6/26/2016 basketball Edit

No. 5: Antawn Jamison

Perhaps the quickest off his feet in Carolina history, Antawn Jamison has few peers in Tar Heel lore.

Andrew Jones • TarHeelIllustrated

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Name: Antawn Jamison

Position: Forward

Jersey #33

Years: 1995-98

Honors: 1998 National Player of the Year; 3-time All-America; 3-time, 1st-team All-ACC; 1998 ACC Player of the Year; 1996 ACC Rookie of the Year; 1998 ACC Male Athlete of the Year; 1998 NCAA East Region MVP; 1998 ACC Tournament MVP; Jersey No. 33 is retired.

Notable Stats: 8th all-time with 1,974 points; Averaged 22.2 points and 10.5 rebounds per game in 1998; Career 19 points and 9.9 rebounds per game; single-season record 316 field goals in 1998; 6th all-time with 1,027 rebounds; 389 rebounds in 1998 are 4th highest in UNC history; 57.7 percent career field goal percentage.

In Closing: Jamison helped lead the Tar Heels to ACC Tournament titles and Final Four appearances in 1997 and 1998. He was on pace to become UNC’s all-time scoring and rebounding leader had he returned for his senior season. he also was the first freshman to ever lead the ACC in field goal percentage (62.4 percent). Jamison averaged 30.3 points and 12 rebounds per game in three home wins over Duke, including scoring 35 points in a rout of Duke in 1998 while touching the ball for just 53 seconds. Perhaps no Tar Heel had a more immediate impact on a Carolina team, as h turned in one of the best freshman seasons ever at UNC. and no Heel had a quicker release near the basket or was quicker with his second jump than Jamison.

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

21 - Jerry Stackhouse

20 - Sean May