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UNC Basketball: Former Tar Heel finds new home for 2021 season?

By Blake Cockrum

Jan 5, 2021; Coral Gables, Florida, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels guard Andrew Platek (3) celebrates with teammates after defeating the Miami Hurricanes at Watsco Center. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 5, 2021; Coral Gables, Florida, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels guard Andrew Platek (3) celebrates with teammates after defeating the Miami Hurricanes at Watsco Center. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports /
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Has former UNC basketball player Andrew Platek found a new home for the 2021-22 college hoops season?

Former University of North Carolina basketball player Andrew Platek has enrolled at Siena College, and can now be found in the student directory of the school’s online database. He’s not currently listed as a member of the school’s basketball program, but we’re expecting that to change in the near future. Attempts by the Daily Gazette to reach Siena head basketball coach Carmen Maciariello for comment on the matter were unsuccessful.

The Siena Saints, who went 12-5 overall last season and 12-4 in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play, have one remaining scholarship available for the 2021-22 season. They could certainly use an experienced player like Platek, who was afforded a fifth season of eligibility due to the NCAA’s decision to grant one addition year to student-athletes following the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic had on the 2020-21 calendar year.

Platek attended North Carolina for four years, and was a member of the school’s basketball team from start to finish. He made 127 appearances for the Tar Heels, and started 11 games. The 6-foot-4 shooting guard averaged 2.6 points and 1.3 rebounds per game. His best season came as a junior when he boasted career-highs in points (3.9), rebounds (2.1) and assists (1.4) per game. Nine of his career starts came during that season, and he logged a career-best 18.1 minutes per game.

We found out during the offseason that Roy Williams was apparently the only person who could hold Platek under 50 points, as the now-23-year-old went absolutely bonkers on multiple occasions in a summer league for Team Different. He averaged ridiculous numbers en route to an undefeated record and the league’s MVP award.

Here’s hoping that we get to see Andrew Platek in a college basketball uniform for at least one more go-round, even if it isn’t with the Tar Heels.

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