Half-Man Half-Amazing Leaves An Impact Beyond Dunks

Posted Dec 27, 2018
If you didn't realize that Vince Carter was one of the NBA's all-time great three-point shooters, you're not alone. Sometimes the dunks get in the way. The Half-Man, Half-Amazing dunks embedded themselves deep in the cortex of our cumulative basketball brain. The fact that he scored 6,450 of his 25,085 points on threes stayed secondary in our memories. (Atlanta Hawks)

Related: Basketball, Tar Heels in the NBA

UNC’s history of losing one-season players with eligibility left is short, but it began 54 years ago
The departures of Henri Veesaar and Caleb Wilson mark the second time in UNC history that two players with remaining eligibility have left for the...
Sun Apr 26, 2026

Video: TarHeel247 Podcast - Discussing Henri Veesaar's Decision
Henri Veesaar declared for the NBA Draft on Friday, with the intent on staying in the draft and not returning to North Carolina. Andrew Jones...
Sat Apr 25, 2026

Freshmen, Transfers, and More: Every Newcomer Joining UNC Men’s Basketball
As Michael Malone embarks on his first season as UNC Men's Basketball coach, he’s recruited several newcomers to the program. Malone and staff have mined...
Sat Apr 25, 2026

Inside UNC’s now-delayed push for new basketball arena at Carolina North
After two years of behind-the-scenes work on a new basketball arena at its planned Carolina North development, top officials at the University of North Carolina...
Sat Apr 25, 2026