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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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#3 (tie), Rasheed Wallace, UNC (1993-1995)

Legendary coach Dean Smith is on record stating that Rasheed Wallace was the most talented player he ever coached. As a sophomore, Smith used a seven-man rotation for the majority of the season. Wallace was the center. Along with fellow All-American Jerry Stackhouse, Wallace led North Carolina to the 1995 Final Four.

Although he played just two seasons at the University of North Carolina, Wallace left a great deal of memories and accomplishments. He achieved things in two seasons that many players do not attain in four seasons.

Wallace maintains the second-highest UNC career field goal percentage (63.5%; 377 out of 594 field goals) and the second-highest blocks-per-game average during UNC career (2.26 per game; 156 blocks in 69 games).

Wallace was a consensus second-team NCAA All-American in 1995 (AP, USBWA, NABC, UPI). He is known for his popular phrase “Ball Don’t Lie.” Looking at his stats while at UNC, it’s obvious that ball really doesn’t lie.

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