UNC Basketball: The 9 lowest lows of the Roy Williams era

8. Larry Drew II leaves Chapel Hill like a thief in the night

When 6-foot-1, 180-pound Larry Drew II got to Chapel Hill in the summer of 2008, the plan was for him to seamlessly take over the reins upon the departure of sensation starting point guard Ty Lawson. Only, things didn’t exactly go as planned.

Simply put, Drew wasn’t very good. In two-plus seasons at North Carolina, Drew averaged 4.8 points, 3.9 assists and two rebounds per game. He shot just 39.3 percent from the floor, and less than 31 percent from the three-point line. Not only that, but he converted less than 60 percent of his free throws, and committed more than two turnovers a game.

After Lawson finished his decorated junior season with the Tar Heels, Drew indeed took over the starting role. But after starting 54 consecutive games, he was replaced in the starting lineup by freshman point guard Kendall Marshall. That came after a stretch of 17 games in the 2010-11 season in which Drew compiled just 63 assists to 34 turnovers, and wasn’t facilitating the UNC offense with any kind of efficiency or fluidity.

Four games after being removed from the starting lineup, Drew vanished. No, seriously, he up and left the school in the middle of the night without telling anyone. It wasn’t until his father, Larry Drew, Sr. informed Coach Williams that his son would no longer be playing basketball at North Carolina, or even attending the school anymore, that anyone knew he was gone.

Drew eventually made a statement regarding his departure from the school, stating that “It is unfortunate my career didn’t meet expectations in Chapel Hill,” but he had already garnered the ire of just about every Carolina blue-clad player or fan at that point. After all, he deserted his team without saying a word.

Drew went on to play a final collegiate season at UCLA, and had a decent senior campaign with the Bruins. His 7.5 points and 7.3 assists were the best numbers of his career. He also shot the ball at a much more efficient clip than he had at North Carolina.