UNC Makes Up Ground With Vernon Carey, Still a Long Shot Posted Dec 5, 2018 The thought of Vernon Carey choosing North Carolina on Thursday is difficult to envision and while I still see him going to Duke or Michigan State, UNC has definitely caught his eye. No one has made up more ground over the past month than the Tar Heels. Carey was minutes away from placing a phone call to Roy Williams in November that he would not be visiting Chapel Hill. (Rivals.com)