Five Best Shooting Guards in North Carolina Basketball History

Apr 5, 2014; Arlington, TX, USA; From left: Connecticut Huskies former head coach Jim Calhoun, Miami Hurricanes head coach Jim Larranaga, Texas Tech Red Raiders head coach Tubby Smith and North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams are honored during the first half of the game between the Kentucky Wildcats and the Wisconsin Badgers during the semifinals of the Final Four in the 2014 NCAA Mens Division I Championship tournament at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports

3. Joseph Forte, 1999-2001

The only player from this millennium to make the list, Forte also only played for two years at Carolina.  An all-American in his second season, Forte was not as good of a shooter as some of the other players on this list.  He shot 45% over his career, including 37% behind the arc.  Good numbers, but not extraordinary.

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However, Forte still found ways to score, and averaged almost 19 points a game at UNC.  Like Stackhouse, he would have had a chance to set UNC’s all-time scoring record had he played all four years, as he scored 1,290 points in just two seasons.  Forte won the ACC Player of the Year award his sophomore season, and also led the Heels to a Final Four in 2000.