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An Inside Look:
Carolina Men’s Basketball has seen many great players over the
years. Here’s a look at the five greatest UNC players of all time.
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Tyler Hansbrough
Selected as the ACC
Freshman of the Year
Only four-time First
Team All-American
in ACC history
2006
2007
Won the John R.
Wooden Award
Holds the career record
for 1219 rebounds
Drafted to the NBA as
the thirteenth pick to
the Indiana Pacers
2008
2009
How do they compare?
Michael Jordan
ACC Freshman
of the Year
Won every major
National Player of the
Year Award in the
2007-2008 season
All-Atlantic Coast
Conference
Holds the career record
for 939 field goals made
Drafted to the NBA
as the third pick to
the Chicago Bulls
All-Time leading scorer
with 2,872 points
Points
142
Games Played
2,045
1,788
101
1,219
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ACC Tournament MVP
honors as a freshman
National Champion:
hit the gamewinning jumper
F W R
84
Two-time,
first team
All-American
Known as THE
Carolina point guard
National and ACC
Player of the Year
Two-time ACC
Best Male Athlete
Eastman Award
Field Goal Percentage
76
1975
1976
1977
James Worthy
First freshman to
start in the first game
of the season
Holds the career
record for 753 assists
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National Player
of the Year
Held the record for AllTime leading scorer for 32
years with 2,290 points
Drafted to the NBA as
the second pick to the
Kansas City Kings
1978
Final Four Most
Outstanding Player
for his performance
Free Throw Percentage
.791 .748 .808
.459
.652
.740
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Sources: The Carolina Basketball Museum, bleacherreport.com, quickenloanscarrierclassic.com, biography.com, Carolina Basketball 2012-13 Fact and Records Book
Drafted to the NBA as
the first pick to the
Los Angeles Lakers
National and ACC
Player of the Year
1979
Second Team
All-ACC
Olympic Gold Medalist
Rebounds
Assists
1980
1981
1982
1219
Lennie Rosenbluth
Helms Foundation
National Player
of the Year
Played in the
Dixie Classic
Part of the
Associated Press
All-America
Basketball Five
ACC Player of the Year
and Tournament MVP
First Team All-ACC
National Champion:
led the Tar Heels
to the school’s first
NCAA Championship
College Co-Player
of the Year (Ralph
Sampson)
Consensus NCAA
All-American First Team
National Champion
Turnovers
297
753
Drafted to the NBA as
the sixth pick to the
Philadelphia Warriors
180
252
Steals
620
H
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154 181
F W R
H
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208
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F W R
1956
1957
First collegian to be
named NCAA National
Player of the Year, ACC
Player of the Year, ACC
Tournament MVP, and
NCAA regional MVP in
the same season.
National and ACC
Player of the Year
Top Male Athlete
in the ACC
Average Points Per Game
26.9
20.2
117
790
261
1955
Athlete of the Year for
the 1956-1957 season
169 163
200
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Shattered his ankle and
missed fourteen games
Three-time All-American
Two-time Olympic Gold
Medalist (1984 and 1992)
.536 .540 .527 .541
1974
Outstanding Player
of the ACC Basketball
Tournament
123
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1983
1984
Most decorated
player in the NBA
National Champion
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W-Worthy
R-Rosenbluth
1982
Won the John R.
Wooden Award
Holds the career record
for 982 free throws made
2,872
1981
Phil Ford
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