North Carolina Heads To Wilmington For Road Opener At UNC Wilmington
156 miles is what separates the University Of North Carolina @ Chapel Hill and the University Of North Carolina @ Wilmington.
On Friday the two North Carolina colleges will meet on the hardwood as North Carolina visits the University Of North Carolina @Wilmington.
Have the teams met before ? The answer is yes. As for last season’s meeting North Carolina won 97-69. Cameron Johnson led UNC in scoring for the fourth time in nine games this season with 21 points. It was his 11th career 20-point game (sixth at UNC and third this season).
• Sterling Manley grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds. It was the third time in his career he had double-figure rebounds.
• Kenny Williams had a game-high eight assists. It's the second time this year he had eight or more assists (his previous high in his first three seasons was six).
• Seventh Woods tied his season high with seven points, all in the second half.
• Brandon Huffman scored a season-high seven points
“according to https://goheels.com/news/2018/12/5/mens-basketball-unc-uncw-postgame-notes.aspx?path=mbball
While North Carolina @Wilmington took the loss last season.
Junior forward Jeantal Cylla paced the Seahawks with 16 points and sophomore guard Jay Estime' chipped in 12 markers. UNCW managed just 35.5 percent from the field, its second poorest shooting night of the young season. “according to https://uncwsports.com/news/2018/12/5/mens-basketball-tar-heels-race-past-seahawks-in-chapel-hill.aspx
UNCW fell behind early and rallied to take a brief lead midway in the first half before the Tar Heels regained the advantage for good and capitalized on a cold spell by the Seahawks early in the second half.”according to https://uncwsports.com/news/2018/12/5/mens-basketball-tar-heels-race-past-seahawks-in-chapel-hill.aspx
Trailing, 44-35, at halftime, the Seahawks scored the first two buckets of the final period and Cylla's jumper along the left baseline pulled C.B. McGrath's club within 44-39 with 19:10 remaining. “according to https://uncwsports.com/news/2018/12/5/mens-basketball-tar-heels-race-past-seahawks-in-chapel-hill.aspx
The Seahawks were still hanging around, 48-41, with just over 17 minutes left when the bottom dropped out. Sparked by Johnson and junior guard Seventh Woods, the Tar Heels scored 16 consecutive points and added another spurt of 14 unanswered points in the 30-3 run that broke the game open.”according to https://uncwsports.com/news/2018/12/5/mens-basketball-tar-heels-race-past-seahawks-in-chapel-hill.aspx
UNCW went 1-for-13 from the floor in the stretch and committed seven turnovers in a 7:22 span as the Tar Heels scored in a variety of ways. The Seahawks finished with 25 turnovers and the Tar Heels scored 34 points off those miscues.”according to https://uncwsports.com/news/2018/12/5/mens-basketball-tar-heels-race-past-seahawks-in-chapel-hill.aspx
UNCW spotted the Tar Heels the first seven points of the game before junior guard Jaylen Fornes converted a driving layup with just under 18 minutes left to get the Seahawks on the board.”according to https://uncwsports.com/news/2018/12/5/mens-basketball-tar-heels-race-past-seahawks-in-chapel-hill.aspx
After a Cylla jumper on the left wing closed the early deficit to 9-6, North Carolina reeled off seven unanswered points to pull ahead, 16-6, capped by Little's dunk at 12:35.”according to https://uncwsports.com/news/2018/12/5/mens-basketball-tar-heels-race-past-seahawks-in-chapel-hill.aspx
The Seahawks still trailed, 22-15, at the 11-minute mark before using a 9-0 spurt to grab their first lead of the contest. A triple by Fornes on the right side with 8:34 left in the opening half gave the Seahawks a 24-22 edge. “according to https://uncwsports.com/news/2018/12/5/mens-basketball-tar-heels-race-past-seahawks-in-chapel-hill.aspx
This time around the University of North Carolina will be looking for the same result while the University Of North Carolina @Wilmington will be looking for a different result and look to rebound from last seasons loss in Chapel Hill.
North Carolina who is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference comes into the game with a record of 1-0 while the University of North Carolina @Wilmington who is a member of the Colonial Athletic Association also comes into the game with a record of 1-0.
As for North Carolina’s previous game,
They opened up their season against an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent in Notre Dame.
Cole Anthony didn't need much time to make his mark on the North Carolina record book. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/11/6/mens-basketball-basketball-vs-notre-dame.aspx?path=mbball
Anthony set the school record for scoring by a freshman in his debut, finishing with 34 points and 11 rebounds while leading the ninth-ranked Tar Heels past Notre Dame 76-65 in their opener Wednesday night. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/11/6/mens-basketball-basketball-vs-notre-dame.aspx?path=mbball
With his father — former UNLV and NBA guard Greg Anthony — in the stands, the Atlantic Coast Conference preseason freshman of the year broke the 17-year-old scoring record by a freshman in his first game and finished 12 of 24 from the field with six 3-pointers.
Anthony scored 15 points during a 29-13 second-half run that put the Tar Heels in control. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/11/6/mens-basketball-basketball-vs-notre-dame.aspx?path=mbball
Like North Carolina, UNC Wilmington also won their opening game to start the season as they beat Johnson & Whales.
Sophomore guard Jaylen Sims scored the first bucket of the season on his way to a career-best 19 points as UNCW opened the 2019-20 men's basketball campaign with a 103-83 victory against Johnson & Wales on Tuesday night at Trask Coliseum. “according to https://uncwsports.com/news/2019/11/5/mens-basketball-seahawks-pounce-on-wildcats-in-opener.aspx
The Seahawks (1-0) surpassed the centennial mark for the first time since dropping 113 points against Allen on Nov. 18, 2018 – a span of 29 games. JWU now stands 1-1. “according to https://uncwsports.com/news/2019/11/5/mens-basketball-seahawks-pounce-on-wildcats-in-opener.aspx
"It was great for the new players to get the opening night jitters out of the way," said UNCW third-year Head Coach C.B. McGrath. "I was happy to see Jaylen (Sims) making shots and be aggressive. I think he can do some things off the bounce and make some good plays for us." “according to https://uncwsports.com/news/2019/11/5/mens-basketball-seahawks-pounce-on-wildcats-in-opener.aspx
Sims was a crisp 3-for-4 shooting from three-point range and was one of five Seahawks to score in double-figures.”according to https://uncwsports.com/news/2019/11/5/mens-basketball-seahawks-pounce-on-wildcats-in-opener.aspx
Junior guard Jay Estime' contributed 13 points and six rebounds. Freshman guard Jake Boggs nearly matched him with his own 13 points and five rebounds, along with three dunks.”according to https://uncwsports.com/news/2019/11/5/mens-basketball-seahawks-pounce-on-wildcats-in-opener.aspx
Guards Shykeim Phillips and Carter Skaggs each chipped in 11 points to complete the double-figure quintet. Every player scored for the Seahawks, who shot 49.3 percent on the night.”according to https://uncwsports.com/news/2019/11/5/mens-basketball-seahawks-pounce-on-wildcats-in-opener.aspx
The Wildcats were led by senior guard Majerle Poole's 21 points and six rebounds. Senior forward Antonio Smith registered the game's lone double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.”according to https://uncwsports.com/news/2019/11/5/mens-basketball-seahawks-pounce-on-wildcats-in-opener.aspx
All eight newcomers appeared early and often on their way to scoring a combined 63 points in their Seahawk debuts. Overall, 10 different Seahawks played 15 or more minutes against the Wildcats.”according to https://uncwsports.com/news/2019/11/5/mens-basketball-seahawks-pounce-on-wildcats-in-opener.aspx
It was the fourth season opener inside Trask in the last five years. UNCW has now won eight straight season openers on its home floor.”according to https://uncwsports.com/news/2019/11/5/mens-basketball-seahawks-pounce-on-wildcats-in-opener.aspx
JWU Head Coach Dan Larkin returned to the Port City after serving as a student manager for the men's basketball program under former UNCW coach Buzz Peterson.”according to https://uncwsports.com/news/2019/11/5/mens-basketball-seahawks-pounce-on-wildcats-in-opener.aspx
Tip-off is set for 7:00pm from Trask Coliseum. The game will be televised on Flo Sports.