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No. 18 North Carolina Hosts Navy After 4-0 Start and Rise to No. 19 in Coaches Poll

UNC seeks a sharper defensive tune-up before tougher dates against Michigan State then Kentucky.

Overview

  • Tip-off is 7 p.m. ET on the ACC Network in Chapel Hill as the Tar Heels close a five-game homestand.
  • North Carolina is 4-0 with an early win over Kansas and has scored at least 87 points in every game.
  • The Tar Heels moved to No. 19 in the USA TODAY coaches poll with 230 points and remained No. 18 in the AP poll.
  • Freshman Caleb Wilson has posted consecutive double-doubles, and both Wilson and Henri Veesaar recorded double-doubles in the NC Central rout.
  • Navy enters 2-2 after a 97-64 win over Washington College (Md.), with guard Jinwoo Kim averaging 15.5 points and shooting 9-for-23 from three.