Takeaways from UNC Basketball’s Exhibition Win Against Johnson C. Smith

Posted Oct 29, 2022
Tyler Nickel and Seth Trimble will contribute as freshmen. Trimble, brother of former UNC basketball player J.P. Tokoto, displayed his fraternal similarities with a soaring, two-handed dunk. Nickel staked his claim to quality minutes with a pair of three-pointers. The development of Trimble and Nickel would give UNC depth at guard it missed last season. (Chapelboro.com)

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