UNC Basketball: Top 10 greatest scorers in Tar Heels history

CHAPEL HILL, NC - FEBRUARY 20: North Carolina Tar Heel Phil Ford (center) awarded the Trailblazers Award by chancellor Carol Folt (R) during a game against the Miami Hurricanes on February 20, 2016 at the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina won 96-71. (Photo by Peyton Williams/UNC/Getty Images) /

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Sam Perkins of the Seattle Supersonics (Photo Credit: Brian Bahr /Allsport) /

UNC basketball top scorer No. 3: Sam Perkins (1980-1984)

Career Points: 2145
Points Per-Game: 15.9

Even while playing alongside some UNC basketball legends, Sam Perkins still found a way to become one of the program’s most prolific scorers.

Playing mostly alongside Michael Jordan, Perkins provided a very steady presence at the forward position for Dean Smith’s teams. His senior season was his best in Carolina Blue, as he fell just short of averaging a double-double while helping lead the Tar Heels to a 28-3 overall record.

As incredible as his scoring output was, imagine if he was on some North Carolina teams that weren’t so top-heavy with star talent?!

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