, secured 27 road victories in ACC regular-season play, claimed a regular-season ACC title, and earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Only one other team has achieved more ACC wins over the past five seasons.
• Two of his standout players, RJ Davis and Armando Bacot, hold the second and third positions, respectively, in UNC’s all-time scoring records, breaking numerous other records and earning national and All-ACC accolades.
• Carolina achieved its 100th victory under Davis during the 2025 ACC Tournament, positioning him as the third-fastest coach in UNC history and sixth-fastest in ACC history to reach the century mark. Only Vic Bubas of Duke, Roy Williams and Frank McGuire of UNC, Skip Prosser of Wake Forest, and Lefty Driesell of Maryland reached 100 wins in fewer games than Davis, who accomplished it in 143 contests.
• Under Davis’s leadership, Carolina boasts an 8-3 record in NCAA Tournament games, featuring victories over three national championship-winning coaches (Baylor’s Scott Drew, Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, and Michigan State’s Tom Izzo) and three other coaches who have led teams to the Final Four (Marquette’s Shaka Smart, UCLA’s Mick Cronin, and San Diego State’s Brian Dutcher).
• Davis has guided the Tar Heels to 20 victories against nationally-ranked opponents, including nine against top-10 teams: No. 4 Duke, No. 4 Baylor, and No. 9 Duke in 2022; No. 6 Virginia in 2023; and No. 10 Tennessee, No. 7 Oklahoma, No. 7 Duke, No. 9 Duke in 2024, and No. 4 Duke in 2026.
TAR HEELS IN THE NBA
• Eleven former Tar Heels were featured on NBA Opening Day rosters or are currently active in the league, including Cole Anthony (Phoenix), Harrison Barnes (San Antonio), Tony Bradley (Indiana), Harrison Ingram (San Antonio), Cameron Johnson (Denver), Walker Kessler (Utah), Caleb Love (Portland), Pete Nance (Milwaukee), rookie Drake Powell (Brooklyn), Day’Ron Sharpe (Brooklyn), and Coby White (Charlotte).
• Leaky Black (Washington/Capital City) and Cormac Ryan (Milwaukee/Wisconsin) recently inked two-way contracts. Black notably started and scored 16 points for the Wizards in their Thursday game against Utah.
• Additionally, several other Carolina alumni are competing in the G League: Garrison Brooks (Birmingham), RJ Davis (South Bay), and Ingram (Austin).
• A minimum of twelve Tar Heels are pursuing professional basketball careers internationally, including Armando Bacot (Turkey), Ty Claude (Serbia), Isaiah Hicks (South Korea), Brice Johnson (Dominican Republic), Christian Keeling (Finland), Nassir Little (Japan), Brady Manek (China), Luke Maye (Japan), James Michael McAdoo (Japan), Kennedy Meeks (Taiwan), J.P. Tokoto (Poland), and Jae’Lyn Withers (The Netherlands).
CAROLINA-DUKE A RATINGS HIT
• The Tar Heels’ 71-68 victory against Duke on February 7 captivated audiences, becoming ESPN’s most-watched college men’s basketball game in the past four seasons.
• The broadcast attracted an average of 3.5 million viewers, peaking at 4.8 million.
UNBEATEN AT HOME
• Carolina concluded its season at the Smith Center with a perfect 18-0 record, marking the highest number of home wins in any of Carolina Basketball’s 116 seasons.
• This achievement represents the 24th time Carolina has completed an undefeated home season, with 12 of those seasons featuring 10 or more home victories.
• The former record for most undefeated home wins was 16 in 2016-17, a season where the Tar Heels went 15-0 at the Smith Center and defeated Notre Dame in Greensboro, a game the NCAA designated as a home contest (unlike prior UNC games held in the Greensboro Coliseum).
• Carolina’s current 18-game home winning streak, all achieved this season, is the longest at the Smith Center since a 22-game run that commenced with a victory over Miami on February 20, 2016, and concluded with a loss to Wofford on December 20, 2017.
CAROLINA’S Undefeated Home Records
18-0 – 2025-26
16-0 – 2016-17 (15-0 at Smith Center, 1-0 at Greensboro Coliseum)
15-0 – 2004-05, 2010-11
13-0 – 1986-87
12-0 – 1992-93
11-0 – 1937-38
10-0 – 1923-24, 1925-26, 1927-28, 1955-56, 1977-78
9-0 – 1934-35, 1968-69, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1978-79, 1983-84
8-0 – 1956-57
7-0 – 1917-18, 1920-21, 1922-23, 1960-61
6-0 – 1958-59
500+ WINS IN THE SMITH CENTER
• This season marks the 41st year of the Tar Heels playing in the Dean E. Smith Center.
• UNC’s victory over Wake Forest on January 10 represented the program’s 500th win in the Smith Center.
• Carolina maintains a 507-90 record in regular-season and NIT games played at the Smith Center.
• Carolina boasts an 84.9% winning percentage in games at the Smith Center. Among ACC teams with 500 or more wins in their current venue, only Duke has a higher winning percentage.
• In ACC games played at the Smith Center, Carolina holds a 266-71 (.789) record.
• UNC has played 46.6% of its home games, or 597 out of 1,281, in the Smith Center.
• Carolina has faced 154 distinct opponents in regular-season or NIT games hosted at the Smith Center.