No. 23: Brad Daugherty

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Name: Brad Daugherty

Position: Center

Jersey #: 42

Years: 1982-86

Honors: Consensus All-America in 1986; 2-time All-ACC; Jersey honored in the Dean Dome.

Notable Stats: 9th all-time at UNC in scoring with 1,912 career points; 7th all-time with 1.0003 career rebounds; 3rd all-time highest FG% for a career with 62% (760-1,226); 8th most field goals made in a UNC career with 760; 8th highest single-season rebounding total with 349; 11th all-time at UNC with 146 blocked shots; career per game averages of 14.2 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.1 blocks; averaged 20.2 points and 9.0 rebounds per game in 1986.

In Closing: Daugherty arrived at UNC at just 16 years of age, but still averaged 23.3 minutes per game as a freshman on a team that including Michael Jordan and Sam Perkins and advanced to the Elite 8. By the time he was a 19-year-old late-season junior, Daugherty was an outstanding college player. And as a senior, he was one of the best in the nation and was later the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft. He led the ACC in scoring and rebounding in 1986. Daugherty wasn’t flashy but he was extremely efficient and as fundamentally sound as any big man in UNC history. Excellent at keeping the ball high, he often preferred to lay the ball in instead of dunking it, but 2 points were 2 points, and he knew it. The Tar Heels owned a 111-26 record during his four seasons, including an unbeaten ACC mark in 1984.

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