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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 15: Garrison Brooks #15 of the North Carolina Tar Heels misses a dunk as he is fouled during the second half of a game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at the Dean Smith Center on January 15, 2019 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina won 75-69. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA – JANUARY 15: Garrison Brooks #15 of the North Carolina Tar Heels misses a dunk as he is fouled during the second half of a game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at the Dean Smith Center on January 15, 2019 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina won 75-69. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

6) Garrison Brooks

2018-19 stats:

20.7 MPG, 8.4 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 1.3 APG, 0.5 SPG, 0.6 BPG, 1.2 TPG
54.3 FG%, 0.0 3P%, 68.0 FT%

Best game:

11/6 at Wofford: 20 points, five rebounds, 9-of-15 shooting, and 2-of-3 from the free throw line

Advanced data:

Brooks has a higher shooting percentage at the rim this season than any other qualifying Tar Heel (more than 12 games played), and it’s where he takes a team-high 52.6 percent of his shots.

11: The number of blocks that Brooks has on the season. He leads the Tar Heels in that category, and Luke Maye is second with 10.

Synopsis:

In the barren wasteland that is the Tar Heels’ front court, Brooks has been the team’s most consistent interior player. His numbers aren’t eye-popping, but he is quietly becoming the next really good UNC big man. His progression from freshman to sophomore season has been noticeable, and not entirely dissimilar from that of Brice Johnson some five years ago. Brooks already has the physique. We’ll see if he can match the production.

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