UNC Tar Heels Basketball Team Debut Hubert Davis Era Against Loyola

by Derrick Clyburn

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The North Carolina basketball team ushered in the Hubert Davis Era with an 83-67 Win over Loyola, MD. The Tar Heels started the game off fast and with intensity getting into all of the passing lanes to build a 13-3 first-half lead that they would never relinquish.

UNC had a chance to show off their new spread offense with five players hitting at least one 3-pointer. North Carolina had four players score in double-figures. The transfers made a big impact with Brady Manek scoring 20 points and Dawson Garcia chipping in 12 points.

Caleb Love showed vast improvement in his leadership and play on the floor. He drove the ball strong to the basket and finished through contact for two And Ones. He also hit two 3 pointers to lead all scoring with 22 points.

UNC Game Stats

		        1	2	T
#19 North Carolina	45	38	83
Loyola (Md.)		31	36	67

North Carolina
	  Pts	FG	3FG	FT	REB	A	TO	Min	+/-
1 BLACK    2	1-2	0-0	0-0	4	4	1	21	25
2 LOVE	  22	7-13	2-6	6-10	2	2	0	31	19
4 DAVIS	   6	2-5	1-2	1-1	5	5	2	23	16
5 BACOT    8	3-5	0-0	2-3	6	0	1	18	18
45 MANEK  20	9-15	1-5	1-3	5	0	1	29	20
0 HARRIS   0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	2	6	-9
3 STYLES   0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	2	-9
11 DUNN    0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	2	-9
13 GARCIA 12	3-6	1-2	5-7	9	2	3	29	12
22 MCKOY   1	0-1	0-0	1-2	1	1	0	10	-2
24 WALTON 11	4-7	3-6	0-0	1	1	1	27	1
34 FARRIS  1	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	2	-9

TOTALS			83	29-55	8-21	17-28	37	15	12	200	
				52.7%	38.1%	60.7%


Loyola Maryland
	 Pts	FG	3FG	FT	REB	A	TO	Min	+/-
2 ANDREWS 17	5-13	4-8	3-4	3	0	2	34	-25
10 DIKE    4	2-3	0-0	0-2	7	1	2	22	-13
11 ILIC    0	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	2	0	15	-22
12 SPENCER 15	6-14	0-5	3-5	3	2	0	33	-21
25 JONES  11	4-8	2-6	1-2	4	3	2	34	-25
0 MARSHALL 0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	8	8
1 ILIC    12	4-5	0-0	4-6	4	2	5	18	-3
3 JACKSON  3	1-5	0-2	1-2	0	1	0	14	-2
4 FAURE    2	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	15	-4
15 JACKSON 0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	1	6
23 BROWN   0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	4	9
24 GRAY    3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	2	9

TOTALS			67	24-55	7-25	12-21	30	14	12	200	
				43.6%	28.0%	57.1%

UNC Bright Spots

Caleb Love had 22 points, 2 assists, and 2 rebounds.

Brady Manek had 20 points and 5 rebounds, and 2 blocks.

Dawson Garcia had 12 points, 9 rebounds, and 2 assists.

Kerwin Walton had 11 points, 1 assist, and 1 rebound.

Armando Bacot had 8 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks.

Needs Work

The Tar Heels need to work on building chemistry and defining their roles. They need to work on their free throws for future games. They shot 60.7%

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Final Observations

North Carolina showed well in their first game with a new head coach in Hubert Davis and three transfers being integrated into the rotation. They seemed to play well together in Hubert’s spread offense.

Caleb Love looks more confident and comfortable running the team. Armando Bacot played well in limited minutes due to foul trouble with some questionable calls by the refs.

Overall, this looks to be a very deep and talented team. Hubert and his staff are going to have to be creative in finding minutes for his players. Building chemistry and identity is what they really need to work on in the early part of the season. Next up is Brown University on Friday.