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UNC Alumni in the NBA: Theo Pinson records first triple-double

By Blake Cockrum

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 24: Theo Pinson #10 of the Brooklyn Nets poses for a portrait during Media Day at the HSS Training Facility on September 24, 2018 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 24: Theo Pinson #10 of the Brooklyn Nets poses for a portrait during Media Day at the HSS Training Facility on September 24, 2018 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) /
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Former Tar Heel notches first career triple-double in Long Island victory

Former North Carolina basketball standout Theo Pinson had a night to remember on Friday, doing something that neither he, nor any other Long Island Nets player had ever done.

Against the Wisconsin Herd at the Menominee Nation Arena, Pinson posted the first triple-double in Long Island franchise history, leading the Nets to a 126-120 victory and etching his name into the record books in the process.

Pinson posted 27 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds in a game-high 43 minutes of play. He connected on just 11-of-24 shots from the floor and 3-of-10 from beyond the arc, but played aggressively enough to make up for his shooting woes.

Despite having one of his least efficient offensive performances of the season — he also committed 10 turnovers, which effectively equates to a quadruple-double — Pinson’s efforts paved the way to the team’s 13th victory of the season. Thanks in part to Pinson’s brilliant overall play this season, they now sit in second-place and just a half-game out of first, having won six of their last 10 games.

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For the season, Pinson is averaging 18.9 points per game on 44.1 percent shooting from the floor, and 36.9 percent from downtown. He’s logging just over 35 minutes per game, and recording 6.8 assists and 5.5 rebounds. And despite turning the ball over 10 times on Friday night, Pinson’s carrying an extraordinary 2.19 assist-to-turnover ratio through 17 games.

Pinson got called up to Brooklyn for games on Sunday and Wednesday. He played just one minute in the two-game stretch, and got off just one shot — a missed three-pointer — in the Nets’ 111-103 victory over the Phoenix Suns. With the way Pinson continues to play at the G-League level, though, it stands to reason that he’ll get more opportunities to make his mark at the highest level.

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