The North Carolina Tar Heels men’s basketball team, on paper at least, may have the best roster of Hubert Davis’ career thus far as the head coach. From youthful talent to experience from various colleges, with Seth Trimble returning for his senior year — surrounded by a group of players that should allow him to play his game as efficiently and productively as possible.
Between the two groups, the frontcourt and backcourt, which one has more depth? Here is a breakdown of both below:
Frontcourt
– Caleb Wilson- Henri Veesaar – Jarin Stevenson – James Brown – Zayden High – Ivan Matlekovic
Backcourt
– Kyan Evans- Seth Trimble- Luka Bogavac – Jonathan Powell – Jaydon Young – Derek Dixon – Isaiah Denis
Coach Davis will have plenty of options to choose from when making substitutions, but when making those changes on the floor, for either group, will there be a drop-off in production?
The luxury of having players off the bench who can produce at a high level is important in college basketball, and as seen in year No. 1 for the former assistant coach, he had to rely on the “Iron Five” made up of former Tar Heels RJ Davis, Caleb Love, Leaky Black, Brady Manek and Armando Bacot…