THT Newsletter: Seth Trimble Returns, UNC Football's New OC, CJ Rosser Visits, 4-Star Safety Commits

There’s a lot to cover in this week's newsletter before we log off for the holidays, so let’s dive in. Seth Trimble is back, UNC Football landed a new offensive coordinator and a 4-star safety, 5-star forward CJ Rosser paid a visit, Smith Center discussions are intensifying, Women’s Basketball keeps blowing out opponents, and much more. (Tar Heel Times Newsletter)

Henri Veesaar’s 3-point shooting stretches floor, limits of UNC’s offense

With a shooting range that stretches to the mountains of North Carolina, Henri Veesaar’s perimeter threat is becoming lethal. With his feet in the North Carolina graphic on Roy Williams Court during warmups, the 7–0 Arizona transfer routinely flutters the net with his high-arching shot, which makes his in-game attempts from behind the arc look simple. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Video: Carolina Insider - Post-ECU Reactions & Interviews

Join Jones Angell and Adam Lucas for Carolina Insider postgame reactions as they break down the Tar Heels' 99-51 win over the East Carolina Pirates, review game stats and highlights, speak with coach Hubert Davis and forward John Holbrook, and more. (View Video)

North Carolina vs. East Carolina Postgame Notes

North Carolina tied a single-game school record as eight players made three-pointers, including Henri Veesaar's career-high four. Caleb Wilson tied a UNC freshman record scoring 20 or more points in his fifth straight game. Phil Ford also scored 20 or more five straight games as a freshman in 1974-75. The Tar Heels held the Pirates to 26% shooting. (GoHeels.com)

Lucas: Merry

Thank you, Santa. The big man delivered exactly what UNC Basketball needed on Monday. It was more than just a shellacking of East Carolina. It was something very difficult to find in sports — a night when everything went right and everyone went home happy. Only four other UNC teams this century have started at least 12-1 through 13 games. (GoHeels.com)

Elijah Davis’ Late 3-Pointer Culmination of Emotional Basketball Journey

Elijah Davis had no idea what to do. The son of UNC coach Hubert Davis, Elijah had just flung up a long three-pointer in the waning moments of the Tar Heels’ 99-51 win against East Carolina at the Smith Center. It went in, but Davis doesn’t clearly remember the moment. "I blacked out," he said after the game. "Kind of like a flashback of everything." (Chapelboro.com)

Box Score: North Carolina 99, East Carolina 51

View the complete box score from the No. 12 North Carolina Tar Heels' 99-51 victory over the East Carolina Pirates on Monday night at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill. (View Box Score)

Video: IC Postgame Podcast - Forty Minute Rout, UNC 99 ECU 51

Rob Harrington and Tommy Ashley from Inside Carolina discuss No. 12 UNC Basketball's complete domination of East Carolina on Monday. The Tar Heels started hot and kept the hammer down for the full 40 minutes and head into ACC play on a high note. (View Video)

Tar Heels start fast, put two good halves together in romp over ECU

This was exactly how these sorts of games are supposed to go for No. 12 North Carolina, but they’ve been rare this season. There have been slow starts, choppy offensive play, and bad finishes against overmatched opponents. But there was none of that against East Carolina, as the Tar Heels kept the punches coming in a 99-51 victory Monday night. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Video: UNC Men's Basketball Breezes Past ECU, 99-51 - Highlights

North Carolina had four starters in double figures, led by Caleb Wilson's 21 points and 12 rebounds. Henri Veesaar went 4-for-5 from 3-point range to finish with 16 points as the No. 12 Tar Heels routed East Carolina on Monday night in Chapel Hill, 99-51. Check out the highlights. (View Video)

Video: Hubert Davis Post-ECU Press Conference

North Carolina head men's basketball coach Hubert Davis speaks with the media following the No. 12 Tar Heels' 99-51 victory over the ECU Pirates on Monday in Chapel Hill. (View Video)

Lucas: UNC vs. ECU Rapid Reactions

The 12-1 start puts this team in some lofty company. The last Tar Heel squads to get off to a better start were the 2007-08 and 2008-09 teams, both of which started 13-0. This season's team joins only four other UNC teams this century to start the season at least 12-1. The others include those two 13-0 squads, plus 12-1 teams in 2004-05 and 2006-07. (GoHeels.com)

Video: UNC Players Post-ECU Locker Room Interviews

North Carolina forward Caleb Wilson, center Henri Veesaar, and guard Seth Trimble speak with reporters following the No. 12 Tar Heels' 99-51 win over ECU on Monday night at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill. (View Video)

Caleb Wilson leads No. 12 North Carolina to season-high point total in 99-51 rout of East Carolina

Caleb Wilson had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 12 North Carolina had its highest point total of the season in a 99-51 victory over East Carolina on Monday night. Henri Veesaar finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Luka Bogavac added 15 points and Seth Trimble scored 12 for the Tar Heels, who hit 12 3-pointers and shot 54% from the field. (Associated Press)

UNC Basketball Blows Out ECU To Close Non-Conference Play

North Carolina returned to the Smith Center Monday to close out the non-conference portion of its basketball schedule, and did so in dominant fashion, breezing past the East Carolina Pirates, 99-51. On a night where Caleb Wilson could get anything he wanted, the freshman phenom finished with yet another double-double: 21 points to go with 12 rebounds. (Inside Carolina)

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