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by Our Founder/CEO&CTO Hiroyuki Chishiro
- He has worked as a visiting scholar at Michael Jordan's alma mater, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), from September 2012 to August 2013, and is familiar with US college basketball (NCAA) and the NBA. He is Japanese and also familiar with Japan basketball and B.LEAGUE (Japan).
- He is presently working as CTO at Guarantee Happiness LLC in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States (the town where UNC is located) from January 2020 and as CEO and CTO of Japanese Tar Heel, Inc. in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States from June 2022. He is familiar with the latest basketball in United States.
- We have written more than 110 articles on North Carolina and UNC and more than 20 articles on basketball.
- He played basketball in junior high and high school, and was in the top 8 in Chiba Prefecture in junior high school and in the top 16 in Chiba Prefecture in high school (Japan). He has experience playing American basketball with UNC students and North Carolina locals.
This article introduces games for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) men's basketball in the 2018-2019 season.
UNC is Michael Jordan's graduating school, so this is for you Michael Jordan fans and those who would like to cheer for the Tar Heels!
UNC is a member of Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
UNC men's basketball roster in the 2018-2019 season is as follows.
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #0 | Seventh Woods | Shooting Guard | 6-2 | Junior |
| #1 | Leaky Black | Small Forward | 6-7 | Freshman |
| #2 | Coby White | Point Guard | 6-5 | Freshman |
| #3 | Andrew Platek | Shooting Guard | 6-3 | Sophomore |
| #4 | Brandon Robinson | Shooting Guard | 6-4 | Junior |
| #5 | Nassir Little | Small Forward | 6-6 | Freshman |
| #11 | Shea Rush | Small Forward | 6-5 | Junior |
| #13 | Cameron Johnson | Small Forward | 6-9 | Transferring after graduating from another school in 3 years (UNC is in its second year) |
| #15 | Garrison Brooks | Power Forward | 6-9 | Sophomore |
| #21 | Sterling Manley | Power Forward | 6-11 | Sophomore |
| #22 | Walker Miller | Power Forward | 6-10 | Sophomore |
| #24 | Kenny Williams | Shooting Guard | 6-4 | Senior |
| #25 | Caleb Ellis | Shooting Guard | 6-4 | Junior |
| #30 | K. J. Smith | Point Guard | 6-2 | Sophomore |
| #32 | Luke Maye | Power Forward | 6-8 | Senior |
| #35 | Ryan McAdoo | Small Forward | 6-5 | Sophomore |
| #42 | Brandon Huffman | Power Forward | 6-10 | Sophomore |
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Table of Contents
October 12, 2018: Late Night With Roy
Here are videos of Late Night with Roy on October 12, 2018.
The season is about to begin!
November 2, 2018: UNC 107-64 University of Mount Olive (Exhibition, Wins and Losses Do Not Count)
UNC had an impressive 107-64 win over the University of Mount Olive.
Garrison Brooks had 16 points and 16 rebounds, Kenny Williams had 15, Cameron Johnson 11, Nassir Little 11, and Coby White 10.
A good and comfortable win!
Go Heels!
November 6, 2018: UNC 78-67 Wofford College
UNC defeated Wofford College 78-67.
Luke Maye had 24 points and 7 rebounds, Garrison Brooks had 20 points, and Cameron Johnson had 17 points and 8 rebounds.
Go Heels!
November 9, 2018: UNC 116-67 Elon University
UNC had a convincing 116-67 win over Elon University.
Cameron Johnson had 21 points, Nassir Little 21, Coby White 14, and Sterling Manley 11.
The team is in great shape!
Go Heels!
November 12, 2018: UNC 90-72 Stanford University
UNC had an impressive 90-72 win over Stanford University.
Cameron Johnson had 17 points and 7 rebounds, Luke Maye had 16 points and 8 rebounds, Kenny Williams had 12 points, and Garrison Brooks had 12 points and 8 rebounds.
Go Heels!
November 16, 2018: UNC 108-58 Tennessee Tech University
UNC had an impressive 108-58 win over Tennessee Tech.
Luke Maye had 15 points, Sterling Manley 13, Coby White 11, Kenny Williams 10, Cameron Johnson 10, and Nassir Little 10.
The 50-point margin is great!
Six players scored 10 or more points and a balanced offense made for a great win!
Go Heels!
November 19, 2018: UNC 101-76 University of St. Francis
UNC defeated the University of St. Francis 101-76.
Cameron Johnson had 20 points, Nassir Little 19, Coby White 16, Luke Maye 11, and Brandon Robinson 11.
That's a great team effort!
Go Heels!
November 22, 2018: UNC 89-92 University of Texas
UNC lost a close one to the University of Texas, 89-92.
We are not playing well against the University of Texas...
Let's turn it around and win the next game!
Go Heels!
November 23, 2018: UNC 94-78 UCLA
UNC defeated UCLA 94-78.
Coby White had 19 points, Luke Maye 16, Kenny Williams 15, Cameron Johnson 14, and Nassir Little 14.
UNC rallied from a loss in our previous game!
Go Heels!
November 28, 2018: UNC 67-84 University of Michigan
UNC lost to the University of Michigan 67-84.
UNC trailed by 3 points, 32-35, in the first half, but was outscored in the second half.
UNC couldn't stop our opponents from making good 3-pointers...
December 5, 2018: UNC 97-69 University of North Carolina Wilmington
UNC had an impressive 97-69 win over the University of North Carolina Wilmington.
Cameron Johnson scored 21 points, Nassir Little had 14, Kenny Williams had 11, and Luke Maye had 11 points and 9 rebounds.
That's a nice, comfortable win!
Go Heels!
December 15, 2018: UNC 103-90 Gonzaga University
UNC defeated Gonzaga University 103-90.
Cameron Johnson had 25 points, Luke Maye 20, Coby White 15, and Seventh Woods 14.
Go Heels!
December 22, 2018: UNC 72-80 University of Kentucky
UNC lost to the University of Kentucky 72-80.
The University of Kentucky is very strong...
December 29, 2018: UNC 82-60 Davidson College
UNC had a convincing 82-60 win over Davidson College.
Cameron Johnson had 17 points, Kenny Williams 12, Luke Maye 11, Garrison Brooks 11, and Nassir Little 10.
It's good to not lose consecutive games!
Go Heels!
January 2, 2019: UNC 77-57 Harvard University
UNC defeated Harvard 77-57.
Luke Maye had 14 points, Cameron Johnson 13, Coby White 13, Nassir Little 12, and Kenny Williams 11.
We are looking good!
Go Heels!
January 5, 2019: UNC 85-60 University of Pittsburgh
UNC defeated the University of Pittsburgh 85-60.
Coby White had 22 points, Luke Maye had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Cameron Johnson had 15 points.
It's our third straight win!
Go Heels!
January 8, 2019: UNC 90-82 North Carolina State University
UNC defeated North Carolina State 90-82.
Luke Maye had 21 points and 11 rebounds, Coby White had 19 points, Kenny Williams had 15 points and 10 rebounds, Cameron Johnson had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Garrison Brooks had 11 points.
UNC is strong!
Go Heels!
January 12, 2019: UNC 62-83 University of Louisville
UNC lost to the University of Louisville 62-83.
We lost by 21 points...
We made 13.6% (3 of 22) of our 3-point attempts...
January 15, 2019: UNC 75-69 University of Notre Dame
UNC defeated Notre Dame 75-69.
Coby White had 17 points, Luke Maye had 14 points and 10 rebounds, Cameron Johnson had 11 points, and Nassir Little had 11 points.
Go Heels!
January 19, 2019: UNC 85-76 University of Miami
UNC defeated the University of Miami 85-76.
Cameron Johnson had 22 points, Kenny Williams had 16, Coby White had 15 points and 8 assists, Luke Maye had 14 points and 9 rebounds, and Nassir Little had 12.
That's a good balance of scoring as a team!
Go Heels!
January 21, 2019: UNC 103-82 Virginia Tech
UNC defeated Virginia Tech 103-82.
Coby White had 27 points, Nassir Little 23, Luke Maye 14, Garrison Brooks 12, and Kenny Williams 10.
Go Heels!
January 29, 2019: UNC 77-54 Georgia Tech
UNC posted a convincing 77-54 win over Georgia Tech.
Cameron Johnson had 22 points (4 of 6 on threes) and Coby White had 19 points (5 of 9 on threes).
These two are UNC's Splash Brothers!
Go Heels!
February 2, 2019: UNC 79-69 University of Louisville
UNC defeated the University of Louisville 79-69.
Luke Maye had 20 points and 11 rebounds, Cameron Johnson had 19 points and 10 rebounds, Garrison Brooks had 12 points, and Kenny Williams had 10 points.
Go Heels!
February 5, 2019: UNC 113-96 North Carolina State University
UNC defeated North Carolina State 113-96.
Luke Maye had 31 points and 12 rebounds, Coby White had 21, Kenny Williams 17, Cameron Johnson 17, and Nassir Little 12.
Go Heels!
February 9, 2019: UNC 88-85 University of Miami
UNC defeated the University of Miami 88-85 in overtime.
Coby White had 33 points, Luke Maye 20, Cameron Johnson 12, and Nassir Little 10.
It was a tough battle, but we managed to win!
Go Heels!
February 11, 2019: UNC 61-69 University of Virginia
UNC lost to the University of Virginia 61-69.
We have a bad matchup with the University of Virginia, but we can't win.
February 16, 2019: UNC 95-57 Wake Forest University
UNC had an impressive 95-57 win over Wake Forest University.
Cameron Johnson had 27 points (7 of 10 on threes), Coby White had 10, and Luke Maye had 10.
Cameron Johnson is a GOD of 3-point shooter!
Go Heels!
February 20, 2019: UNC 88-72 Duke University
UNC defeated Duke University 88-72.
Luke Maye had 30 points and 15 rebounds, Cameron Johnson had 26 points, and Garrison Brooks had 14 points.
Luke Maye had a big game for the Warriors!
NOTE: This was also the game where Duke's Zion Williamson (number #1) broke his bash.
Go Heels!
February 23, 2019: UNC 77-59 Florida State University
UNC defeated Florida State 77-59.
Cameron Johnson had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Nassir Little had 18 points, Luke Maye had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Coby White had 10 points.
Go Heels!
February 26, 2019: UNC 93-85 Syracuse University
UNC defeated Syracuse University 93-85.
Coby White had 34 points, Cameron Johnson 16, and Nassir Little 11.
Go Heels!
March 2, 2019: UNC 81-79 Clemson University
UNC defeated Clemson University 81-79.
Coby White scored 28 points, Cameron Johnson had 19, and Luke Maye had 13.
It was a close game, but we are relieved to have managed to win!
Go Heels!
March 5, 2019: UNC 79-66 Boston College
UNC defeated Boston College 79-66.
Cameron Johnson had 22 points and 12 rebounds, Luke Maye had 17 points and 20 rebounds, Coby White had 11 points, Kenny Williams had 10 points, and Nassir Little had 10 points.
Go Heels!
March 9, 2019: UNC 79-70 Duke University
UNC defeated Duke University 79-70.
Coby White scored 21 points, Kenny Williams had 18, Cameron Johnson had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Garrison Brooks had 10.
We won our second straight regular season game (sweep) over Duke University to win the ACC regular season championship.
Go Heels!
March 14, 2019: UNC 83-70 University of Louisville
UNC defeated the University of Louisville 83-70 in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament.
Coby White scored 19 points, Luke Maye had 19, Cameron Johnson had 14, and Garrison Brooks had 11.
Let's win again next time!
Go Heels!
March 15, 2019: UNC 73-74 Duke University
In the semifinals of the ACC Tournament, UNC lost a close game to Duke University, 73-74.
It would have been a close game if only Coby White could have made that last shot...
Next up is the NCAA Tournament, so let's get back on track!
Go Heels!
March 22, 2019: UNC 88-73 University of Iona
In the first round of the NCAA Tournament, UNC defeated the University of Iona 88-73.
Cameron Johnson had 21 points, Nassir Little 19, Luke Maye 16, Coby White 10, and Garrison Brooks 10.
Let's keep this winning streak going!
Go Heels!
March 24, 2019: UNC 81-59 University of Washington
In the second round of the NCAA Tournament, UNC won a convincing 81-59 victory over the University of Washington.
Luke Maye had 20 points and 14 rebounds, Nassir Little 20, Coby White 17, and Cameron Johnson 13.
A feel-good win!
Go Heels!
March 29, 2019: UNC 80-97 Auburn University
UNC lost to Auburn University 80-97.
We were trailing by 2 points, 39-41, in the first half, but got beat in the second half when our opponents exploded for 66.67% (12 of 18) on 3-pointers...
Our 3-point defense did not work well...
Summary
UNC's record for the 2018-2019 season was 29-7 (.806 winning percentage).
This season we were able to win the ACC regular season championship!
Let's go for the ACC and NCAA Tournament Championship next season!
Go Heels!
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