Why North Carolina Swept NC State In 2023-2024 Regular Season
As then 7th ranked North Carolina defeated NC State 67-54 Wednesday in North Carolina’s state capital in inaugural match up of 2023-2024 season who led the way offensively? Guards Elliot Cadeau, RJ Davis who scored 16 points, 11 points.
As Elliot Cadeau, RJ Davis led the way offensively for North Carolina Elliot Cadeau was 4-8 on field goals to go along with 6 assists , 1 steal, 1 block , 11 points. RJ Davis was 6-19 on field goals , 4-10 on 3 pointers to go along with 4 rebounds, 1 assists , 1 steal.
Though, Elliot Cadeau, RJ Davis weren’t the only players who scored for North Carolina as Harrison Ingram was 4-9 on field goals , 1-3 on 3 pointers to go along with 19 rebounds 1 assists, 1 steal, 9 points. Armando Bacot was 3-7 on field goals to go along with 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal , 9 points. Cormac Ryan was 3-9 on field goals, 2-6 on 3 pointers to go along 2 rebounds, 8 points. Zayden High was 1-1 on field goals to go along with 2 points. Jalen Washington was 1-4 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along 8 rebounds, 2 points. Jae’lyn Withers was 0-1 on field goals to go along 3 rebounds , 1 assist , 4 points. Seth Trimble was 2-4 on field goals to go along 2 rebounds, 1 assists , 6 points.
According to espn app
Following 7th ranked North Carolina defeating NC State 67-52 Wednesday in North Carolina’s state capital in first match up of 2023-2024 season where guards Elliot Cadeau, RJ Davis scored 16, 11 points Armando Bacot who was 3-7 on field goals to go along with 5 rebounds, 1 assist had this to say about forward Harrison Ingram who was 4-9 on field goals, 1-3 on 3 pointers to go along 19 rebounds, 1 assists, 9 points!
He’s just really a do-it-all guy. You never really know what you’re gonna get out of them,” graduate student
“Some games he might give us 20-6-6, and another game we might give us 10 and 20. Having a guy like that, that can just really just fit the mold of what’s going on and play like that is huge.”
Following 7th ranked North Carolina defeating NC State 67-52 Wednesday in North Carolina’s state capital in first match up of 2023-2024 season where guards Elliot Cadeau, RJ Davis scored 16, 11 points North Carolina Head Coach Hubert Davis had this to say!
We’re always talking about, this is not an Armando Bacot rebounding game, it’s a UNC basketball rebounding game,”
“For him to get 19 rebounds, that’s just off the chart.”
According to Jadyn Watson -Fisher news observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article283965483.html
On Saturday March 2, 2024 North Carolina who was then was ranked 9th in the AP Top 25 Poll swept NC State in rematch 79-70 in the rematch as Harrison Ingram was 8-14 on field goals, 2-5 on 3 pointers to go along with 6 rebounds. Armando Bacot was 4-12 on field goals to go along 7 rebounds, 13 points. Elliot Cadeau was 5-7 on field goals to go along with 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 15 points. RJ Davis was 4-11 on field goals, 2-5 on 3 pointers to go along with 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block, 14 points. Cormac Ryan was 1-3 on field goals, 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 5 points. Jalen Washington was 0-0 on field goals, 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 2 points. Jalen Withers was 2-3 on field goals to go along 2 rebounds, 4 points. Seth Trimble was 1-2 on field goals to go along with 4 points.
According to espn app
Following North Carolina sweeping NC State in 2023-2024 regular season with 79-70 win Saturday in Chapel Hill North Carolina Head Coach Hubert Davis had this to say!
“I played in the 90s,”where a fight could break out and you could still play.”I felt like when things got a little chippy, it ignited us a little bit,”
Though,
North Carolina Head Coach Hubert Davis wasn’t the only one to say something following North Carolina NC State in regular season with 79-70 win Saturday in Chapel Hill as senior guard RJ Davis who was 4-11 on field goals, 2-5 on 3 pointers to go along with 7 rebounds, 5 assists had this to say about North Carolina’s identity!
“I feel like that’s been the theme all year,”The wins are always not blowing out teams by 20 or being up by 30. We always win the tough, gritty ones. “And it’s always chippy ... I think we like those kinds of games, and I just think it prepares us for what’s to come in March. Because every game is going to be neck-and-neck. It’s going to be a dogfight. So I think we’re ready for it because we’ve been in it all year long.”
According to Andrew Carter article News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article286168271.html
North Carolina is now to prepare to host Notre Dame in Chapel Hill Tuesday where current North Carolina guard Cormac Ryan is going to be facing, opposing his former team.
As a freshman at Notre Dame in 2019-2020 he redshirted following transferring from Stanford.
As sophomore at Notre Dame in 2020-2021,
Cormac Ryan averaged 9.9 points at Notre Dame • Started 16 of 25 games and averaged 29.5 minutes • Scored in double figures 12 times with a season-high 28 at Duke, when he made 10 of 16 from the floor, including 4 of 7 three-pointers • Scored 21 first-half points at Duke – in one stretch he scored 13 straight points for the Irish • Made a three-pointer in 21 of 25 games with multiple threes 12 times • Season-high five threes in six attempts at Pittsburgh • Season-high nine rebounds vs. NC State • Had 11 points, seven rebounds and three assists in the win over No. 11 Florida State • Scored 16 of Notre Dame’s final 18 points vs. Virginia • Blocked a shot then had the assist on a buzzer-beating three by Trey Wertz to beat Wake Forest in the ACC quarterfinal.
As a junior at Notre Dame in 2021-2022,
Cormac Ryan averaged 9.2 points Made 22 starts in 35 games and averaged 30.0 minutes per contest • Shot a career-best 40.4% from three-point range (57 of 140) • Helped lead Notre Dame to the second round of the NCAA Tournament • Scored in double figures 14 times, including three of the Irish’s four postseason games • Career-high 29 points, most ever by a Brey player in an NCAA Tournament game, in the first-round win over No. 6-seed Alabama • Career-best 10 of 13 from the floor, including 7 of 9 from three, vs. the Tide • The seven three-pointers are the NCAA Tournament-record by a Notre Dame player • Scored 16 points in a career-high 46 minutes in double-overtime win over Rutgers in the NCAA First Four • Made all eight free throw attempts and scored 20 points in ACC quarterfinal vs. Virginia Tech • Made a three-pointer in 28 games, including multiple threes 16 times (eight of the last nine games) • Career-high 10 rebounds vs. Georgia Tech • Hit a pair of free throws with 39 seconds to play in three-point win at Howard • Scored 11 points in the Irish’s win over UNC..
As a senior at Notre Dame in 2022-2023 ,
Cormac Ryan averaged a career-best 12.3 points (19.0 in the last three games and 14.1 in the last 13), scoring in double figures 21 times, including 11 of the last 13 games • Made a career-high 63 three-pointers (2.0 per game) • Career highs in assists (79), blocks (13) and steals (41) • Scored a season-high 23 in Notre Dame’s 70-52 win at Michigan State, when he scored 20 of the Irish’s 42 first-half points and finished six for seven from three-point range • Scored 20 points in head coach Mike Brey’s final home game in an upset win over No. 25 Pittsburgh • Season-high six three-pointers at Michigan State and five at NC State and at home vs. Virginia Tech • Career-high eight assists vs. Louisville • Shot a career-high 82.7% from the free throw line • Scored go-ahead basket with 9.5 seconds to play in win over Radford • Had 14 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals vs. Carolina • Started all 32 games and averaged 33.9 minutes.
According to https://goheels.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/cormac-ryan/24712
Tip off is set for 7:00pm from Dean E. Smith Center!
The game is going to be televised on ACC Network!
Though,
Who is commentating is to be determined!