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UNC Basketball: 2019 Tar Heel Player Power Rankings

By Blake Cockrum

MIAMI, FLORIDA - JANUARY 19: Cameron Johnson #13 of the North Carolina Tar Heels huddles with his teammates against the Miami Hurricanes during the second half at Watsco Center on January 19, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FLORIDA - JANUARY 19: Cameron Johnson #13 of the North Carolina Tar Heels huddles with his teammates against the Miami Hurricanes during the second half at Watsco Center on January 19, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /
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CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA – JANUARY 02: Sterling Manley #21 of the North Carolina Tar Heels reacts during the second half of their game against the Harvard Crimson at the Dean Smith Center on January 02, 2019 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina won 77-57. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA – JANUARY 02: Sterling Manley #21 of the North Carolina Tar Heels reacts during the second half of their game against the Harvard Crimson at the Dean Smith Center on January 02, 2019 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina won 77-57. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

9) Sterling Manley

2018-19 stats:

11.7 MPG, 4.4 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 0.3 APG, 0.3 SPG, 0.7 BPG, 1.0 TPG
55.0 FG%, 0.0 3P%, 56.3 FT%

Best game:

11/16 vs. Tennessee Tech: 13 points, four rebounds, one assist, one block, two steals, 6-of-8 shooting, and 1-1 from the free throw line

Advanced data:

Manley has missed seven games due to injury during the 2018-19 campaign. As a freshman last season, he didn’t miss a single game, and played at least one minute in every contest.

0.25: Manley’s assist-to-turnover ratio this season. That’s equivalent to one assist for every four turnovers.

Synopsis:

Manley has been out of the UNC lineup for over one-third of the season, and it has definitely hurt the Tar Heels’ depth in their already thin front court. Once Manley gets healthy, some of his minutes may be absorbed by the progression of Nassir Little if Roy Williams opts to go with a smaller lineup more often.

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