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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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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 22: Coby White #2 of the North Carolina Tar Heels drives against Kerwin Roach II #12 of the Texas Longhorns during the 2018 Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational basketball tournament at the Orleans Arena on November 22, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sam Wasson/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 22: Coby White #2 of the North Carolina Tar Heels drives against Kerwin Roach II #12 of the Texas Longhorns during the 2018 Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational basketball tournament at the Orleans Arena on November 22, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sam Wasson/Getty Images) /

2) Coby White

2018-19 stats:

25.1 MPG, 14.9 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 4.0 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.2 BPG, 2.9 TPG
44.2 FG%, 36.5 3P%, 80.9 FT%

Best game:

1/21 vs. Virginia Tech: 27 points, seven rebounds, six assists, four steals, 9-of-16 shooting, 5-of-11 from three-point range, and 4-of-5 from the free throw line

*Honorable mention:

11/22 vs. Texas: 33 points, two rebounds, three assists, 10-of-17 shooting, 7-of-10 from three-point range, and 6-of-7 from the free throw line

Advanced data:

White became the first North Carolina player since Joseph Forte to lead the Tar Heels in points (27), rebounds (7), assists (6) and steals (4) in a game since February 1st, 2001 — nearly 18 years.

12: The number of games this season that White has recorded a positive assist-to-turnover ratio.

Extra credit: White has the best hair in the ACC, and quite possibly, the country.

Synopsis:

Some of you may want to see White at No. 1 on this list, but he’s not. At least, not yet. The sensational freshman has a higher ceiling than any player on the team with the exception of Nassir Little, and we’ve seen flashes of that this season. If he can consistently produce anywhere near the level that he did in games against Texas and Virginia Tech, then he’ll overtake Johnson for the top spot on this list.

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