Tar Heels in pros: Several career-high NBA numbers; Armando Bacot’s team wins title at Up Next event

Posted Feb 18, 2025
Several former UNC basketball players are putting up career-best numbers entering the home stretch of the NBA season following the All-Star break, during which Armando Bacot’s team won the G League Up Next event. Putting up career-high field-goal percentages are San Antonio’s Harrison Barnes (50.2%) and Brooklyn’s Cameron Johnson (48.8%). (Tar Heel Tribune)

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