UNC Basketball On Quest To Be Country's Fastest Team

Posted Oct 7, 2024
North Carolina averaged 73.3 possessions per game last season. That number ranked 58th at the Division I college basketball level. This season, Hubert Davis wants the Tar Heels to push the envelope further. "I've been straightforward and direct that I want to be the fastest team in the country from free throw line to free throw line," Davis said on Friday. (Inside Carolina)

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