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UNC Basketball: Wildcats vs. Tar Heels game preview

By Brandon Griffin

Dec 13, 2014; Lexington, KY, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels coach Roy Williams and Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari at Rupp Arena. The Kentucky Wildcats defeated North Carolina Tar Heels 84-70. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 13, 2014; Lexington, KY, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels coach Roy Williams and Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari at Rupp Arena. The Kentucky Wildcats defeated North Carolina Tar Heels 84-70. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports /
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Impact Freshmen

Dec 11, 2016; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels guard Brandon Robinson (14) shoots past Tennessee Volunteers guard Lamonte Turner (1) during the first half at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Evan Pike-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 11, 2016; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels guard Brandon Robinson (14) shoots past Tennessee Volunteers guard Lamonte Turner (1) during the first half at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Evan Pike-USA TODAY Sports /

Kentucky: G Malik Monk

This is Kentucky. Finding an impact freshman is like finding a seashell on the seashore. There are plenty to chose from and why Monk is the second freshmen listed. Monk leads all Wildcats in scoring and three point attempts. Whichever Heel is playing off the ball, will have their hands full trying to keep Malik Monk in check in the desert Saturday.

North Carolina: G Brandon Robinson

The freshman guard out of Georgia has averaged 15 minutes a game his last three games. During that span he has 11 points on 4-11 shooting. That may not seem impressive, but is an improvement over the three-game span preceding this one. During that spiel Robinson was averaging only eight minutes a game and had all of two points on 0-4 shooting.

Kentucky is a guard heavy team. Roy will need all his guards available if UNC has any chance of containing the Wildcats. With Theo Pinson out and Joel Berry II ailing, that means players like Robinson, who has good length, need to step up their game.

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