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The UNC Basketball program’s Top 10 players of the 1990s

By Nick Delahanty

7 Dec 1996: North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Dean Smith confers with guard Ed Cota during the Pepsi Challenge against the South Carolina Gamecocks at the Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. UNC won the game, 86-75. Mandatory Credit: Craig Jones /
7 Dec 1996: North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Dean Smith confers with guard Ed Cota during the Pepsi Challenge against the South Carolina Gamecocks at the Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. UNC won the game, 86-75. Mandatory Credit: Craig Jones / /
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Antawn Jamison of the North Carolina Tar Heels hugs his coach Dean Smith after a playoff game against the Colorado Buffaloes at the Lawrence Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Antawn Jamison of the North Carolina Tar Heels hugs his coach Dean Smith after a playoff game against the Colorado Buffaloes at the Lawrence Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. /

UNC basketball 1990s top player No. 1: Antawn Jamison

Career Stats: 19.0 PPG, 9.9 RPG, 0.9 APG, 57.7 FG%

If Stackhouse stayed for his junior season, it’s very possible that he would be on top of this list.

However, Antawn Jamison dominated for three seasons with the UNC basketball program as opposed to Stackhouse’s two seasons in Chapel Hill.

Jamison was an impact player from the jump, as he thrived in a starter’s role from day one. Nearly averaging a double-double in each of his first two seasons on campus, Jamison made it happen during his junior year, as he averaged 22.2 points and 10.5 rebounds en route to earning the Wooden and Naismith Awards.

A versatile forward who did a little bit of everything for the Tar Heels, Jamison has an extensive resume from his time with the UNC basketball program. He was a three-time All-ACC selection, a two-time consensus All-American, and a two-time All-ACC Tournament selection while also earning an ACC Tournament MVP to go along with the Rupp Trophy.

Of all the talented players that wore the Carolina Blue during the 1990s, none put together a more dominant career than Antawn Jamison. His success in Chapel Hill was just the start for Jamison, as he went on to have a very impressive 16-year career in the NBA.

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