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The 18 greatest UNC basketball players of the Roy Williams era

By Jordan Falls

ST. LOUIS - APRIL 04: Sean May #42 of the North Carolina Tar Heels celebrates after defeating the Illinois Fighting Illini 75-70 to win the NCAA Men's National Championship game at the Edward Jones Dome on April 4, 2005 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
ST. LOUIS - APRIL 04: Sean May #42 of the North Carolina Tar Heels celebrates after defeating the Illinois Fighting Illini 75-70 to win the NCAA Men's National Championship game at the Edward Jones Dome on April 4, 2005 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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GLENDALE, AZ – APRIL 01: Kennedy Meeks #3 of the North Carolina Tar Heels reacts following a dunk against the Oregon Ducks during the 2017 NCAA Men’s Final Four Semifinal at University of Phoenix Stadium on April 1, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. North Carolina defeated Oregon 77-76. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images) /

No. 17: Kennedy Meeks

Kennedy Meeks was another key contributor to the 2017 UNC Basketball National Championship team. While he doesn’t have as many accolades as others that may appear on this list, his rebounding ability that developed under Roy Williams proved to be one of the main reasons the Tar Heels ultimately won the title in 2017.

During his four-year career, he averaged 21.3 minutes per game, 10.3 points per game, and 7.3 rebounds per game, always improving his numbers from each previous season.
Some UNC Basketball fans have claimed that they believe Meeks should have his jersey in the rafters for his Final Four performance in 2017 and that he should’ve won the Final Four Most Outstanding Player Award.

Meeks averaged 26 minutes per game in Phoenix, with his most impressive performance coming against Oregon in the Final Four matchup, where he scored 25 points and pulled in 14 rebounds, including the game-winning rebound with four seconds left. In the National Championship game, he scored seven points, pulled in 10 rebounds, and came up with two blocks. The most notable of which came with 17 seconds left with the Tar Heels up three points and helped seal Roy Williams’ third National Title.

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