Derek Dixon Developing a Knack for Crunch Time

Posted Mar 5, 2026
Three times this season in the final minute, Hubert Davis has trusted freshman point guard Derek Dixon to make a game-winning play. In Kentucky, he scored five points in the final minute to win. Versus Duke, he threaded a pass through multiple defenders to find Seth Trimble for the game-winner. Against Clemson, Dixon delivered a three-point dagger. (TarHeel247)

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