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No. 30: Brice Johnson

Brice Johnson improved so much that as a senior he turned in one of the best seasons ever for a Tar Heel.
Brice Johnson improved so much that as a senior he turned in one of the best seasons ever for a Tar Heel.
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Name: Brice Johnson

Position: Forward

Jersey #: 11

Years: 2012-16

Honors: Consensus 1st-team All-America 2016; 1st-team All-ACC 2016; 3rd-team All-ACC 2015; 2016 NCAA Tournament East Region MVP; 2016 NCAA All-Tournament team; 2-time 1st-team All-ACC Tournament; Jersey will be honored in the Dean Dome.

Notable Stats: UNC’s all-time single-season leader with 416 rebounds in 2016; UNC’s all-time single-season leader with 23 in 2016; 5th all-time at UNC with 1,035 career rebounds; 16th all-time at UNC in scoring with 1,716 career points; as a senior, first UNC player to average at least 17 points and 10 rebounds while also shooting 60% or better from the field since 1994-95; senior season per-game averages 17 points, 10.4 rebounds, 1,1 blocks, 61.4 FG%, and handed out 58 assists, registered 43 steals; career per-game averages 11.6 points, 7.0 rebounds.

In Closing: Johnson’s career should be remembered for two things in particular: His incredible senior season, and how he developed as a player over four years. He averaged 5.4 points and 3.2 rebounds as a freshman and shot only 57.7% from the free throw line, but his senior numbers (noted above) were sensational and he also shot 78.3% from the line. Johnson’s on-court development coincided with his personal maturity, and his game began to take off midway through his junior campaign. From that point on, he was fantastic culminating in a senior season that has firmly etched him in with so many other outstanding Carolina players. In January of this past season, Johnson became the second player in UNC history to score at least 39 points and grab at least 23 rebounds in a single game at Florida State as a senior. Also, this past season, Johnson became the first Tar Heel to ever score at least 20 points and grab at least 10 rebounds in three consecutive NCAA Tournament games. UNC has previously played 160 NCAA Tournament games without any player having done that.


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