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UNC Basketball: Tigers vs. Tar Heels game preview

By Brandon Griffin

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Impact Freshmen

Nov 11, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels guard Brandon Robinson (14) dunks over Tulane Green Wave guard Melvin Frazier (35) and forward Sammis Reyes (12) during the first quarter of a game at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 11, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels guard Brandon Robinson (14) dunks over Tulane Green Wave guard Melvin Frazier (35) and forward Sammis Reyes (12) during the first quarter of a game at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /

Clemson: F Elijah Thomas

Thomas did not play the first nine games of the season for the Tigers. Since getting playing time, the freshmen from Dallas, Texas is averaging nine points in 16 minutes of play. He is also shooting 15-20 from the floor in those four games. At 6 foot 9 he will be needed against a deep Carolina front court.

North Carolina: G Brandon Robinson

None of the UNC freshmen looked stellar in the game against Georgia Tech. Robinson gets the call here as he is key to the Tar Heels getting stops against guards until Theo Pinson returns.

The guard is getting more minutes than Seventh Woods and needs to do a better job taking advantage of them. He had shown flashes in his previous two games averaging 16 minutes and getting to the free throw line, where he went 6-7 from the charity stripe.

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