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UNC Basketball: Top 5 UNC centers of all time

By Horran Cameron

Oct 23, 2015; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Former North Carolina Tar Heel players Brendan Haywood (left) and Kenny Smith (right) with head coach Roy Williams during Late Night with Roy Williams at Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 23, 2015; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Former North Carolina Tar Heel players Brendan Haywood (left) and Kenny Smith (right) with head coach Roy Williams during Late Night with Roy Williams at Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /
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#4 Tyler Zeller, UNC (2008-2012)

Tyler Zeller deserves this honor just as much as the other individuals on this list. Although Zeller does not hold any records at UNC, he remains the only center at UNC to ever win the ACC Player of the Year Award. Zeller won this honor in 2012.

The 2011-12 season was a great one for the Tar Heels and in particular, Tyler Zeller. During this season, Zeller was first team All-ACC and 2012 consensus second team All-American.

During the 2010-11 season, Zeller was second team All-ACC. As a freshman, he was a member of UNC’s 2009 NCAA championship team. When Tyler Hansbrough sat out three games due to injury during the championship season, Zeller started in his place and averaged double-figures in points.

Zeller ranks 29th in scoring all-time (1,501 points)  and has the seventh-most rebounds during a single season (365) at UNC.

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