Luke Maye Elevates Play in UNC's Opener

Posted Nov 10, 2017
Theo Pinson made sure to remind everybody again on Friday after Luke Maye scored a career-high 26 points and grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds in UNC’s 86-69 win over Northern Iowa. “When Luke was torching us in every practice, I knew at some point he was going to explode. And I told people, Luke Maye is going to shock everybody. I mean, 26 and 10, first night?" (Inside Carolina)

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