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UNC Basketball: The Carolina point guards under Roy Williams

By Davis Wallace

CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - FEBRUARY 11: Head coach Roy Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels reacts to a call by the officials during the second half of their game against the Virginia Cavaliers at the Dean Smith Center on February 11, 2019 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Virginia won 69-61. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - FEBRUARY 11: Head coach Roy Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels reacts to a call by the officials during the second half of their game against the Virginia Cavaliers at the Dean Smith Center on February 11, 2019 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Virginia won 69-61. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /
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DETROIT – APRIL 04: Ty Lawson #5 of the North Carolina Tar Heels drives for a shot attempt in the first half against Dante Cunningham #33 and Dwayne Anderson #22 of the Villanova Wildcats during the National Semifinal game of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship at Ford Field on April 4, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
DETROIT – APRIL 04: Ty Lawson #5 of the North Carolina Tar Heels drives for a shot attempt in the first half against Dante Cunningham #33 and Dwayne Anderson #22 of the Villanova Wildcats during the National Semifinal game of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship at Ford Field on April 4, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

Ty Lawson – 2006-09

Career stats: 13.1 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 5.8 apg

·         2009 NCAA Champion

·         2009 Cousy Winner

·         NCAA All-Tournament

·         2x NCAA All-Region

·         2008-09 ACC Player of the Year

·         2008-09 All-ACC

·         2007 All-ACC Tournament

·         2006-07 All-Freshman

At the time, the fastest point guard Williams recruited. Lawson improved his scoring and 3-point shooting each of his three years at UNC. Lawson is also the only point guard under Williams to win ACC Player of the Year, which resulted in a National Championship for the Tar Heels that year.

Lawson entered his freshman since when one of the talented teams Williams assembled at UNC (at the time.) Backcourt mate Wayne Ellington, big man Brandan Wright, and Deon Thompson. They were all great complements to sophomores Danny Green and Tyler Hansbrough.

Lawson learned the ropes from Bobby Frasor and eventually beat him out for the starting position.

At the time, no Tar Heel fan saw this type of speed, passing, shot-making, all at an elite level along with protecting the basketball.

Lawson was definitely a treat and treated his opponents as SportsCenter Top 10 victims on a weekly basis. Being the only point guard on this list with a National Championship, Cousy, and ACC Player of the year, it’s easy to say that Lawson has the best resume of this bunch.

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