Top 30 UNC Basketball Teams Of All-Time: No. 16 - 1968-69

Posted Jun 15, 2020
The 1968-69 UNC basketball team reached the 100-point mark eight times, and failed to score at least 80 points in only five games. UNC averaged 86 points per game in winning the ACC Tournament. The great Charlie Scott averaged 22.3 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game that season. Bill Bunting was at 18 and 7.7, and Rusty Clark at 14.4 and 9.2. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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