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The University oi North Carolina
993-94 Men's Basketball Media Guide
1
CHRONOLOGICALTABLEOFCONTENTS AssistantCoachDaveHanners 33
TrainerMarcDavis,StrengthCoach/Video
1993-94Carolina Seniors FrontCover CoordinatorBenCook,Secretaries,Managers..34
ATributetoCarolina's 1992-93 AssociateAthleticDirectors 35
Championship Season...InsideFrontCover AssistantAthleticDirectors 36
SportsMedicineStaff 37
TableofContents,CarolinaQuickFacts 1 SportsInformation&PublicRelationsStaff 38
Media Information,BrochureCredits 2 CarolinaAthleticDepartmentDirectory 39
TheEducationalFoundation 40
Section I: 1993-94Season Preview 3 TThheeTDaeranHeSemliStphoTretlseNviestiwoonr&kRadioShows 4412
1993-94CarolinaBasketballSchedule,1994
NCAATournamentDates&Sites 4
1993-94CarolinaBasketballOutlook 5 Section II: Carolina Basketball History
&Tradition 43
Carolina PlayerBiographies
EricMontross 8 TheFacts&FiguresofCarolinaBasketball 44
DerrickPhelps 10 CarolinaBasketballinTournamentPlay 49
BrianReese 12 TheGreatestComebacksinCarolina
KevinSalvadori 14 BasketballHistory 52
PatSullivan 15 TheHistoryofCarolinaBasketball 55
DonaldWilliams 16 Carolina'sGreatestPlayers 62
DanteCalabria 17 CarolinaBasketballinInternational
Competition 66
LarryDavis 18
EdGeth 19
CarolinaBasketballNewcomers 20 Section III:TheDean E. SmithCenter 69
Radio/Television/PhotoUniformRoster 21 TheSmithCenter 70
CareerStatisticsofReturningLettermen 22 SmithCenterRecords 73
Alphabetical&NumericalRosters, TheSmithCenterJerseys 75
PronunciationGuide 23
AthleticDirectorJohnSwofford 24 Section IV: Carolina'sOpponents 81
HeadCoachDeanSmith 25 The1993Pre-SeasonNationalInvitation
AssistantCoachBillGuthridge 31 Tournament 82
AssistantCoachPhilFord 32 Carolina's1993-94Opponents In celebratingCarolina's stunning come-
BrighamYoung/Butler 85 back victoryoverFlorida StateonJanuary
CAROLINAQUICK FACTS Clemson/ColoradoState 86 27, 1993,thisTarHeel fan expressed a
Duke/HondaState 87 prescientnotionabouttheteam's ultimate
LoCchaatpieoln:HilDl,epNaCrtm2e7n5t1o5f-A2t1hl2e6tics,P.O.Box2126, GHeaowragiei/WLasShUington/GeorgiaTech 8889 fatelastseason. Carolina was indeed #1 in
1993, claimingthe school'sfourth national
Enrollment:23,794 Marshall/Maryland 90
UniversityChartered: 1789 N.C.State/NotreDame 91 championship in the sportofmen's basket-
FirstYearofClasses: 1795 OhioState/Pittsburgh 92 ball. (Photoby RobertCrawford)
Nickname:TarHeels
SouthCarolina/Virginia 93
CHoolomres:ACraeronlain&aBClaupea&ciWthyi:teTheDeanE.Smith 19W9a3k-9e4FCoarreosltinaBasketballMediaContacts 9944 AiBals-kTeitmbealClarTooluirnanaHmiegnhtsintheNCAA 153
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SectionVII:The UniversityofNorth
1982,1993)
NITChampionships:One(1971) SectionV: 1992-93 in Review 107 Carolina 157
NCAARunnerupPlacings: Four(1946, 1968, 1992-93SeasonReview 108 ChancellorPaulHardin 158
1977, 1981) 1992-93Results&Statistics 113 TheUniversityofNorthCarolina 159
NCAAFinalFourAppearances: 11 (1946, 1992-93Game-by-GameBoxScores 114 CarolinaAthleticDepartmentSuccess 161
1957, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1977, 1981, Carolina'sBicentennialCelebration 165
1982, 1991, 1993) SectionVI: Records 121 CarolinaAthleticTraditions 166
ACCRegular-SeasonChampionships:2 Year-by-YearRecords 122
ACCTournamentChampionships: 1 CarolinaBasketballScores&Monogram SectionVIII: Basketball Alumni 167
All-TimeRecord: 1,570-564(.736) WinnersThroughtheYears 124 Carolina'sPlayersinthePros 168
NationalPlayers-of-the-Year:Sevenplayers TeamRecords 138 CarolinaAlumniActiveintheProRanks,
honoredninetimes IndividualRecords 140 NBAFirstRoundDraftChoices 169
AAlCnliCn-eAPmtleiamreyisecrass-:of3-2thplea-yYeerasrh:onEiogrhetdp6la0yetrismehsonored CTahreeLearsSttaTtiismteicIatlHLaepadpeernsed 114424 ALlelt-tTeirmmeenBaUsnkdetebralDleLaenttSemrimtehn 117702
ACplCayeTrosuhronnaormeednt12MtoismetsValuablePlayers: 1 TAnenaumalAwSatartdissticalLeaders 114457 1993-94Team Picture Inside Back Cover
AII-ACCSelections:47playershonored86times CoachingRecords,MileRunRecords 149 Carolina's Returning Starters,
CarolinaBasketballHonorRoll 150 1993-94 Schedule Back Cover
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The University of North Carolina
1993-94 Media
Information
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everyefforttomakeyourcoverageoftheTar tact person for placement of your phone in day's notice. Interviews will be arranged for
Heels an enjoyable experience. Following are thepressroom.Nocourtsidephonehookups beforepractice.CoachSmithisavailableeach
some brief guidelines you might want to be areallowedattheSmithCenter.TheCarolina Tuesday morning on the Atlantic Coast
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ball. available on a first-come, first-served basis from 11:50 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Please call
Credentials:Workingpressandphotocre- after each game. Please contact one of Brian Morrison in the Atlantic Coast
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regular-season games and two Pre-Season happytoassistyou. YoucanalsocallCoachSmith'spersonalsec-
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2 Carolina Basketball 1993-94
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1993-94 Season Preview
1993-94 Schedule
DAY DATE TIME OPPONENT SITE TVCOVERAGE
Sat. Nov.6 TBA Blue-WhiteGame(Exhibition) CHAPELHILL, N.C.
1993Pre-SeasonNIT
Wed. Nov. 17 7:30p.m. WesternKentucky CHAPELHILL, N.C. ESPN
Fri. Nov. 19 7:30p.m. Quarterfinals-ButlerorCincinnati* TBA ESPN
Wed. Nov. 24 TBA Semifinals* NewYork, N.Y.# ESPN
Fri. Nov. 26 TBA Consolation&ChampionshipGames* NewYork, N.Y.# ESPN
'TentativeGames;#MadisonSquareGarden
Mon. Nov. 29 7:30p.m. FortBragg-AAU (Exhibition) CHAPELHILL, N.C.
Wed. Dec. 1 7:30p.m. Hawaii CHAPELHILL, N.C.
1993DietPepsiTournamentofChampions
CharlotteColiseum,Charlotte,N.C.
Fri. Dec. 3 7:00p.m. BrighamYoungvs. SouthCarolina Charlotte, N.C. Raycom/ESPN2
9:00p.m. NorthCarolinavs.GeorgeWashington
Sal. Dec.4 7:00p.m. ConsolationGame Charlotte, N.C. Raycom/ESPN2
9:00p.m. ChampionshipGame
Thur. Dec. 9 7:30p.m. ColoradoState CHAPELHILL, N.C.
Sun. Dec. 12 2:00p.m. RussianTeam (Exhibition) CHAPELHILL, N.C.
Sal. Dec. 18 1:30p.m. OhioState CHAPELHILL, N.C. ABC
Mon. Dec 20 9:00p.m. Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa. ESPN
Sun. Jan. 2 2:00p.m. Marshall CHAPELHILL, N.C.
Wed Jan.5 9:00p.m. N.C. State CHAPELHILL, N.C. R-JP
Sat. Jan. 8 1:30p.m. Maryland CollegePark,Md. R-JP/ESPN2
Wed Jan. 12 9:00p.m. GeorgiaTech Atlanta,Ga. ESPN
Sat, Jan. 15 1:30p.m. Clemson CHAPELHILL, N.C. R-JP/ESPN2
Wed. Jan. 19 9:00p.m. Virginia Charlottesville,Va. ESPN
Sat. Jan. 22 3:00p.m. LouisianaState NewOrleans, La. CBS
Mon. Jan. 24 7:30p.m. Butler CHAPELHILL, N.C.
Wed. Jan. 26 9:00p.m. FloridaState Tallahassee, Fla. ESPN
Sun. Jan. 30 4:00p.m. WakeForest CHAPELHILL, N.C. ABC
Thur, Feb. 3 9:00p.m. Duke CHAPELHILL, N.C. R-JP/ESPN2
Sat. Feb 5 4:00p.m. N.C.State Raleigh, N.C. R-JP/ESPN2
Thur. Feb. 10 8:00p.m. Maryland CHAPELHILL, N.C. R-JP
Sat. Feb. 12 3:30p.m. GeorgiaTech CHAPELHILL, N.C. ABC
Thur. Feb. 17 7:30p.m. Clemson Clemson,S.C. ESPN
Sat. Feb. 19 2:00p.m. Virginia CHAPELHILL, N.C. R-JP/ESPN2
Wed. Feb. 23 8:00p.m. NotreDame SouthBend, Ind. SportsChannel
Sat Feb. 26 3:30p.m. FloridaState CHAPELHILL, N.C. ABC
Wed. Mar. 2 9:00p.m. WakeForest Winston-Salem, N.C. R-JP
Sat. Mar. 5 7:30p.m. Duke Durham, N.C. ESPN
1993AtlanticCoastConferenceTournament
CharlotteColiseum,Charlotte,N.C.
Thur. Mar 10 TBA First-RoundGame Charlotte, N.C. R-JP/ESPN
Fri. Mar. 1 1 TBA QuarterfinalGames Charlotte, N.C. R-JP/ESPN
Sat. Mar 12 TBA SemifinalGames Charlotte, N.C. R-JP/ESPN
Sun. Mar. 13 TBA ChampionshipGame Charlotte, N.C. R-JP/ESPN
R/JPreferstotheACCregionaltelevisionpackageproducedbyRaycomSportsandjefferson-PilotTeleproductions.
1994 NCAA DIVISION MEN'S BASKETBALLTOURNAMENT DATES AND SITES
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FirstandSecondRoundGames ReqionalSemifinalsandChampionshipGames
EastRegional:NassauColiseum, Uniondale NY. (St.John'sUniversity, EastRegional:MiamiArena,Miami, Fla. (UniversityofMami host)-
host)-March 17& 19 CapitalCentre, Landover,Md. (GeorgeMason University, March24&26
host)-March 18&20 SoutheastRegional:Thompson-BolingArena, Knoxville,Tenn. (Universityof
SoutheastRegional RuppArena, Lexington, Ky. (UniversityofKentucky, Tennessee, host)-March25&27
host)-March 17& 1 FloridaSuncoastDome, St. Petersburg, Fla. (Universityof MidwestRegional:ReunionArena, Dallas,Texas(SouthwestConference,
SouthFlorida, hosl)-March 18&20 host)-March25&27
MidwestRegional: (ansasColiseum,Wichita, Kan. (WichitaStateUniversity, WestRegional:LosAngelesSportsArena, LosAngeles,Calif. (Universityof
host)-March 17& 19 TheMyriad,OklahomciCity,Okla. (Universityof SouthernCalifornia, host)-March24&26
WeOBiksgltaShkRoyemqCaio,onfnheaorlse:tn)cD-eMe,aerccEohv-ehn1ot8sst&sC)e2n-tM0earr,chOq\d7en&,19J;taAhrc(oWeAbreernaS,taStaecrUanmiveenrtsoi'f,yCaanlidf.. C'harl4ottNeCCAcA^uFmin,alChFaorluortte, N.C.-Apnl2&4
(UniversityofthePacilcandBigWestConference, co-hosts)-March 18&20
4 Carolina Basketball 1993-94
1993-94 Season Prlview
1993-94 Carolina Basketball Outlook
North Carolina will try to defend its players," says Smith.
NCAA basketball championship this sea- "We have 13 players
son with a veteran team which potentially who havea chanceto
could be the most offensively talented of play. In that regard,
theDeanSmithcoachingera. it might be the most
Nine lettermen return from a year ago. skilled team we have
That includes six of the top eight players had on the offensive
from a team which went 34-4, won the end. Of course, that
Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season isn't going to result
race by two games and then defeated four in wins unless this
of the Top 10 teams in the country in the group has the same
NCAA Tournament to capture the national togetherness, the
championship. same chemistry and
However, the two missing players from plays the same great
last year's regular rotation will be difficult defense as last year's
toreplace. Forward GeorgeLynch won All- team.
ACC honors, was the Most Outstanding "I've said for
Player in the NCAA East Regional and years that ideally the
made the all-tournament team at the best team, if you can
NCAA Final Four. Guard Henrik Rodl pro- avoid injuries, is one
vided depth at both backcourt positions, with eight good
made a number of big plays in Carolina's players and the rest
stretchdriveand wasastandoutpasserand of the squad being
defender. filled with people
Despite losing those two valuable play- who know their spe-
ers, Carolina should stillbe a contend—er for cific roles. Mostgood
the national title. Four starters return cen- teams play with
terEricMontross, a consensussecond-team about six people and
All-Americain 1993whoshouldbeastrong develop chemistry.
candidate for first-team honors this year; We've always done
guard Derrick Phelps, perhaps the nation's it with seven or
premier defensive player and one of the eight. That's going to
leading floor generals in the college game; be hard with this
forward Brian Reese, who shook off early- team because some- Aconsensus second-team All-America in 1992-93, seniorcenter
season injuriesand played sensationallythe one is going tobesit- Eric Montross begins hisfinal season asa topcandidatefor
second halfof last year; and guard Donald ting who thinks he national player-of-the-yearhonors. Montross ledtheteam in
Williams, who made the all-tournament should be playing scoring andfield goal percentage lastyear,whilefinishing sec-
team at the NCAA East Regional and then more." ond onthesquad in rebounding. (Photo byJayson Singe)
was the Most Outstanding Player of the Smith recruited recently to prepare for In addition to the multiple All-America
1993FinalFour. the 1994-95 season when this year's strong honorsheearned,Montrosswasalsoa first-
Frontcourt players Pat Sullivan and senior class is gone and only eight scholar- team All-ACC selection and made the all-
KevinSalvadori,bothofwhomsawconsid- shipplayerswillbeback. tournament teams at the Diet Pepsi
erable action last season, also are back. Thatseniorclassis headed by Montross, Tournament of Champions, the Rainbow
Other lettermen returning are forward Ed Phelpsand Reese,all ofwhom havestarted Classic, ACC Tournament, the East
Geth and guards Dante Calabria and Larry thepasttwoseasons. Regional and the Final Four. Working
Davis. Center Serge Zwikker, who red- The 7-0, 275-pound Montross, from against a pair of Kansas seven-footers, he
shirted as a freshman lastyear, will also be Indianapolis, Ind., improved throughout had 23 points in the national semifinals. He
acandidateforplayingtime. his junior year. He was Carolina's leading then scored 16 against Michigan in the
Rounding out the squad are three scorer with a 15.8 average, hitting 61.5 per- NCAA finals.
incoming freshmen—guard Jeff Mclnnis cent of his shots from the field. He also "We expect Eric to continue his
and frontcourt playe—rs Jerry Stackhouse averaged 7.6 rebounds a game. Montross, improvement, which I thought was most
and Rasheed Wallace and Pearce Landry, who set a school record by scoring in dou- noticeable a year ago," says Smith. "His
a member of last year's junior varsity ble figures in 36 games last season, ranked defense came on so well last season and I
squad. second in the ACC in field goal percentage think he will be a more confident offensive
"A —big plus for us could also be a and led the Tar Heels with 47 blocked player this year. I know he will continue to
minus too many athletically talented shots. work hard on the backboard and I imagine
Carolina Basketball 1993-^4 5
1993-94Outlook
he will have a great abilitytopenetrateon "His loss will become really noticeable
seniorseason." offense." this year if we're not rebounding the ball
Phelps, a 6-4, 181- Williams is the and getting second shots," says Smith.
pound point guard fourth returning "But, he also gave us great leadership and
from East Elmhurst, starter from a year defense.
N.Y., was slowed at ago.A6-3, 194-pound "Each of his steals not only gave us an
times by injuries last junior from Garner, extra possession, but also took one away
year, but may have N.C., he made con- fromtheoppositionand usuallygaveusan
been the league's stant improvement easy shot on the other end. His offensive
best all-around play- during theseason. He rebounds also generally ended up as easy
er at his position. He finished with a 14.3 shots so we're losing a lot of high percent-
averaged 8.1 points a scoring average and ageopportunities."
game and handed led the ACC in free Thereareseveral candidates for Lynch's
out 196 assists. How- throw shooting at position. Smith could choose to go with a
ever, it was on the 82.9percent. Hisscor- big lineup and use Salvadori, Geth or
defensiveend that he ing ability was a key Wallacethere.
was especially effec- factor in Carolina's Salvadori, a 7-0, 231-pound senior from
tive. He goes into his drive to the national Pittsburgh, Pa., was the chief backup to
senior year as the championship. He both Montross and Lynch last year. He
leading candidate for scored big baskets averaged 4.5 points and 3.6 rebounds a
the Henry Iba Corin- and madecrucial free game and was second on the team with 45
thian Award as the throwsatcrunchtime blocked shots. Geth, a 6-9, 235-pound
National Defensive as UNC persevered sophomore from Norfolk, Va., saw limited
Player-of-the-Year. Seniorcenter/forward Kevin Salvadori for close victories playing time, but still quickly developed
"Derrick was our was all smiles in the Superdome locker over Arkansas, Cin- intoa SmithCentercrowd favorite. Wallace
best defensive player room lastApril aftertheTar Heelscap- cinnati, Kansas and is a 6-10, 225-pound freshman from
last year and should turedthe national championship.The Michigan. After mak- Philadelphia, Pa., who has been quoted to
Pittsburgh nativehas shown incredible
bea topcandidatefor ing the all-tourna- preferthecenterposition.
national defensive aismparnovuenmseunntgsriendc-eshhiretcfarmeeshtmoaCnarionl1i9n8a9- ment team at the East A smaller frontcourt might include
player-of-the-year," 90. (Photo byHugh Morton) Regional, he was Sullivan, a 6-8, 216-pound senior from
saysSmith. "But, he's selected the Most
a vastly underrated offensive player. He Outstanding Player at the Final Four. He
got people the ball and brought it up had 25 points against both Kansas and
against all kinds of pressure. I just think Michigan, hitting five of seven three-point
he's one of the top point guards in the attempts in each game. He set a number of
country, offensively and defensively. He FinalFourthree-pointrecords.
had a sensational junior season and he "After alternating Donald with Rodl
shouldbeevenbetterthisyear." early in the season, we began starting him
Phelps, who improved his field goal in mid-February," says Smith. "He certain-
shooting last year by several percentage ly had a great Final Four. That should be a
points over his sophomore year, is also a big confidence boost and I hope result in
remarkable rebounder for his height. He moreconsistentoffensiveplay.WhatIhope
averaged4.4reboundsa gamelastyear, the he'sbeen working on is theability to pene-
third best figureon thesquad. His82steals trate, when defenders fly at him, and make
weresecond onlytoLynch's89. plays. I liked the way he came on defen-
Reese, 6-6 and 215 pounds from the sively, although he still has work to do
Bronx, N.Y., averaged 11.4 points a game, there."
while hitting50.7percentofhisshots. After Phelps, Reeseand Williams all arecapa-
shaking offa series ofearly-season injuries, ble of contending for all-star honors. Reese
heplayedverywelland wasa keyfigureas and Williams got post-season recognition
Carolina won 17 of its last 18 games. He lastyearand Phelpswasa worthyrecipient
played especially well in the ACC ofpre-seasonnationalexposurethisfall.
Tournament, making first-team All- Still, theTar Heels havea big hole to fill
Tournamentthere. at Lynch's vacated forward spot. A tremen-
"I think beginning with our game at dous all-around player, he will especially Despite havingtoovercomea staggering
Maryland in early February, Brian's injuries be missed defensively and on the back- numberofinjuriesduringthe 1992-93
were behind him," points out Smith. "He boards. Lynch finished hiscareeras the all- season, Derrick Phelpsdisplayedthefloor
kind of had a new start to his season and I time school leader in steals and was the generalship skillswhichwerevital to
thought he played tremendous basketball ACC's third-leading rebounder last season Carolina's run tothe NCAAtitle. Histenaci-
downtheline. Wehopehecanbuild on that with a 9.6 average. He ranks only behind tyandcourtsmarts will becountedon
and continue that improvement. We need Sam Perkins in Carolina career rebounding again bytheTarHeels inthecoming sea-
his quickness on the defensive end and his totals. son. (Photo by RobertCrawford)
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1993-94 Outlook
played. But, we're not tied to that. We'll "We have too much depth so we'll have
make that decision once practice begins. to have a lot of sacrifice," says Smith.
Thesame is true forStackhouse, whocould "We'll need to define roles as we go
probably play either of the forward spots, through the season and we may be slow
and Wallaceupfront. roundingintoform.
"However, we don't want any of the "Again our schedule is a difficult one,
freshmen tohavetolearntoomuchsowe'll but that's good when you have an experi-
limit what positions they play. We'll let the enced team. We may lose several games in
upperclassmen coming back play dual December and January, but hopefully we
positions." can learn from those and be ready in
As always, Carolina will play pressure, March.
changing defenses and a fast-breaking "Our goal, as it is every year, is to win
styleon offense. In 1993, theTarHeelslim- the national championship. In order tobea
ited opposing teams to a combined field contender to repeat, we must avoid key
goal percentage of just 41.3 while playing
perhaps the nation's toughest schedule.
They also forced an average of 18.1
turnoverspergame.
Carolina led the ACC in scoring
defense at 68.3, while averaging 86.1
points on offense. That average scoring
margin of 17.8 was thebest in thecountry.
Carolina alsoranked fifth in thecountry in
rebounding margin at 8.9 per game, with
much of the credit there going to the yeo-
An unsung hero in Carolina'scastofplay- man-likeworkofLynch.
ers, seniorforward PatSullivan hasdevel- "We'll need to improve because we've
oped intotheconsummate role playerfor lost two of our three best defenders," says
Coach Dean Smith'steam.Whetherstart- Smith. "Phelps was our top defensive play-
ingorcomingoffthebench,the Heelscan er last season, but the two best after him
alwayscounton Sullivantodothe little wereLynchand Rodl.
thingsthatrarelyshowup inthe box "We've gotten a lot of pre-season
score. (PhotobyRobertCrawford) national attention. Duke did a year ago
and we have over the years. I think the
Bogota, N.J., or Stackhouse, a 6-6, 218- ACC will be very competitive with three
pound freshman from Kinston, N.C. or four teams in the Top 15 nationally.
Sullivan played some power forward last Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech and
year, although he was chiefly used as a Virginia have a lot of key people back.
backup toReese. Hehad a solid yearstatis- Maryland willbeyoung, talented and very
n tvn/iB
ticallyasheshot51.8 percent from thefield dangerous. I think Clemson could be an
and 78.9 percent from the line, while also ACC contender with its junior college
averaging6.4pointsagame. transfers and Sharone Wright, whom I
Zwikker, a 7-2, 248-pound freshman think is one of the best big men in the
from Maassluis, The Netherlands, will join country. Oneofthe mostgraceful playerstoever
don a Carolina uniform, senior
Salvadori and Wallace as backup help for "Wake Forest will miss Rodney Rogers,
forward/guard Brian Reesewas magnifi-
Montross. but has Randolph Childress and the others
centdown the stretch run fortheTar Heels
Backcourt depth will come from back. N.C. State will be more experienced
lastseason. Afterfinally ridding himselfof
Calabria,a 6-4, 186-pound sophomore from and thatwillbea greathelptothat team." several nagging injuries, his play in
Beaver Falls, Pa.; Davis, a 6-3, 194-pound TheTar Heels will be trying to continue February, March and April was crucial to
sophomore from Denmark, S.C.; and an amazing string of success that has seen Carolina's NCAAchampionship. (Photo by
Mclnnis, a 6-3, 182-pound freshman from them make a record 19 straight trips to the Jayson Singe)
Charlotte,N.C. NCAA Tournamentand reach the NCAA's
"I thought Calabria played well last Final 16 for 13 straight years, equaling the injuries and develop the right chemistry so
December," says Smith. "Then I started longest skein in NCAA history. The sec- wecanbeatatourbestinpost-seasonplav.
using him at both guard positions and I ond-longest current streak of Final 16 Also,wemustsomehowfindawaytobeas
think it may have hurt his confidence. I appearancesisthreebyIndiana. good defensivelyand on theboardsdespite
expect him to bounce back. Davis came on In addition, Carolina has finished no thelossofLynch.
strong at the end of last season in practice lower than third in the ACC standings for "We'll have to be at our best in everv
and should be even more improved this 29 straightyears, an amazing feat given the game. This isn't the NBA where champi-
year. strength of the league, and won at least 20 onships are decided in a four-out-of-seven
"We plan to use Mclnnis at point guard games for 23 seasons in a row. That is series. It's one game and you're out, so
because that's primarily where he has anotherall-timecollegiatebest. we'llneedsomeluck,too."
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Montross
• Eric
General Info: Has improved each year due to
^^^m^^ hisgood workethicand maturity ... heads into his
senior year with the fourth-best field goal percent-
agein UNChistoryat59.6percent ... hasmade443
of 743 career field goal tries ... ranks sixth in
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played onTeamUSA, theU. S. NationalTeam, for
% % five games in the summer of 1993 ... averaged 7.8
points,5.8 rebounds,0.6blocksand 20minutesper
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excellent first three seasons at Carolina ... has
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season throughout hiscareer ... has madeb4.6 per-
cent of his field goal tries in NCAA Tournament
games throughout his career ... has made 73 ofhis
113 attempts in those 14 games ... has shot even
better in the tournament the past two years, mak-
ing 70.1 percent ofhis shots (61 of87) ... played on
7-0, 275 the practice squad in La Jolla, Calif, which helped
prepare the USA Dream Team for its gold medal-
winning performance in the 1992 Olympics in
Center Barcelona ...heplayed ontheUnitedStates'bronze
medal-winning Pan American Games team in the
Senior summer of 1991 in Havana, Cuba ... was a reserve Basketball Weekly, to the National Association of
at the center position on that team, averaging 3.0 Basketball Coaches All-District Team and to the
pointsand 1.6reboundsagame...ahardworkerin U.S. Basketball Writers Association District All-
Indianapolis, Ind. practice ... an excellent rebounder and passer ... AmericaTeam ... maybemostimportantly, hewas
possesses a nicejump hook shot ... is an outstand- named to the Atlantic Coast Conference's All-
Lawrence North HS ing student in speech communication ... his father Academic Basketball Team ... played well
Scott played basketball in the late 1960s at the throughout Carolina's run to the NCAA title last
UniversityofMichigan. year ... had 17 points and nine rebounds as
Coach Jack Keefer Junior Season (1992-93): Had a magnificent Carolina dispatched East Carolina in the first
junior year all-around in helping lead the Tar round and then scored 15 points, had nine
PERSONALITYCHART Heels to the national championship ... continued rebounds and blocked three shots in only 20 min-
his proficiency in field goal shooting by winning utes of action against Rhode Island ... averaged
CollegeMajor:SpeechCommunication his third consecutive Mary Frances Andrews 15.0 points and 7.5 rebounds in the Eastern
Pofissth-eSr<mhanoolAmbition:Professionalbass Award as theteam's leading field goal percentage Regional wins over Arkansas and Cincinnati ...
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Myfather,motherandsister secutive Herb C. and Pauline L. Wall Memorial al semifinals ... that was also the second highest
AthletesYouMostAdmire:Karl Award forthebestscreenerontheteam ... wasnot scoring totalofEric's careerin anygame ... scored
Malone,BradDougherty
BestBookYou'veEverRead:ARiver overlooked for conference and national honors in 16 points and had five rebounds, just two fouls
RunsThroughIt his junior year ... was one of 10 finalists for the and one blocked shot in the NCAA Finals versus
Fazuvcocrhiintie,FMorso.dsL:ee'Fsishc,arlroatsacgankae,primerib, John Wooden Award as National Player of the Michigan ... his dunk with one minute to play
FavoriteTVShow:HankParker's Year ... wasnamed a first-teamAll-Americabythe staked the Tar Heels to a 72-67 lead over the
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Conhsahmipp,iownisnhniipnganthdec1at9c9h3inNgCaA2A1"rain- third-team choice by United Press International TournamentfinalsversusGeorgiaTech ...made 18
bowtroutinColoradobyflyrod and Basketball Times ... was named first-team All- of 20 free throw attempts (90 percent) in the ACC
InutmeersesotfitnhgeFEanccty:clIohpaevdeiacBormlpllaentneidcaalolvevorl- Atlantic Coast Conference ... was named to All- Tournament ... placed second in the ACC in field
thesummer Tournament Teams at the Atlantic Coast goal shooting last season at 61.5 percent ... that
GivenName:EricScottMontross Conference Tournament, the NCAA East shooting percentage was the best by a Tar Heel
Bi1r9t7h1daitneInadniadnapPollaicse,:InSde.ptember23, Regional, the NCAA Final Four, the Diet Pepsi since Brad Daugherty made 64.8 percent of his
Parents'Names:SconandJanice TournamentofChampionsand theKraft Rainbow shots in 1985-86 ... led the Tar Heels in scoring
Montross Classic ... was named first-team All-Southeast by (15.8points)and wassecondinrebounding(7.6) ...
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