No. 21: Jerry Stackhouse

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Name: Jerry Stackhouse

Position: Forward

Jersey #: 42

Years: 1993-95

Honors: 1995 National Player of the Year; 1995 1st-team All-America; 1995 1st-team, All-ACC; 1995 NCAA Tournament Southeast Region MVP; 1994 ACC Tournament MVP; Jersey No. 42 is honored in the Smith Center.

Notable Stats: Averaged 19.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.7 blocks per game as a sophomore in 1995; Averaged 15.7 points and 6.6 rebounds per game for his two-year career at UNC; 1th most made free throws in a season in UNC history with 185 in 1995; Scored 1,080 points for his career at UNC; Shot 49.6 percent from the field during his career.

In Closing: Stackhouse was the epitome of an alpha dog. He had a drive that was relentless, and while he was undersized at 6-5 (some even swore he was 6-4), he could play up front with the bigs, post bigger guys, but also on the perimeter and take it to the rack. He was one of the best Tar Heels ever at scoring while drawing a foul. But it was his motor that infused his teammates, and was a big reason a thin UNC team beat a loaded Kentucky team to win the 1995 Southeast Region and advance to the Final Four. That may have been one of Dean Smith’s greatest coaching jobs, and willing the team on the court was Stackhouse and his 18-point, 12-rebound performance.

Prior Ranked Heels

30 - Brice Johnson

29 - Ed Cota

28 - Pete Brennan

27 - Mike O'Koren

26 - John "Hook" Dillon

25 - J.R. Reid

24 - Bobby Jones

23 - Brad Daugherty

22 - Raymond Felton