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Table of contents

4 WILL GRAVES
Graves looks to pick up the pieces from a turbulent
sophomore season and rebound in his junior year.

5 TYLER ZELLER
UNC’s seven-footer is ready to take up some of the
slack left by his former teammate, Tyler Hansbrough.

6
COVER STORY:
OUT OF THE SHADOWS
The Tar Heels are highly rated, mostly because of
large and untested talent.

8 FRESHMEN
UNC’s talented five-player freshman class will have
plenty of chances to see action in 2009-10.

9 CONNECTICUT GAME PREVIEW

After being blown out last season, UNC women’s
basketball is eyeing their rematch with the Huskies.

10 FRONTCOURT
Roy Williams has lots of big men to keep
happy, but he doesn’t mind the burden.
Deon Thompson (21) and North Carolina enter the season ranked in the top 10, despite losing four of five starters from the 2008-09 NCAA
national championship team. The Tar Heels open their season with Isaiah Thomas’ Florida International team at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9.

Expectations still high for UNC

DTH FILE PHOTO

11 BACKCOURT
Larry Drew II is the only known starter,
but the wings are up in the air.
By Powell LAtimer
Sports Editor
In the weeks leading up to the
start of the 2009-10 men’s basket-
ball season, Roy Williams did a
expectations on UNC that Williams
wouldn’t.
“I told our kids it’s probably
because we made everybody look
so bad in 2006 that they don’t
Marcus Ginyard, a lockdown
defender and senior who redshirt-
ed last season with a stress fracture,
returns for his final year.
And there’s also a talented five-
year player was one of the fresh-
men in 2005.
“There’s no doubt, to hear from
someone who’s been through pretty
much exactly what they’re going to

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series of double takes.
North Carolina’s head coach
looked at three magazines that
published preseason rankings, and
in each one, there North Carolina
sat: No. 4 in one, No. 4 again and
No. 5 in another.
Williams didn’t know what to
TIMELINE think.
ACC TEAM PREVIEWS: “It ’s unbelie vable to me,”
Williams said. “That was where I
would expect us to be picked in our
14 100 years timeline & Maryland league, and that’s where we were
want to get caught that way again,”
Williams said
Maybe ol’ Roy’s just mad he
won’t get to use the low expecta-
tions of the national media as a
motivational technique.
“It’s really hard to beat that drum
when you go in there Saturday
morning and say, ‘Alright guys,
nobody thinks we’re going to be
any good. We lost four starters,’”
Williams said.
“And some freshman says, ‘Coach
player freshman class of shoot- go through, it probably makes it a
ing guards Dexter Strickland and little easier for them to see some of
Leslie McDonald and three long the things that we’re going to try
and capable forwards in John to tell them and try to get in their
Henson and twins David and heads” Ginyard said.
Travis Wear. “And to see that coming from
All told, things look surprisingly someone they know has been
similar to 2006 — except with the through it is always good.”
tremendous talent of Davis in the But at any rate, it is probably
post thrown in.
And it helps for certain that
safe to say that North Carolina
won’t be underestimated by any
Ginyard is still around. The fifth- opponent this season.

15 Georgia Tech & Clemson picked in the nation.”

2009-10 MEN’s
I thought we were ranked fourth in
That’s a North Carolina team the nation?’
17 Duke that lost four starters — its top four “I used that card a little bit in
18 Boston College & NC State scorers from last year’s national 2006, but can’t use that card any- Basketball Schedule
championship squad. more.”
19 Virginia Tech & Virginia The leading returning scorer is And while Williams plays down Date Time Opponent Tv
20 Miami & Florida State Deon Thompson, with just 10.6 his team’s considerable talent, that
points per game. talent overshadows his dismay at
21 Wake Forest After UNC won the nation- the high expectations. Mon. Nov. 9 7 p.m. vs. Florida International ESPNU

16
al championship in 2005, the “I mean, people respect us Wed. Nov. 11 9 p.m. vs. N.C. Central ESPNU
national media predicted that regardless because we’re North
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: the Tar Heels would experience a Carolina, and just the program has Sun. Nov. 15 4 p.m. vs. Valparaiso FSS
SEASON PREVIEW massive championship hangover
the next season.
that respect,” Larry Drew II said.
“And I mean we’re young this year,
Thu. Nov. 19 9:15 p.m. vs. Ohio State (NYC) ESPN2
UNC lost five players from last season, In that season, the Tar Heels but we’re still going to go out and Fri. Nov. 20 TBA vs. TBA (NYC) TBA
but Sylvia Hatchell still has high goals. had even fewer returning — an play Carolina basketball, and we’re Mon. Nov. 23 7:30 p.m. vs. Gardner-Webb FSS
unproven Reyshawn Terry, a David going to compete.”
Noel who had never shown scor- Thompson returns as a double- Sun. Nov. 29 6:45 p.m. vs. Nevada Fox Net
The Daily Tar Heel ing potential, and some freshman figure scorer, Tyler Zeller is back Tue. Dec. 1 9 p.m. vs. Mich. State ESPN
Sports Editor: Powell Latimer named Tyler Hansbrough. as a seven-footer who showed real
Picked sixth in the ACC to start promise before breaking his wrist Sat. Dec 5 12:30 p.m.at Kentucky ESPN
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SportSaturday Editor: David Reynolds the season, the Tar Heels went on to early in the season and Ed Davis Sat. Dec. 12 7:30 p.m. vs. Presbyterian TBA
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Will Graves refocuses after his suspension

By Anna Kim
Senior Writer
Will Graves keeps his national
championship ring within arm’s
reach of his pillow.
It also reminds him of the oppor-
tunity he allowed to slip through
his hands.
“From a fan’s perspective, I’m
in the best position ever because
I don’t think any other fan in the
world has a ring,” Graves said. “And
then from a player perspective, it’s
humbling. I would have loved to
have been out there on the floor to
earn it.”
Last February, the backup
guard received a suspension
from the team after violating an
undisclosed team rule. Coach Roy
Williams issued a statement citing
that Graves “did not maintain the
standards we expect of a Carolina
basketball player.”
When asked about the specifics
of the violation, Graves declined to
offer any more details.
“I did some things that a Carolina
basketball player is not supposed to
do,” he said.
So he missed out on what North
Carolina players very occasion-
ally get to do — play for and win a
national title.
“I was there with the team in
spirit,” he said. “But I wasn’t able
to be on the court with the team.”
While continuing to practice
with the team, Graves spent the
final 18 games of the season on the
bench.
Prior to his suspension, Graves
had a meager impact on the
team, averaging 4 points and 2.6
rebounds a game. But this season,
Graves is in position to step up as
an integral player on the perimeter
in the absence of Wayne Ellington,
Danny Green, Ty Lawson and
Bobby Frasor.
Graves added that he would
also like to focus on maturing into
a defensive stopper to aid senior
Marcus Ginyard on the other end
of the court.
“I’ve been playing basketball
since I was 4,” he said. “I just go
out there and try to live for the
moment. And it sounds like a great
opportunity for Carolina basketball
to need a shooter.”
As a redshirt junior, Graves’
experience has the potential to be
an otherwise scarce asset on the
young team.
That is, Ginyard said, depending
on what comes from Graves’ expe-
rience off of it.
“I just hope that he learned
when you’re a part of a team like
this, even your individual choices
and your individual actions have
effects on other people,” Ginyard
said.
“And for this team to be able to
do what we want to do, everybody’s
got to be on the same page.”
Graves assured his teammates
that he had turned a page and
recommitted himself to a new
ending. Forward Deon Thompson
could understand why.
“Having to sit on the side-
lines and watch us win a national
championship, things like that
can maybe light a fire in him to
want to help this team this year,”
Thompson said. dth File photo
“I definitely hope he learns from Will Graves needs to add outside scoring, as he is the main candidate to
that experience and just doesn’t fill in for the departed Wayne Ellington’s shooting in the starting lineup.
go back down that road he went
down.” “I always try to come out with But just as nobody can place
Graves’ suspension never seemed a smile on my face and move for- themselves in Graves’ shoes, nobody
to muffle his vocal presence around ward,” he said. “Learn from my can walk in them for him either.
the team. For expectant fans at the mistakes.” Or take him where he wants to
Smith Center, Graves’ hoots, barks Ginyard said that Graves is go.
and cries of, “Here we go,” often still earning back the trust of “It added fuel to the fire to come
heralded the team’s arrival at every his teammates. Thompson said out here and lead a young team to
home game. he could not imagine being in another national championship,”
The same upbeat attitude, he said, Graves’ situation. Graves said.
is one that will persist as he seeks to “I don’t think anybody from the With his suspension behind
earn the trust of a new team by play- outside looking in could put them- him, he knows there is only one
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After injuries, Zeller ready for larger role
Sophomore bulked up in off-season “It just happened today — somebody
By David Reynolds
Senior Writer
Even six months removed from
North Carolina’s final game of
2009, center Tyler Zeller is still hav-
ing trouble adjusting to life without
one of last year’s departed stars.
Well, not quite that player in
particular, just his dominating
popularity.
Namely, Zeller’s still unfamiliar
with responding to something that
seems like second nature to just
about everyone — his first name.
“ I t j u s t h a p p e n e d t o d ay.
Somebody yelled ‘Tyler,’ and I
didn’t look for a second. And I’m
like, ‘Dang, that’s me,’” Zeller said.
It’s easy to forgive him for his
deference to that other Tyler.
After all, Tyler Hansbrough left
North Carolina as one of the greats
in program and college basketball
history, ranking first in the UNC
record books in points, rebounds
and free throws. That’s not to men-
tion his national player of the year
accolades as a junior, or his four
first-team All-ACC selections.
And for an encore in his senior
season, Hansbrough cemented his
legend by capturing the Tar Heels’
fifth NCAA title.
Zeller, meanwhile, hasn’t proved
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He broke his left wrist in
UNC’s game against Kentucky in
November, costing him most of his
freshman season. He didn’t return
until late February in a game
against N.C. State.
And even after he came back,
Zeller never seemed to get comfort-
able in the offense the rest of the way,
and he played only a minor role in
UNC’s championship run.
Zeller averaged just 3.1 points
and two rebounds per game in
limited minutes.
“Going back to last year, it was
a great experience, and I learned a
lot. But I never felt in the flow of
the game,” Zeller said. “When I did,
it was kind of one of those things
that I would get in the flow for a
little bit and then I’d get out of it.”
But with a full offseason of pickup
games in Chapel Hill, Zeller said, he
feels much more integrated within
the team’s framework, and he’s com-
fortable again on the court.
UNC’s other big bodies down
low have noticed the change.
He received praise from Sean
May, Deon Thompson and Ed
Davis for his work in the offsea-
son. They also talked about his
threat in the Tar Heels’ up-tempo
Basketball 2009-10
yelled ‘Tyler’ and I didn’t look for a
second. And I’m like, ‘Dang, that’s me.’”
Tyler Zeller, Sophomore center
offense.
“I think people just got a little
glimpse about how good he really
is,” Thompson said. “He’s really tal-
ented, being seven-foot and to be
able to run the floor and be able to
score as quick as he does with jump
hooks.”
Davis said that Zeller’s more
than back to where he was before
the injury and that his frontcourt
partner should be able to contrib-
ute significantly to the offense.
“He’s gotten much better since
the first day,” Davis said. “He got
that much better at everything.
His shots are getting better and his
explosiveness is getting better.”
But Zeller worked on more than
just honing his basketball skills in
the time he had away from orga-
nized team activities. Weight gain
was also a priority for the 2008
Mr. Basketball out of Indiana, who
weighed just 212 pounds when he
arrived on campus.
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That weight gain should pay
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Clemson’s Trevor Booker or Wake
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Zeller admitted he was pushed
around last season when going for
rebounds but added that he feels
much stronger on the court now.
But defense isn’t the only place
Zeller’s extra muscle should help.
“It’s going to help him be
able to hold guys off in the post,”
Thompson said. “Seal guys off, get
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number crunching
At the outset of the 2008-09 season, North Carolina’s out-
look on paper seemed downright rosy. After losing four of
five starters, the Tar Heels have a host of question marks to
start the 2009-10 season.
Out of the
SHADOWS
N
orth Carolina’s 2009
team left behind an
NCAA title trophy, a
retired jersey and an impressive
legacy. The 2009-10 squad now
gets to follow that act.
By mike ehrlich
senior Writer
F
or seventh-year head coach
Roy Williams, the 2009-10
North Carolina basketball
season will not begin with the first
game (against Florida International
on Nov. 9).
Or with the first exhibition, or even
with Late Night with Roy.
This season began long before any
of that, with a conversation and a con-
clusion.
Actually it was an extended series
of conversations with no players, no
opponents and no wives. Williams and
his staff took a three-day retreat for
some uninterrupted discussion about
defending his team’s latest national
championship.
“We talked for 18 hours, just basket-
ball, and the biggest conclusion was:
We don’t know,” Williams said. “We
don’t know what we have.”
It might be uncertain exactly what
the Tar Heels have this year, but it is
glaringly obvious what they do not
have. All you’ll have to do is look up
into the rafters for a reminder.
“For the last four years, one thing
that we did come to expect was that
Tyler (Hansbrough) was going to get
after it harder than anybody else out
there,” senior Marcus Ginyard said.
Replacing a guy that the folks at The
Sporting News named college basket-
ball’s athlete of the decade will be a tall
task for UNC’s post. In fact, the Tar
Heels haven’t even gotten accustomed
to his absence.
“I actually keep looking for him,”
Williams said. “You know, where’s
Waldo? Where’s Tyler?”
Hansbrough isn’t the only Tar Heel
gone M.I.A. UNC is also missing Final
Four Most Outstanding Player Wayne
Ellington, an excellent defender and
3-point shooter in Danny Green
and the catalyst to the 2009 title, Ty
Lawson.
All in all, nearly 75 percent of
UNC’s scoring from a year ago has
been erased. That leaves some pretty
large shoes to fill.
I
t is a scenario that begs com-
parison to the 2006 team,
which was charged with the
similar task of defending a national
championship without its four best
players from the year before.
MOVED ON
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TEAM
’09 -’10
TEAM 1 10.6 ppg 438 games 7 28%
But upon a closer look, there is
a major difference between 2010
and 2006. In ’06, it wasn’t just that
Williams and the Tar Heels didn’t
quite know what they had; they hardly
even knew who they had.
Their most dependable return-
ing player was a forward — David
Noel — who averaged 3.9 points per
game, and nobody else had logged any
crunch-time minutes. The result was
three freshmen named Marcus, Tyler
and Bobby starting in their very first
collegiate game.
Ginyard, the only player to be in
Chapel Hill for both title defenses,
said the team is better equipped this
time around.
“It’s definitely a completely differ-
ent situation,” Ginyard said. “There’s
no doubt that there’s a lot of pieces
missing from last year’s team, just as
there was from the 2005 team. But
there’s no question we are return-
ing more contributors to this team
from the national championship last
year.”
F
or this year’s Tar Heels, the
uncertainty is less funda-
mental and therefore more
complex.
Sure, they return two senior leaders
in Ginyard and Deon Thompson. But
one hasn’t participated in a real game
since early January, and the other one
has never been top dog.
And sure, North Carolina’s got a
seven-footer who can run the floor.
But Tyler Zeller missed 13 weeks
with a broken wrist and, justifiably,
appeared lost upon his return midway
through the ACC slate.
The best returning shooter was
suspended from the team in early
February for violating team rules
and had to watch from the bench as
his teammates stormed through the
NCAA Tournament.
And the guy slated to direct all of
these parts from the crucial point
guard spot might be the biggest ques-
tion mark of them all, as he looked
overwhelmed as a backup in his first
year.
“Previous teams before, you kind
of could look and see what you were
going to get,” Thompson said. “You
could see how the team was going
to score, how they could get defense,
where the points are going to come
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Average points by Team’s previous
PERCENT OF
RETURNING LEADING COMBINED Total number of
STARTERS RETURNING GAME UPPERCLASSMEN SCORING
SCORER EXPERIENCE RETURNING
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from.
“But with this team you just don’t
know. It’s just ’cause it’s so wide open,
and so many different types of talents
and different types of players.”
But wait, how can there be this
many question marks on a team that
all the experts are still expecting to be
among the top five or 10 teams in the
nation?
Well, that same question has
Williams baffled this preseason.
“I picked up three magazines and
we’re (Nos.) 4, 4 and 5. That was
where I would expect us to be picked
in our league, and that’s where we
were picked in the nation.
“So I told our kids, it’s probably
because we made everybody look so
bad in 2006, that they don’t want to
get caught that way again.”
T
he real basis for the preseason
hype is probably a little more
concrete than that. It’s likely
because for every question mark North
Carolina has, it’s also got its fair share
of exclamation points.
Forward Ed Davis was projected to
be a top-five pick in the NBA Draft,
but he elected to return for his sopho-
more season, and he spent the sum-
ED
mer working on improving his inside
scoring.
Ginyard was able to overcome his
injury and some taunts about his old
DAVIS
age to be what Williams called “the
star of the show” in the offseason fit-
ness tests. He worked on his outside
shooting stroke during the offseason,
DEON
which, if improved, would make him
a much more complete player.
And Larry Drew II said he’s
approaching the season with more
We talked for 18 hours, just basketball, and the
THOMPSON
confidence in a role that he knows is
his to lose.
Plus, there are three very talented
biggest conclusion was: We don’t know.”
freshman bigs who are champing at
the bit to get on the court. And they
-Roy Williams
know that their older teammates have
been to the promised land.
“You just lead by example, people
will follow,” Thompson said.
“I’m definitely going to bring the
effort every day on the court, in the
weight room. But definitely just being
more vocal … on a team like this one
with so many younger guys that are
willing to listen to someone that’s
older.”
This rare mix of returning talent
and nagging uncertainty makes this
preseason unique.
S
o where will the points come
from this year for the Tar
Heels? Will Drew take care of
the ball? Can freshman John Henson
be effective on the perimeter? Can Will
Graves be both effective and reliable?
Does UNC even have a true shooting
guard?
The truth is, Williams was right.
The biggest conclusion that can be
made about these Tar Heels is that it’s
too early to know.
But that only leaves room to learn
as the season begins.
“I think it’s very exciting,” Ginyard
said. “One because yeah, we don’t
know. But two, we know we’re good
LARRY DREW II
enough to get it done.”
DTH FILE PHOTOS
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Three forwards highlight freshman class

Henson, Wear twins add post depth “They’re not expected to come in and win
By Jordan mason
Staff Writer
The last time North Carolina
won a national championship, the
Tar Heels were rewarded the fol-
lowing season by dropping com-
pletely off the preseason Top 25
Associated Press Poll.
The team did lose 91 percent of
its scoring and 184 of 185 games
started from the season before. Its
top returning scorer, David Noel,
averaged only 3.9 points and 2.6
rebounds in the Tar Heels’ cham-
pionship run in 2005.
Yet UNC was able to surprise
America with a run to the second
round of the NCAA Tournament
behind significant contributions
from four freshmen, includ-
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UNC’s newcomers will not be
primary contributors like Tyler
Hansbrough and Bobby Frasor,
who started 30 and 31 games
respectively as freshmen.
“They’re not expected to come in
and win a national championship,”
senior forward Deon Thompson
said. “So, the pressure on the young
guys isn’t that heavy.”
Not that these freshmen won’t
play. Williams already has plans
to play 6-foot-10 forward John
Henson on the perimeter and cause
matchup nightmares for opposing
coaches. “He is one that we’re defi-
nitely looking at, and we’ll start,
TOTES
a national championship. So, the pressure
on the young guys isn’t that heavy.”
Deon Thompson, Senior Forward
not start the game, but we’re going
to start practice with him on the
perimeter,” he said. “But I wouldn’t
be surprised for David (Wear) or
Travis (Wear), either one, to go out
there.”
The Wears and Henson have
range that extends beyond the arc.
The Wears combine that range
with a fundamentally sound face-
up game while Henson is often
going to the rim in an up-tempo
style that defies his frame.
And Williams did not even
mention explosive guards Dexter
Strickland and Leslie McDonald
who both may have the opportu-
nity to spell Marcus Ginyard and
Larry Drew II in the backcourt.
court.
“These guys are very talented,
and I’m just ready to get these guys
in practice and start getting them
on the same page as everybody
else,” Ginyard said. “They’re going
to be an exciting bunch to watch
and, hopefully, stick together for a
long time.”
But Ginyard is not expected to
just watch and enjoy the talents of DTH File/Jessey Dearing
his young teammates. As the old- UNC’s freshmen (from left, Dexter Strickland, David Wear, John Henson,
est player on the team, Ginyard is
Travis Wear, and Leslie McDonald) will get plenty of chances to play.
expected to lead this young team as
the Tar Heels defend their title. into everything David Noel said. ever,” Williams said. “As coaches we
And the senior had a fine exam- Whatever he said was good. No get to teach and the players get an
ple to follow on that team in then- question, no second thoughts.” opportunity to learn, and it’s their
senior David Noel. Williams believes Ginyard and classroom and that really is a fun
“David Noel, to this point in my Thompson will be up to the chal- part.”

The
The depth of the class is one career, is the best leader I’ve ever lenge even if they are not Noel. Whether he will have as much
reason Williams is not the only one been around,” Williams said. “This is my favorite time of year fun as he did with the freshmen in
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UNC looking forward to Husky rematch

By Powell Latimer
Sports Editor
It was supposed to be the
big game of the 2008-09 North
Carolina women’s basketball
schedule.
In the preseason, the story ran in
the last basketball preview section:
UNC vs. Connecticut.
The powerhouse Huskies were
coming to the Smith Center to
take on North Carolina, the pro-
gram that hadn’t lost an ACC
Tournament game in four years.
And as the game inched closer,
the hype built.
UNC sat at 17-0, ranked No. 2
in the nation. UConn was 17-0 as
well and brought the No. 1 overall
ranking into the game.
And if there was any doubt as to
the Huskies’ dominance before the
game, there sure wasn’t any after
UConn’s epic thrashing of the Tar
Heels, 88-58.
“They came into our house and
showed us how to play,” coach Sylvia
Hatchell said after the game.
After that game, UNC’s season
went quickly downhill. The Tar
Heels lost the next two games at
Georgia Tech and at Maryland, and
bowed out in just the second round
of the NCAA Tournament.
After going undefeated through
the first half of its season, UNC
finished the final 18 games with an
11-7 record.
“We didn’t get the leadership,”
Hatchell said.
“As times got tougher, our lead-
ership didn’t get tougher and step
up, and I was disappointed in that.
Usually, as we get closer to tourna-
ment time, we’re a better team. We
always do well tournament time,
but I was disappointed in some of
our losses.”
And this season, UNC again
will face Connecticut — this time
in Storrs, Conn. — at the start of
January, in a matchup that could
define its season.
A chance for a season-long
redemption with a young North
Carolina team is exactly what
Hatchell wants.
UNC will be facing lowered
expectations after its two leading
scorers from last year’s team either
graduated (Rashanda McCants) or
will miss most of the season recov-
ering from Hodgkin’s lymphoma
(Jessica Breland).
But as a whole, North Carolina
will have a to find its place in the
shifting landscape of the ACC.
The once-dominant big three
of Duke, UNC and Maryland all
lost substantial contributors, and
upstart Florida State carved out
its spot, finishing second overall
last season.
“In the past it’s been us,
Maryland and Duke, and a little bit
of a gap there,” Hatchell said.
“Last year, Florida State and
Georgia Tech closed that gap, but
this year, there is no gap. And I just
don’t think there’s much distance
between any of the teams.”
Even with a young and unproven
team, it’s apparent that UNC will
have ample chances to re-establish
itself at the top of the ACC.
The matchup against UConn
will go a long way toward prov-
ing just how legitimate North dth file photo
Carolina’s run at the conference Connecticut came to the Smith Center last season and ripped North Carolina, 88-58. This season, UNC plays
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Tar Heels’ frontcourt is filled with height
UNC has six players taller than 6’9”
By Mark Thompson
Senior Writer
North Carolina may not be the
best team in the nation this year,
but it will be one of the tallest.
The Tar Heels’ towering front-
court has an average height of a
little more than 6-foot-10.
To accommodate the loss of for-
ward Tyler Hansbrough and for-
ward/guard Danny Green, UNC
has brought in a trio of forwards
to add to returning players Deon
Thompson, Tyler Zeller and Ed
Davis.
“We sat here last year, and half
of the questions were, ‘How are you
going to make everybody happy
because of all the players?’ And we
needed every single one of them,”
coach Roy Williams said.
“I told you I didn’t mind having
all of those players, and I would
much rather have too many than
not enough.”
Depth is not an issue for UNC’s
frontcourt this season. Joining the
returners is a talented group of
freshman headed by John Henson,
a top-five prospect according to
many scouting sites. Alongside
Henson are the 6-foot-10 twin tow-
ers David and Travis Wear.
Henson will likely start at small
forward, and at 6-foot-10, he’s a
matchup problem for any team.
Both Henson and the Wear twins
have a variety of skills — some of
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which extend to the perimeter. All
three have the ability to play small
forward, and it’s likely all three
will.
“The big key is who can slide
their feet defensively to guard the
6-foot-6-inch, 6-foot-7-inch guy on
the other team,” Williams said. “I
think all three of those kids poten-
tially could do it offensively, but
who can play it on the defensive
end?”
Many questions surround the
abundance of new faces this year,
but the freshmen are just a portion
of the UNC frontcourt nucleus.
In the absence of Hansbrough,
Thompson, Davis and Zeller will
anchor the paint.
Zeller, a 7-foot sophomore,
scored 18 points in his first game
last season before injuring himself
in the following game.
“Ty Zeller gets up and down the
court,” Thompson said. “Those long
legs, and he uses his little baby hook
that’s so quick to score the basket.”
Thompson, the 6-foot-9 senior
power forward, emerged last year
during Hansbrough’s injury as
a double threat, and many will
expect the same from him for the
whole season this year.
He is also likely to take a leader-
ship role this year alongside fellow
senior Marcus Ginyard.
Thompson averaged 10.6 points
per game while shooting slight-
Basketball 2009-10 The Daily Tar Heel
DTH file photo
Sophomore Ed Davis, above, will start for the Tar Heels. He hopes to
improve his already high lottery status with a strong season this year.
ly less than 50 percent. But in UNC may not have a national
Hansbrough’s absence, he scored player of the year on its team this
16.8 points per game and made year, but there will be no lack of tal-
60 percent of his shots. He also ent in the frontcourt.
raised his rebounding total from Although it’s unclear who will
5.7 rebounds per game to 6.8 with take the reins as the leader in
Hansbrough out of the game. UNC’s frontcourt, the team will
Also returning is 6-foot-10 soph- certainly have quite a few options.
omore Davis, the swat-team captain “With Deon and Tyler Zeller and
who passed up a potential top-five Ed Davis and even with these young
pick in the NBA draft to return. guys, the Wears and John Henson,
Davis’ long arms and reach it’s going to be great to see all those
enabled him to lead the team with guys working together out there on
65 blocked shots last season, and the court, and they’re going to be
his role should increase this year able to do some big things for us,”
as a starter. Ginyard said.
DTh file photo
Senior Deon Thompson will help shoulder some of the scoring load left by
departing forward Tyler Hansbrough, the ACC’s all-time leading scorer.
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Drew brings
a revamped
game to UNC
Backcourt looks “I didn’t feel like he had
to replace stars the greatest confidence
level. (Now) he doesn’t
By Chris Hempson
Assistant Sports Editor question what he’s
Back in May, Larry Drew II
returned to California for the off doing.”
season. After only a week, his father,
Larry Drew, took Drew II to dinner Tyler Zeller, Forward, on Drew
at a nearby T.G.I. Friday’s. During not much else is known. Redshirt
the meal, the elder Drew left and senior Marcus Ginyard is a lock-
went to the car. When he returned, down defender but has never been
he wasn’t empty-handed. known as a go-to scorer at UNC.
“He came back with a folder and Still, much like Drew II, such
dropped it on the table,” Drew II perceptions didn’t stop Ginyard
said. “It was like, Monday, Tuesday, from tailoring his offseason toward DTH File photo DTH file photo
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, a specific part of his game. Larry Drew II figures to get more minutes with the departure of Ty Lawson Marcus Ginyard is back for his fifth campaign in argyle and blue and
Saturday. It was like everything “Definitely more shots, more to the NBA, and he enters the season as UNC’s starting point guard. will once again assume the role of UNC’s best perimeter defender.
that I would do all day, he just had shots, more shots. More shots, no
a schedule. He basically had it all question,” he said.
planned before I even got there.” Redshirt junior Will Graves
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By the end of the day, Drew II
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14 tuesday, october 20, 2009 Basketball 2009-10 The Daily Tar Heel

A timeline worthy of Vasquez rallies Terps for

100 years of basketball a return into ACC elite By Andy Rives

I
n The Daily Tar Heel’s editor’s
meeting before the start of
the school year, I made a huge
mistake.
When my bosses asked the
desk editors for our desk’s major
issues for the year, I spoke up.
“It’s the 100th season of basket-
ball at UNC,” I said.
Everybody in the room agreed
that was, in fact, a pretty big deal.
Unfortunately, that meant that
the next question was “What are
you gonna do for it?”
I blacked out for the next part
and don’t remember my exact
response, but two weeks later the
bosses came to me and said we
were going to do a timeline docu-
menting all 100 years of UNC
basketball.
You know, since we’re journal-
ists and stuff, we like to occa-
sionally document important
histories and take a look at the
big picture.
Most of the time reporting is
remarkably dull — stories that
looked juicy turn to naught, and
the ones that do turn out don’t
ever really come together the way
a writer’s mind envisions it.
Endless hours of research
and looking through old records
feels like wading through molas-
ses. You never seem to actually
get anywhere, just more bogged
down.
But not so with the history of
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basketball at UNC.
Imagine the same history that
epic movies like “The Curious
Case of Benjamin Button” or
“Forrest Gump” encompass —
except with basketball.
There’s two world wars, the
Civil Rights movement, racism,
equality, guys in shinguards,
guys with short shorts, guys
with baggy shorts and a series
of coaches with decreasing
amounts of hair product as the
years pass.
There’s UNC’s only major
NCAA sanction, national titles,
moments of triumph and heart-
break, great teams, crappy
teams.
It’s reflective of our national
history, and even more so, the his-
tory of this University — and as a
result, completely fascinating.
That type of history makes
reporting easy. Every page is
something cool and exciting. In
this case, we stumbled onto a
never-ending gold mine of old
images, great moments, fantastic
stories and legendary players. Staff Writer
It started in 1910, when a stu- The Maryland Terrapins were
dent named Marvin Rich lobbied the only team to beat both nation-
for an official team in this new al championship finalists last sea-
son and are returning eight of its
sport, a fad that was sweeping the MARYLAND
nation called “Basket-ball.” And top nine scorers. Fear the Turtle.
now, Roy Williams is coaching After beating three top-10
RECORD ‘08-’09
the 100th men’s basketball team teams last season, the Terps are 21-14
primed for a successful regu-
in the history of the University of ACC RECORD
7-9
North Carolina. lar season and another NCAA
By 3 a.m. last Friday when theTournament berth. HEAD COACH
timeline launched, it had bal- With the third-winningest Gary Williams
looned to contain more than 200 coach in ACC history in Gary STADIUM
photos from a wide variety of Williams, this talented squad Comcast Center
sources and about 13,000 words could be as dangerous as any PLAYERS TO WATCH
of text. When we finished the team in the country. Greivis Vasquez
print version it was between 350 The Terps’ hopes hinge on the Landon Milbourne
to 400 column inches. To give youplay of ACC Player of the Year can- Jordan Williams
a rough idea, this column is justdidate Greivis Vasquez. Vasquez is
more than 15 inches. the ACC’s seventh-leading return-
ing scorer and is third in assists.
And yeah, this whole column is, ranked as the 85th best player in DTH File photo
on some level, a giant pat-on-the- Nor th Carolina fans may his class by Rivals.com, will pro- Greivis Vasquez (21) spurned
remember Vasquez’s career-best 35
back to us. But it’s also more than vide the low-post scoring and NBA riches to return to College
that, it’s a perspective that youpoints, 11 rebounds and 10 assists rebounding the Terrapins desper- Park, which is good news for the
can have as you explore a programin last year’s victory against the Tar ately need. Terrapins, as he averaged 17.5 ppg.
that arguably has had a more Heels. The 6-foot-9, 245-pound cen-
important role at North Carolina T he 6-foot-6 point guard ter will be joined in the front- ers such as Mosley, Eric Hayes, Cliff
than anything else. It certainly became only the sixth player in court by returning starter Landon Tucker and Adrian Bowie improve
is more enduring than anything ACC history to lead his team in Milbourne. Milbourne played out upon what they did last season, a
save the University itself. scoring, rebounding and assists of position at center last year but top-five finish in the ACC seems
So take some time to look for a season. still managed to average 11.4 points likely for the Terps.
through the DTH’s timeline The Terps addressed their big- and 5.2 rebounds per contest. After proving how dangerous
(dailytarheel.com/100years) and gest weakness from a year ago: With the senior back at his they can be at times last season,
frontcourt depth. At times last
get a dose of the history of a pro- natural power forward position, consistency must be the focus of
gram that shaped the face of yourseason, 6-foot-4 Sean Mosley had his production should improve. Vasquez and Co. this year. This
University. to play in the paint due to the lack Incoming freshman James Padgett Maryland team has the talent to
of size and skill at the two forward should also provide size and quality compete with any team in the ACC.
Contact Powell Latimer positions. minutes for Terrapins. No one will want to play these
at powell.latimer@gmail.com Freshman Jordan Williams, If Maryland’s other key role play- Terps in March.

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Hewitt, Jackets turn to Clemson reloads, eyes title
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Tech hopes to erase 2-14 ACC record
By Morgan Hicks
Staff Writer
Coach Paul Hewitt and the
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since junior forward Gani Lawal
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With the apparent talent of this
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By Grant Fitzgerald
Staff Writer
Since his arrival in 2003, coach
Oliver Purnell has turned a new
page in Clemson basketball history,
but he hopes the best days are still
to come.
The formula that has catapulted
the Tigers into the upper echelon
of the ACC and to two straight
NCAA tournaments includes a
stifling full-court press, tough on-
ball defense and consistent outside
shooting.
This year, Purnell is looking to
build on his recent success by add-
ing his strongest recruiting class
yet to a strong nucleus of return-
ing players.
The star and undisputed leader
of the team is All-ACC forward
Trevor Booker. Booker led the DTH File photo
team last season in three major The Tigers will go as far as big man Trevor Booker (45) can carry them.
categories including points per The All-ACC forward averaged 15.3 points and 9.8 rebounds last year.
game, rebounds and blocked
shots. Young, forwards David Potter and made just 30.
Returning with Booker are point Tanner Smith and center Jerai A talented class of incoming
guards Demontez Stitt and Andre Grant. freshman led by McDonald’s All-
Stitt is entering his third year American Milton Jennings should
as a starter for Clemson and help out in that department.
should replace departed senior Jennings, a 6-foot-9 forward,
K.C. Rivers as the vocal leader in can step out and hit the three and
the backcourt. his length and athleticism should
CLEMSON Yo u n g w i l l b e f r e q u e n t l y give opposing teams trouble in
counted on to spell Stitt, who has the full-court press. Jennings is
RECORD ‘08-’09 a propensity for getting into foul the highest-rated prospect Oliver
23-9 trouble, as he led the team in per- Purnell has signed to Clemson.
ACC RECORD sonal fouls last season. Small forward Noel Johnson,
9-7 Potter and Smith both played a late addition, is a good outside
reserve roles last year but will have shooter who is said to have a range
HEAD COACH
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STADIUM sharpshooter Terrence Oglesby to quickly to Purnell’s full-court press
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Trevor Booker also leaves the Tigers without a tournament appearance and vali-
Demontez Stitt consistent outside shooter. The date themselves as one of the con-
David Potter duo made a combined 161 3-point- ference’s premier teams while chal-
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North Carolina rebuilds for another title run
Five freshman bring high expectations
By Megan Walsh
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can only sit and wait.
After five months of chemo-
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out of her senior season for North
Carolina.
Though always a part of the
team thanks to countless visits and
words of encouragement, Breland
has not practiced since her diagno-
sis in May.
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her final treatment this week,
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scorer and rebounder will need
several months to recover from
the disease — if she plays at all this
season.
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leadership in the hands of return-
ing players and five highly antici-
pated freshmen.
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Hatchell said. “Even next year we
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North Carolina lost a total of
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With a tough schedule ahead,
Hatchell is unsure about what to
to their starting positions with Charlotte native and forward wing USA U19 World Championship expect in the ACC competitively
sharper shooting skills and matu- player Krista Gross will add to the Team and is moving up and down — but she knows what her team
rity. depth of the team’s guard and for- the court for conditioning about will do.
Not that Lucas will need to ward play. twenty pounds lighter and in bet- “We’re going to run, fast break,
hone those long-range shooting The team’s top defensive play- ter shape. trap, press; we’ll be very up-tempo
skills too much. As UNC’s most er from last season, sophomore Her improvements will add to both on offense and defense,” she
prolific shooter in 20-2009, she She’la White, will likely earn a the success of North Carolina’s said.
hit 70 3-pointers last season substantial amount of playing young post play, where fresh- “With our facilities, the way
and shot nearly 40 percent from time after an all-around improve- men newcomers Waltiea Rolle we play, our talent and conference
behind the arc. ment in play. and Cierra Robertson-Warren are schedule, we’re without a doubt in
Incoming freshman addi- Center Chay Shegog enters her expected to make their own con- the top-five teams in the country.
tions Tierra Ruffin-Pratt from sophomore year with a summer’s tributions. Hopefully even better than that.”
2009-10 WoMEN’s
Basketball Schedule
Date Time Opponent TV
Thurs. Nov. 5 7 p.m. vs. Francis Marion (exhibition)
Tues. Nov. 10 7 p.m. vs. Carson-Newman (exhibition)
Fri. Nov. 13 7 p.m. vs. College of Charleston
Wed. Nov. 18 7 p.m. vs. Coastal Carolina
Sun. Nov. 22 5 p.m. at UNLV The Mtn.
Wed. Nov. 25 1 p.m. vs. Presbyterian
Sun. Nov. 29 12:30 p.m. vs. Charleston Southern
Thurs. Dec. 3 8:30 p.m. at Michigan State BTN
Sun. Dec. 6 4:30 p.m. vs. St. John’s
Tues. Dec. 8 7 p.m. vs. Radford
dth file photo Sun. Dec 13 3 p.m. vs. Gardner-Webb
Chay Shegog (20) dedicated herself in the offseason and lost 20
Sun. Dec. 20 3 p.m. South Carolina (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
pounds in an effort to become quicker and more durable for UNC.
Tues. Dec. 29 2 p.m. vs. Kennesaw State
Thurs. Dec. 31 2 p.m. vs. East Tennessee State
2009-10 WoMen’s Basketball Roster
Sat. Jan. 2 2 p.m. vs. Winston-Salem State
No. Player Year Pos. Height Wed. Jan. 6 7 p.m. vs. Georgia Tech
00 Nyree Williams FR F 6’ 1” Sat. Jan. 9 4 p.m. at Connecticut CBS
1 She’la White SO G 5’5”
Thurs. Jan. 14 7 p.m. at Virginia Tech
3 Trinity Bursey SR F 5’10”
Sun. Jan. 17 5:30 p.m. vs. Maryland RSN
4 Candace Wood FR G 5’11”
5 Nicole Powell JR G 5’ 10” Fri. Jan. 22 8:30 p.m. vs. Clemson RSN
20 Chay Shegog SO F/C 6’ 5” Mon. Jan. 25 7 p.m. at N.C. State RSN
21 Krista Gross FR G 6’ 0” Mon. Feb. 1 7 p.m. vs. Florida State RSN
22 Cetera DeGraffenreid JR G 5’ 6” Thurs. Feb. 4 7 p.m. at Miami
30 Martina Wood SR F/C 6’ 2”
32 Waltiea Rolle FR F/C 6’ 6”
Mon. Feb. 8 7 p.m.
Thurs. Feb. 11 7 p.m.
at Duke
vs. Boston College
ESPN2
33 Laura Broomfield SO F 6’ 1” Mon. Feb. 15 7 p.m. at Virginia ESPN2
42 Cierra Robertson-Warren FR F 6’ 4”
Thurs. Feb. 18 7 p.m. at Wake Forest
44 Tierra Ruffin-Pratt FR G 5’ 10”
Sun. Feb. 21 2 p.m. vs. N.C. State
50 Italee Lucas JR G 5’ 8”
Fri. Feb. 26 6:30 p.m. at Georgia Tech RSN
51 Jessica Breland SR F 6’ 3”
Head Coach: Sylvia Hatchell Assistant Coach/Director of Sun. Feb. 28 3 p.m. vs. Duke FSN
Assistant Head Coach: Recruiting: Tracey Williams- Thurs. March 4-7 TBA ACC Tournament (Greensboro)
Andrew Calder Johnson
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By Aaron Taube
Staff Writer
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improvement over their first- and
second-round losses the previ-
ous two seasons, their elimination
from the NCAA Tournament at the
hands of Villanova came earlier
than Duke fans expected.
In order to progress further,
coach Mike Krzyzewski will need
to get strong play from a highly
touted freshman class.
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But at Duke, the five seasons
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Biko Paris, above, will be leaned on to handle the ball in the absence of Tyrese Rice. His success in that role will
play a huge part in deciding if Boston College can return to the NCAAs. Rice was the Eagles’ leading scorer.
Eagles expect to fill
Rice’s shoes by group
By Evan Marlow
Staff Writer
The Boston College basketball
team looks to build off last season’s
success after losing only one player
from last year’s NCAA tournament
team.
The Eagles earned a No. 7 seed
in the NCAA Tournament and
finished the year with a 22-12
record after losing to Southern
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Big Dance.
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year.
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missing link from last year’s team.
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NC State finds new faces
Five freshmen
step onto roster
By Jonathan Jones
Assistant Sports Editor
North Carolina isn’t the only
university celebrating their 100th
season of basketball. N.C. State
kicks off its milestone season Nov.
12 against Georgia State with
positions to fill and coach Sidney
Lowe’s seat getting warm.
In his fourth year at the helm,
Lowe finally has control over his
team with the graduation of almost
DTH FILE PHOTO all Herb Sendek’s recruits.
The Wolfpack lacks senior lead-
ership, with Farnold Degand and
Dennis Horner as the lone elders,
and boasts a five-player freshman
class, including 7-foot-1 Australian
center Jordan Vandenberg.
Lowe was hoping his freshman
class would be one player larger,
but Lorenzo Brown did not qual-
ify academically. Ranked No. 37
in his class by Rivals.com, Brown
is attending Hargrave Military
Academy this year with hopes of
joining N.C. State in the 2010-11
season.
Noticeably gone from N.C.
State’s starting lineup are Brandon
Costner, Ben McCauley and
Boston College Courtney Fells. The trio com-
bined for half of the Wolfpack’s
RECORD ‘08-’09 offensive production last season.
22-12 Costner had a team-high 13.3
ACC RECORD points per game and chipped in
9-7 six rebounds.
HEAD COACH McCauley started all 30 games DTH FIle photo
Al Skinner for the Wolfpack and led the team The Wolfpack will need a boost in offensive production from Tracy
STADIUM with nearly eight rebounds per Smith and Javier Gonzalez (10) after graduating its top three scorers.
Conte Forum game. Fells tied McCauley with 28
PLAYERS TO WATCH steals on the season for most on the team while adding 11.3 points per at home in out-of-conference play.
Corey Raji game. The Wolfpack’s schedule this year
Joe Trapani Junior forward Tracy Smith is conducive to replication as they
Rakim Sanders posted more points than any other play the likes of Elon, Georgia
returner from last year’s 16-14 Southern and Winthrop at the
team, with 10 points per game and RBC Center with their toughest
that will also rotate in lone senior N.C. STATE 4.5 rebounds. matchup coming Jan. 3 against
Sharpshooter Javier Gonzalez Florida.
Roche. The biggest question for RECORD ‘08-’09
the team is who will step in at and his team-leading 72 assists Lowe has yet to bring much
16-14 return. Gonzalez, a junior guard, success to Raleigh since he played
the point in the spot vacated by
Rice. ACC RECORD played in just 22 games last year point guard for the Wolfpack in
Sophomore Reggie Jackson 6-10 and averaged 6.6 points per game their 1983 national championship
and junior Biko Paris played well HEAD COACH with a .429 average from 3-point year. He has accumulated a 51-46
enough in a limited role last sea- Sidney Lowe range. record during his three years at
son, but for Boston College to suc- STADIUM When the Wolfpack traveled N.C. State.
ceed this year one of the two will RBC Center to the Smith Center on Feb. 18, In fact, his team has not sniffed
have to step up to run the team. PLAYERS TO WATCH Gonzalez led his squad with 18 postseason play since losing in
If the returning players are able Tracy Smith points in the 89-80 loss to the Tar the quarterfinals of the NIT in
to step up in a big way the Eagles
will have a shot to return to the
Javier Gonzalez
Jordan Vandenberg
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Hokies knocking at Bennett takes reins at UVa.
door of Big Dance
Va. Tech returns
sans top scorer
By Andy Rives
Staff Writer
Each of the past two seasons,
Virginia Tech has seen its ACC
Tournament run end at the
hands of North Carolina. What
followed were two consecutive
berths in the National Invitation
Tournament — just short of the
Hokies’ goal.
The NIT is little consolation
for a team that just missed out on
an NCAA Tournament bid, and
the goal of the Hokies’ 2009-10
campaign is to prevent that dis-
appointment from happening for
a third time.
Va. Tech will have to accom-
plish this task without graduated
swingman A.D. Vassallo, who led
the team in scoring as a junior and
as a senior. He notched 19.1 points
per game last year.
But the Hokies return the next
four top scorers from 2008-09, a
core group of four juniors who will
lead the team.
Guard Malcolm Delaney is the
apparent heir to the team’s scoring
crown.
The Baltimore, Md., native put
up numbers very comparable to
Vassallo’s last year, including 18.1
points per game.
Va. Tech’s other key contribu-
tor hails from nearby Washington,
D.C. Forward Jeff Allen, who led
the Hokies in rebounds, blocks
and steals last year, in addition to
logging a third-best 13.7 points per
game.
Rounding out Va. Tech’s expe-
rienced core are forward J.T.
Thompson and guard Dorenzo
Hudson, a high school teammate
of Allen’s.
If the Hokies manage to put
together a winning conference
record and a berth in the NCAA
Tournament, they will begin to
establish themselves as a program
in the top half of the ACC.
Last year the Hokies finished
19-15 overall and tied for seventh in
the conference with a 7-9 record.
Five years after defecting from
the Big East, Va. Tech is 38-42
in the ACC. The program has
New coach looks to turn Cavs around
By Megan Walsh
Staff writer
The Virginia basketball team
is hoping a fresh frame of mind
and were 11th in the ACC with a
4-12 record. They failed to qualify
for the NCAA Tournament or the
NIT after losing to Boston College
VIRGINIA
RECORD ‘08-’09
under the direction of two new
coaches will help rebuild its strug-
in the first round of the ACC
Tournament. 10-18
ACC RECORD
gling program this season.
New head coach Tony Bennett
UVa. lost only two players, cen-
ter Tunji Soroye and wing Mamadi 4-12
will make his debut in the ACC Diane. The duo combined last year HEAD COACH
after coaching for three seasons for an average of 7.8 points per Tony Bennett
at Washington State. He led the game. All of the team’s starters and STADIUM
Cougars to two NCAA tourna- leading scorers will be returning to John Paul Jones Arena
ments, one NIT appearance and play for the Cavaliers. PLAYERS TO WATCH
was named the 2007 Associated Standout sophomore guard Sylven Landesberg
Press college basketball coach of Sylven Landesberg, who averaged a
Calvin Baker
the year. team-leading 16.6 points per game Mike Scott
Bennett, who takes over for for- last season, was named the 2009
mer coach Dave Leitao is going ACC Freshman of the Year and
back to the basics with Virginia, remains the team’s main threat. Three freshmen additions,
focusing on one-on-one defense Junior forward Mike Scott and Jontel Evans, Tristan Spurlock and
and solid fundamentals to slowly senior guard Calvin Baker follow Thomas Kody, round out the team’s
build the program’s respectability Landesberg in scoring, with aver- roster.
and power. ages of 10.3 and 8.4 points, respec- Virginia’s program is undergo-
Ritchie McKay will join Bennett tively. Still, neither has stepped ing a major transition this season,
as the team’s new assistant coach into major leadership roles on the as Bennett and McKay look to
after stepping down from his posi- team thus far. Baker will return to reshape its foundations, pick up
tion as head coach at Liberty. playing after recovering from two a top recruiting class and slowly
The Cavaliers finished last sea- offseason surgeries for his foot and climb their way up the ACC’s com-
son with an overall record of 10-18 knee. petitive ladder.
DTH FILE PHOTO
Malcolm Delaney posted 18.1 points per game last year for the Hokies.
Virginia Tech and Delaney look to improve their seventh-place ACC finish.
shown flashes of the potential to
be NCAA Tournament mainstays
but has been unable to procure a
spot in the tournament in recent
years.
This year will be an impor-
tant one for the Hokies as they
fight to earn their second NCAA
Tournament bid since 2004 and
prove that they can compete in the
ACC.
VIRGINIA TECH
RECORD ‘08-’09
19-15
ACC RECORD
7-9
HEAD COACH
Seth Greenberg
STADIUM
Cassell Coliseum
PLAYERS TO WATCH DTH FILE PHOTO
Virginia Tech junior forward J.T.
J.T. Thompson
Malcolm Delaney Thompson (33) averaged 6.5 points
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’Canes try to maintain strength FSU climbing the
In Miami, life
after McClinton
By Zack Tyman
Staff Writer
Miami heads into the 2009-10
season hoping its team will step
up and overcome key roster losses.
Year after year, the Hurricanes
manage to hang around the top
teams in the ACC.
And after going 19-13 (7-9 ACC),
the Hurricanes — under coach
Frank Haith — earned a trip to the
National Invitational Tournament,
where they lost to Florida in the
second round.
Miami lost forward Jimmy
Graham, guard Lance Hurdle,
forward Brian Asbury and All-
ACC guard Jack McClinton to
graduation.
Three of them were start-
ers, leaving a huge void on the
roster. The Hurricanes’ losses
would have been more painful
had Dwayne Collins stayed in the
2009 NBA Draft, but he pulled
out and returned to school after
garnering little attention from
pro scouts.
McClinton received the
Hurricanes’ first All-ACC nod in
school history during the 2007-
08 season. He also finished as the
ACC’s career leader in 3-point field
goal percentage with .446 and sec-
ond at the stripe with .893.
Miami countered its losses with
the No. 24 recruiting class, accord-
ing to ESPN.com.
That class includes Rivals.com’s
No. 33 overall recruit, Durand
DTH file photo Scott. He will attempt to fill the
The Miami Hurricanes look to rebound with a stellar freshman class after void left by McClinton and could
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RECORD ‘08-’09
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ACC RECORD
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HEAD COACH
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STADIUM
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DeQuan Jones
Malcolm Grant
Durand Scott
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Additionally, Villanova sopho-
more transfer Malcolm Grant will
be in his first year of eligibility after
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He will most likely begin the
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Another sophomore — DeQuan
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from the shooting guard position
after playing in every game during
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But he’ll probably go through a
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Miami has some athletic talent.
It also has some solid young play-
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By Kelly Parsons
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The last thing the North Carolina
men’s basketball team wants this
season is a rehash of last year’s
ACC Tournament shocker, when
the soon-to-be national champi-
ons fell from grace at the hands of
Florida State.
But if the Seminoles’ drastically
improved performance continues
this season, the Tar Heels may have
a reason to fear the spear.
Florida State, traditionally not
known for its stellar basketball
program, went to the finals of the
ACC Tournament last year for the
first time in school history after
upsetting UNC 73-70.
The Seminoles lost the tourna-
ment title to Duke, but their tour-
nament performance — coupled
with only 10 regular-season losses
— sent them straight to the NCAA
Tournament for the first time since
the 1997-1998 season.
The Seminoles lost in the first
round of tournament play, but
ended the season with a 25-10
record and finished 10-6 in ACC
play (fourth in the ACC).
The 2008-09 ACC Coach of
the Year, Leonard Hamilton, will
be looking forward to continued
success from his team again this
season. With sophomore Solomon
Alabi on the roster, the Seminoles
could likely achieve that and
more.
Last season the 7-foot, 1-inch
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dth file Photo
Solomon Alabi averaged 2.1
blocks per game. Alabi and the
Seminoles would love to return to
the ACC finals again this season.
center averaged 2.1 blocks per
game — good for tops in the ACC.
When the Seminoles downed
UNC in the second round of the
ACC tournament, Alabi was a
critical factor. The freshman reg-
istered two blocks and contested
seemingly every shot UNC put up
in the lane.
In that game, Alabi also dropped
11 points on 5-of-9 shooting —
good for second on the team along
with Derwin Kitchen.
Alabi was also the only freshman
named to the ACC All-Defensive
team.
In August, Alabi was named
a pre-season nominee for the
Wooden All-American team and
National Player of the year award.
Alabi was second in points per
game (8.4) behind Toney Douglas
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in rebounds, blocked shots and
field goal percentage.
The Seminoles will lose only two
starters, but coping with the loss
of last season’s ACC leading scorer
Douglas may prove to be an uphill
battle.
With only one senior on this
season’s roster, the Seminoles will
depend largely on a young start-
ing lineup to carry them through a
tough conference schedule.
FLORIDA STATE
RECORD ‘08-’09
25-10
ACC RECORD
10-6
HEAD COACH
Leonard Hamilton
STADIUM
Donald L. Tucker Center
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Derwin Kitchen
Soloman Alabi
Chris Singleton
DTH FIle photo
Florida State small forward Chris
Singleton averaged 8.1 points and
4.9 rebounds per game in 2008-
09 while starting 34 contests.
The Daily Tar Heel
Aminu Again,
to take I
more
shots
Wake looks to
replace NBAers
By Jordan Allen
Staff Writer
T h e Wa ke Fo r e s t D e m o n
Deacons enter the 2009-10 bas-
ketball season looking to repeat
the success that they experienced
last season.
While the Demon Deacons will
most likely not find themselves No.
1 in the nation, as they briefly did
last year, they will look to make
another appearance in the NCAA
Tournament.
It will be some what of a
rebuilding season for the Demon
Deacons as they return without
their two leading scorers from
last season, Jeff Teague and
James Johnson, who both left for
the NBA.
Although they lost those two
marquee players, Wake Forest
has one of the deepest benches
in the ACC, which it will depend
on in order to continue contend-
ing with local basketball power-
houses.
The player to watch this season
for Wake Forest is sophomore for-
ward Al-Farouq Aminu. He enters
the season selected as a preseason
second-team All-America by
FoxSports.com.
This year, he will look to
improve on his very impressive
freshman season, when he aver-
aged 12.9 points and 8.2 rebounds
per game.
Aminu was considered by many
a lottery selection, but he ended
any draft speculation by announc-
ing a return to Winston-Salem.
And after an extremely successful
high school career, it appears that
Aminu will make good on all the
expectations that accompanied him
during his freshman campaign.
Another prominent player
returning for the Demon Deacons
is senior center Chas McFarland.
Although McFarland isn’t as strong
of an all-around player as Aminu,
he is a consistent low-post scorer
and rebounder who will help pull
defenses off Aminu.
Rounding out the project-
ed starting five is senior guard
Ishmael Smith, returning starting
guard L.D. Williams and freshman
forward Ari Stewart.
The main weakness for the
Demon Deacons this season will
be outside shooting. The reserves
and newcomers will have to step
up in order to prevent Wake Forest
from becoming a one-dimensional
team.
This season, Wake Forest faces
a difficult nonconference schedule,
going up against Purdue, Gonzaga
and Xavier.
But if Wake Forest can win a
few nonconference games and
post a winning record in the ACC,
it can expect to reach the NCAA
Tournament again.
WAKE FOREST
RECORD ‘08-’09
24-7
ACC RECORD
11-5
HEAD COACH
Dino Gaudio
STADIUM
Lawrence Joel Coliseum
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Ishmael Smith
Al-Farouq Aminu
Chas McFarland
dth File photo
Wake Forest’s Al-Farouq Aminu
grabbed 8.2 rebounds last season
as a freshman. The 6-foot-9 center
averaged 12.9 points per game.
n case you forgot, let me bring
you up to speed on a few
things.
No, North Carolina doesn’t
have anyone who is likely to break
UNC’s all-time scoring record.
No, the Tar Heels don’t have a
virtually unstoppable point guard
to run the attack.
But that’s the excitement.
Instead of expecting to win
every game — by 20 — this year’s
team may drop a game to an
underwhelming opponent or two.
When the Tar Heels of yester-
year lost, it was almost embar-
rassing to their fans. “They have
all this talent, and they still lost to
Greivis Vasquez?”
This year, expectations are off.
The fans haven’t even bought all
their 2009 national champion-
ship gear yet. They’re still basking
in last year’s championship win —
especially when you factor in all
the talent that was lost out of that
championship team.
I know what you are thinking
right now: ‘Did Louie just steal a
column off the 2006 basketball
preview and rerun it under his
name?’
No. I didn’t. I don’t even know
if the 2006 preview had a column
in it.
At any rate, on this, the 100th
edition of men’s basketball, that’s
not even the team who most close-
ly correlates to this year’s squad.
After 2005, Tar Heel fans
were staring down a season of
unknown freshmen mixed with
David Noel, Quentin Thomas,
Wes Miller and Reyshawn Terry.
While this opened the door for
Tyler Hansbrough to get a great
start on Phil Ford’s career scoring
record, it wasn’t great for ol’ Roy’s
chances of contending for the
NCAA championship.
It sounds simple, but returning
players are the currency of coaches.
They pass along the lessons of
seasons past to the freshmen, and
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the Tar Heels will rebuild
Tyler Hansbrough left a legacy that rises to the Smith Center rafters,
but 2009-2010’s team won’t lack for excitement in his absence.
Louie Horvath
The Champ is Here
provide another perspective for the
freshmen to listen to.
If I had to compare this year’s
team to a previous UNC team, it
wouldn’t be that 2006 team. It
would be the 1993-1994 team.
While they lost the heart and
soul of the national champion-
ship team in George Lynch, they
still had quite a few contributors
to their national championship
squad, along with a ridiculously
strong freshman class.
They returned Derrick Phelps,
Donald Williams, and Eric
Montross, among many others.
But you’ve probably heard
of those freshmen: Rasheed
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Stackhouse.
For reference, that talented 1994
team swept Duke, won the ACC
tournament and secured a No. 1
seed before falling in the second
round of the NCAA tournament.
What does that all mean for
UNC’s 2009-10 edition?
Between Marcus Ginyard,
Tyler Zeller, and Ed Davis, there
is a reasonably solid contingent
of returners, and when those are
paired with the highly touted
freshmen, they should have the
talent to beat anyone.
But with the inconsistency to
potentially lose to anyone and
everyone.
That is called “talent without
the expectations.” And that,
ladies and gentlemen, is as fun
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