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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 21: Nassir Little #5 of the North Carolina Tar Heels reacts during the second half of their game against the Virginia Tech Hokies at the Dean Smith Center on January 21, 2019 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina won 103-82. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA – JANUARY 21: Nassir Little #5 of the North Carolina Tar Heels reacts during the second half of their game against the Virginia Tech Hokies at the Dean Smith Center on January 21, 2019 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina won 103-82. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

5) Nassir Little

2018-19 stats:

18.9 MPG, 10.6 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 0.9 APG, 0.6 SPG, 0.5 BPG, 1.2 TPG
51.0 FG%, 25.0 3P%, 75.4 FT%

Best game:

1/21 vs. Virginia Tech: 23 points, six rebounds, three assists, 7-of-12 shooting, 2-of-3 from three-point range, and 7-of-7 from the free throw line

Advanced data:

Little has scored 30 more points this season than Kenny Williams, despite not starting a single game, and playing 163 fewer minutes on the court.

47: The number of times that I’ve wished Nassir Little would stick around for his sophomore season. Alas, performances like the one on Monday night against the Hokies make that seem unlikely, at best.

Synopsis:

You saw North Carolina’s game against Virginia Tech, right? Um, any questions? Little is, simply put, one of the most athletic and physically imposing small forwards in college basketball, regardless of class. If his game against the Hokies is any indication of what’s to come, then the ACC has officially been put on notice. Don’t be surprised to see him ranked higher on this list when we reevaluate things at the mid-way point of the conference season.

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