Few college basketball programs have a longer, more prestigious tradition than the University of North Carolina. The Tar Heels have won six national titles and have reached the NCAA Tournament Final Four a record 21 times.
Throughout the history of the program, several things have happened. A legendary player who not only made his name in Chapel Hill.However, he went on to have a long and successful career in the NBA.
Michael Jordan
The first Tar Heel on the list needs no introduction. Michael Jeffrey Jordan, a native of Wilmington, North Carolina, spent four years at UNC. There he forged one of the university's most memorable eras.he Won the U.S. Championship in 1982 and competed in the U.S. Championship twice. He played well for the next two seasons and was named Player of the Year in 1984.
rear Throughout his college career, he averaged 17.7 points per game. He was selected third overall in the 1984 draft by the Chicago Bulls. Jordan went on to win six NBA titles, six Finals MVP awards, and five league MVP awards. He was probably the greatest NBA player of all time. He averaged 30.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 5.3 assists during his career.
vince carter
Vince Carter's NBA career was: His high-flying acrobatics are impressive Like it was for longevity. After three years at the University of North Carolina, Carter was drafted by the Toronto Raptors.
Before being selected as a Canadian franchise, He reached the Final Four twice in college, averaging 12.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. He made an immediate impact with the Raptors and was named Rookie of the Year in 1999. In his 22-season career spanning over 40 years, he appeared in the All-Star Game eight times.
Carter averaged 16.7 points and 4.3 rebounds in the NBA. And although he took hits in the final years of his illustrious tenure in the league, “Vinceanity” will always be remembered for his dunks, especially his dunk in the 2000 dunk contest.
James Worthy
Believe it or not, The best player on the 1982 North Carolina state championship team was James Worthy, not Michael Jordan. Worthy scored 28 points in the title game against Georgetown and was named the Most Valuable Player of the Final Four that year.
rear Averaged 14.5 points and 7.4 rebounds during his college career.He was subsequently selected No. 1 overall in the NBA Draft and traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, where he would spend his entire professional career. Worthy won three NBA titles with Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Los Angeles. He was a seven-time All-Star and finished his 12-year career averaging 17.6 points and 5.1 rebounds.
kenny smith
To all the young people I know Kenny Smith is the man who appears on TNT's halftime and postgame shows along with Charles Barkley and Shaq. You should know that Kenny can hoop.
Smith's average 12.9 points and 6 assists per game in Chapel Hill In his senior year, he was selected to the All-American first team. The Sacramento Kings selected him sixth overall in the NBA Draft.
of Jet had a great three years with the Kings. He briefly went to Atlanta and then made Houston his home, where he won back-to-back titles in 1994 and 1995 with Hakeem Olajuwon.
tyler hansbrough
It's a waste to leave tyler hansbrough Remove from this list. His NBA career probably won't get him into the Springfield Hall of Fame, but His college years were unlike anything ever seen before at North Carolina, in the ACC, and indeed in the history of college basketball. Smith finished his NBA career in 1996 with the Denver Nuggets, averaging 12.8 points and 5.5 assists.
Big Man in Four Seasons of Chapel Hill He averaged 20.2 points and 8.6 rebounds, becoming the Atlantic Coast Conference's all-time leading scorer (2,872 points). He became the school's all-time leading rebounder with 1,219 rebounds. He was named to the All-American first team three times and was named Player of the Year in 2008. They reached the Final Four twice and won the U.S. title in 2009. He had 124 wins and 22 losses in his career.
Although he had a competent career in the NBA, Average of 6.7 points and 4.2 rebounds per game During his seven years in the league, he struggled to replicate the success he had in college.
