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- 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).
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- 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 2016-2017 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 2016-2017 season is as follows.
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #0 | Nate Britt | Point Guard | 6-1 | Senior |
| #1 | Theo Pinson | Shooting Guard | 6-6 | Junior |
| #2 | Joel Berry II | Point Guard | 6-0 | Junior |
| #3 | Kennedy Meeks | Center | 6-10 | Senior |
| #4 | Isaiah Hicks | Power Forward | 6-9 | Senior |
| #5 | Tony Bradley | Center | 6-10 | Freshman |
| #11 | Shea Rush | Small Forward | 6-6 | Freshman |
| #13 | Kanler Coker | Shooting Guard | 6-4 | Senior |
| #14 | Brandon Robinson | Shooting Guard | 6-5 | Freshman |
| #21 | Seventh Woods | Shooting Guard | 6-1 | Freshman |
| #24 | Kenny Williams | Shooting Guard | 6-4 | Sophomore |
| #25 | Aaron Rohlman | Small Forward | 6-6 | Junior |
| #30 | Stilman White | Point Guard | 6-1 | Senior (Redshirt) |
| #32 | Luke Maye | Power Forward | 6-7 | Sophomore |
| #44 | Justin Jackson | Small Forward | 6-8 | Junior |
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Table of Contents
October 14, 2016: Late Night with Roy
Here are videos of Late Night with Roy held on October 14, 2016.
This season's Late Night with Roy was held jointly with the UNC women's basketball team!
This season is about to begin!
November 4, 2016: UNC 124-63 University of North Carolina at Pembroke (Exhibition, Wins and Losses Do Not Count)
UNC posted an impressive 124-63 win over the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
Joel Berry II scored 20, Justin Jackson 16, Isaiah Hicks 16, Luke Maye 15, Kennedy Meeks 11, and Kenny Williams 10.
A good and comfortable start to the season!
Go Heels!
November 11, 2016: UNC 95-75 Tulane University
UNC defeated Tulane University 95-75.
Justin Jackson had 27 points, Joel Berry II 23, Isaiah Hicks 16, and Tony Bradley 10.
Go Heels!
November 13, 2016: UNC 97-57 University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
UNC posted an impressive 97-57 win over the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Joel Berry II scored 18 points, Kennedy Meeks had 14 points and 12 rebounds, Isaiah Hicks had 13, Tony Bradley 12, Kenny Williams 11, and Justin Jackson 10.
That's a great 40-point margin!
Go Heels!
November 15, 2016: UNC 93-67 California State University, Long Beach
UNC defeated Cal State Long Beach 93-67.
Joel Berry II scored 23 points, Kennedy Meeks had 15, Justin Jackson had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Tony Bradley had 10.
Go Heels!
November 18, 2016: UNC 83-68 University of Hawaii at Manoa
UNC defeated the University of Hawaii at Manoa 83-68.
Isaiah Hicks had 16 points, Nate Britt 13, Kennedy Meeks 13, Justin Jackson 11, and Tony Bradley 10.
Go Heels!
November 21, 2016: UNC 104-61 Chaminade University Honolulu
UNC defeated Chaminade University Honolulu 104-61.
Isaiah Hicks had 22 points, Kennedy Meeks had 20 points and 10 rebounds, Tony Bradley had 14 points, and Justin Jackson had 12 points.
Go Heels!
November 22, 2016: UNC 107-75 Oklahoma State University
UNC defeated Oklahoma State University 107-75.
Joel Berry II had 24 points, Justin Jackson 22, Isaiah Hicks 13, Tony Bradley 13, Nate Britt 12, and Kennedy Meeks 10.
Go Heels!
November 23, 2016: UNC 71-56 University of Wisconsin
UNC defeated the University of Wisconsin 71-56.
Joel Berry II scored 22 points, Kennedy Meeks had 15 points and 16 rebounds, Isaiah Hicks had 14 points, and Justin Jackson had 12 points.
We won the Maui Jim Maui Invitational!
Go Heels!
November 30, 2016: UNC 67-76 Indiana University
UNC lost to Indiana University 67-76.
UNC was trailing by 12 points, 29-41, in the first half, but could not make a comeback due to a lack of 3-point attempts...
Let's change our mindset and take on the next game!
Go Heels!
December 4, 2016: UNC 95-50 Radford University
UNC defeated Radford University 95-50.
Kenny Williams had 19 points, Kennedy Meeks 13, Isaiah Hicks 12, and Tony Bradley 10 with 11 rebounds.
Go Heels!
December 7, 2016: UNC 83-74 Davidson College
UNC defeated Davidson College 83-74.
Justin Jackson scored 27 points, Isaiah Hicks had 13, and Luke Maye had 10.
Go Heels!
December 11, 2016: UNC 73-71 University of Tennessee
UNC defeated the University of Tennessee 73-71.
Kenny Williams had 12 points, Nate Britt had 11 points, and Tony Bradley had 10 points.
UNC trailed by 8 points, 36-44, in the first half but managed to pull away in the second half.
Go Heels!
December 17, 2016: UNC 100-103 University of Kentucky
UNC lost a close game to the University of Kentucky 100-103.
Kenny Williams' 3-pointer at the end would have tied the game in overtime.
Let's get revenge next time!
Go Heels!
December 21, 2016: UNC 85-42 University of Northern Iowa
UNC had a convincing 85-42 win over the University of Northern Iowa.
Kennedy Meeks had 18 points, Justin Jackson 12, Joel Berry II 11, and Isaiah Hicks 11.
It was nice to get a nice win and not have to suffer a loss from the previous game!
Go Heels!
December 28, 2016: UNC 102-74 Monmouth University
UNC defeated Monmouth University 102-74.
Justin Jackson had 28 points, Kennedy Meeks 17, Isaiah Hicks 15, and Tony Bradley 10.
Go Heels!
December 31, 2016: UNC 63-75 Georgia Tech
UNC lost to Georgia Tech 63-75.
We lost our last game of the year...
Let's switch it up next year!
Go Heels!
January 3, 2017: UNC 89-86 Clemson University
Happy New Year!
Our first opponent of the year was Clemson University.
UNC defeated Clemson University 89-86 in overtime.
Joel Berry II scored 31, Justin Jackson 18, Kennedy Meeks 14, and Kenny Williams 11.
It was a close and exciting game, but we managed to win.
Let's win again next time!
Go Heels!
January 8, 2017: UNC 107-56 North Carolina State University
UNC defeated North Carolina State University 107-56.
Justin Jackson had 21 points, Joel Berry II had 19, Isaiah Hicks had 11, and Tony Bradley had 11.
This is the strength of UNC!
51 points is too much of a margin of victory!
THIS IS CAROLINA BASKETBALL!
Go Heels!
January 11, 2017: UNC 93-87 Wake Forest University
UNC defeated Wake Forest University 93-87.
Justin Jackson scored 19 points, Joel Berry II had 18, Kennedy Meeks had 18, Isaiah Hicks and Kenny Williams had 16.
In the first half, the visitors led by as many as 15 points, 49-34.
However, in the second half, the score was getting closer and closer, and the game was on the verge of being reversed, but we managed to pull away.
It was a nerve-wracking game, but we are happy because we won!
Go Heels!
January 14, 2017: UNC 96-83 Florida State University
UNC defeated Florida State 96-83.
Joel Berry II scored 26 points, Justin Jackson had 22, Isaiah Hicks had 22, and Theo Pinson had 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Go Heels!
January 16, 2017: UNC 85-68 Syracuse University
UNC defeated Syracuse University 85-68.
Isaiah Hicks had 20 points, Justin Jackson had 19 points and 10 rebounds, Kennedy Meeks had 15 points and 12 rebounds, and Joel Berry II had 10 points.
Go Heels!
January 21, 2017: UNC 90-82 Boston College
UNC defeated Boston College 90-82.
Justin Jackson had 22 points, Kennedy Meeks 20, Isaiah Hicks 14, and Theo Pinson 11.
Go Heels!
January 26, 2017: UNC 91-72 Virginia Tech
UNC defeated Virginia Tech 91-72.
Justin Jackson had 26 points, Joel Berry II scored 15, and Kennedy Meeks had 15.
Go Heels!
January 28, 2017: UNC 62-77 University of Miami
UNC lost to the University of Miami 62-77.
Losing by 15 points is pretty painful...
January 31, 2017: UNC 80-78 University of Pittsburgh
UNC defeated the University of Pittsburgh 80-78.
Justin Jackson had 20 points, Joel Berry II had 19, Isaiah Hicks had 18, and Kennedy Meeks had 10.
It was a close game, but we managed to win!
Go Heels!
February 5, 2017: UNC 83-76 University of Notre Dame
UNC defeated Notre Dame 83-76.
Justin Jackson had 16 points, Isaiah Hicks 14, Joel Berry II 12, Tony Bradley 12, Kenny Williams 11, and Kennedy Meeks 11.
That's a nice balanced offense with six players scoring 10 or more points!
Go Heels!
February 9, 2017: UNC 78-86 Duke University
UNC lost to Duke University 78-86.
The opponent made 48.1% (13 of 27) of our opponent's 3-point attempts, which was too many...
Let's get back on track!
Go Heels!
February 15, 2017: UNC 97-73 North Carolina State University
UNC defeated North Carolina State 97-73.
Joel Berry II had 18 points, Kennedy Meeks 17, Justin Jackson 14, Luke Maye 13, and Theo Pinson 12.
Go Heels!
February 18, 2017: UNC 65-41 University of Virginia
UNC defeated the University of Virginia 65-41.
Justin Jackson had 20 points, Kennedy Meeks 13, and Isaiah Hicks 10.
Go Heels!
February 22, 2017: UNC 74-63 University of Louisville
UNC defeated the University of Louisville 74-63.
Justin Jackson had 21 points, Joel Berry II had 15, Kennedy Meeks had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Theo Pinson had 13.
Go Heels!
February 25, 2017: UNC 85-67 University of Pittsburgh
UNC defeated the University of Pittsburgh 85-67.
Justin Jackson had 23 points, Joel Berry II had 19, Kennedy Meeks had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Tony Bradley had 10.
Go Heels!
February 27, 2017: UNC 43-53 University of Virginia
UNC lost to the University of Virginia 43-53.
The slow pace of the game prevented UNC from playing to its strengths.
March 4, 2017: UNC 90-83 Duke University
UNC defeated Duke University 90-83.
Joel Berry II scored 28 points, Isaiah Hicks had 21, and Justin Jackson had 15.
Revenge for February 9, 2017 was had!
Go Heels!
March 9, 2017: UNC 78-53 University of Miami
In the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament, UNC defeated the University of Miami 78-53.
Isaiah Hicks had 19 points, Justin Jackson 12, Joel Berry II 11, and Kennedy Meeks 10.
Go Heels!
March 10, 2017: UNC 83-93 Duke University
In the semifinals of the ACC Tournament, UNC lost to Duke University 83-93.
UNC trailed by 7 points, 49-42, in the first half, but the game was quickly turned around when Joel Berry II took over with his 4th foul with 15:04 left in the second half.
It's tough without Joel Berry II...
Next up is the NCAA Tournament!
Go Heels!
March 17, 2017: UNC 103-64 Texas Southern University
In the first round of the NCAA Tournament, UNC cruised to an impressive 103-64 win over Texas Southern University.
Justin Jackson had 21 points, Isaiah Hicks 17, Kennedy Meeks 13, Tony Bradley 12, Luke Maye 10, and Nate Britt 10.
A great win and a great first round of the NCAA Tournament!
Let's keep this winning streak going!
Go Heels!
March 19, 2017: 72-65 University of Arkansas
In the second round of the NCAA Tournament, UNC defeated the University of Arkansas 72-65.
Kennedy Meeks scored 16 points, Justin Jackson added 15, and Joel Berry II had 10.
UNC trailed by five, 60-65, with 3:28 left in the second half, but went on a 12-0 run to pull away for the win.
Go Heels!
March 24, 2017: UNC 92-80 Butler University
In the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, UNC defeated Butler University 92-80.
Joel Berry II scored 26 points, Justin Jackson had 24, and Luke Maye had 16.
Go Heels!
March 26, 2017: UNC 75-73 University of Kentucky
In the Elite 8 (quarterfinals) of the NCAA Tournament, UNC defeated the University of Kentucky 75-73.
Justin Jackson had 19 points, Luke Maye 17, and Joel Berry 11.
When Joel Berry II twisted his leg in the first half and had to be replaced, we wondered what would happen, but we were able to finish the first half leading by 5 points, 38-33.
In the second half, the game continued to be close, and with 54 seconds left in the game, we were up by 7 points, 71-64, and thought we had a chance to win the game.
Luke Maye made the winning shot "The Shot" with 0.3 seconds left in the offensive half to lead by 2 points, 75-73.
Thanks to Luke Maye's winning shot, we managed to escape!
Thank you, Luke Maye!
Luke Maye's The Shot is a must-see!
April 1, 2017: UNC 77-76 University of Oregon
UNC defeated the University of Oregon 77-76 in the Final 4 (semifinals) of the NCAA Tournament.
The game was competitive from the start, with UNC leading by three points, 39-36, in the first half.
In the second half, UNC continued to lead, but could not pull away from the University of Oregon, and the game remained a tight battle with only a few points in the lead.
Leading by one point, 77-76, with seven seconds left in the second half, an opponent foul gave Kennedy Meeks two free throws.
Kennedy Meeks missed both, but Theo Pinson grabbed the offensive rebound and Joel Berry II was next awarded two free throws with four seconds left in the second half.
Joel Berry II also missed both free throws by no means, but Kennedy Meeks got the next offensive rebound and UNC ball "won it" as time expired.
"The one who controls the rebound, controls the game!" It's true!
Let's chew on this victory as we take on the NCAA Tournament finals!
Go Heels!
April 3, 2017: UNC 71-65 Gonzaga University
In the NCAA Tournament final, UNC defeated Gonzaga University 71-65.
Joel Berry II scored 22 points, Justin Jackson added 16, and Isaiah Hicks had 13.
The game was back-and-forth from the start, with the teams trailing by three points, 32-35, in the first half.
Gonzaga's Nigel Williams-Goss (#5) was hard to stop, and there were some inexplicable foul calls, and UNC's defense did not seem to be working well.
The game went into clutch time tied 63-63 with 2:09 left in the second half.
A 2-pointer by Nigel Williams-Goss with 1:53 left in the second half gave UNC a two-point lead, 63-65, with 1:53 left in the second half.
On the next possession, Justin Jackson was fouled by Nigel Williams-Goss and made a 2P+AND1 3-point play with 1:40 left in the half to lead by one, 66-65.
The teams remained deadlocked as neither team's offense could get going, but Isaiah Hicks made a 2-point jump shot near the bottom of the goal with 26 seconds left in the half to extend the lead to three points, 68-65.
On the next possession, Nigel Williams-Goss almost made a 2-point shot with 16 seconds left in the second half, but Kennedy Meeks' The Block stopped it.
Joel Berry II picked up the spill and connected with Justin Jackson for a quick dunk to extend the lead to five, 70-65.
The opponents, perhaps in a hurry with a five-point lead, made a careless long pass, which resulted in another steal by Kennedy Meeks.
Joel Berry II was fouled and made 1 of 2 free throws with 7 seconds left in the second half to make it a 6-point game, 71-65.
It was a game decided by the quality of play in clutch time.
UNC won the NCAA Tournament in 2017!
Congratulations to UNC and thank you for your support!
Summary
UNC's record for the 2016-2017 season was 33-7 (.825 winning percentage).
In 2017, we won the ACC regular season and the NCAA Tournament!
UNC had a successful finish in 2017!
Go Heels!
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