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Will GraVes

Graves looks to pick up the pieces from a turbulentsophomore season and rebound in his junior year.

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Deon Thompson (21) and North Carolina enter the season ranked in the top 10, despite losing four of five starters from the 2008-09 NCAAnational championship team. The Tar Heels open their season with Isaiah Thomas’ Florida International team at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9.

2009-10 Men’s baskeTball RosTeR

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1 Marcus Ginyard R-SR G/F 6’ 5”2 Marc Campbell R-SR G 5’11”5 Dexter Strickland FR G 6’3”11 Larry Drew II SO G 6’ 1”13 Will Graves R-JR F/G 6’ 6”14 Terrence Petree SR G 6’ 1”21 Deon Thompson SR F 6’ 8”24 Justin Watts SO G 6’ 4”30 Thomas Thornton SR G 6’ 1”31 John Henson FR F 6’10”32 Ed Davis SO F 6’10”34 David Wear FR F 6’10”35 Kevin Gallagher SR F 6’ 4”43 Travis Wear FR F 6’10”44 Tyler Zeller SO F 7’ 0”

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Roy Williams

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Joe Holladay

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Steve Robinson

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daTe Time OppONeNT TV

Mon. Nov. 9 7 p.m. vs. Florida International

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Wed. Nov. 11 9 p.m. vs. N.C. Central

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Sun. Nov. 15 4 p.m. vs. Valparaiso

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Thu. Nov. 19 9:15 p.m. vs. Ohio State (NYC)

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Fri. Nov. 20 TBA vs. TBA (NYC)

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Mon. Nov. 23 7:30 p.m. vs. Gardner-Webb

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Sun. Nov. 29 6:45 p.m. vs. Nevada

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Tue. Dec. 1 9 p.m. vs. Mich. State

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Sat. Dec 5 12:30 p.m.at Kentucky

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Sat. Dec. 12 7:30 p.m. vs. Presbyterian

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Sat. Dec. 19 2 p.m. vs. Texas (Arlington)

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Wed. Dec. 22 7 p.m. vs. Marshall

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Tues. Dec. 28 8:30 p.m. vs. Rutgers

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Thu. Dec. 30 7 p.m. vs. Albany NY

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Mon. Jan 4 7 p.m. at College of Charleston

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Sun. Jan. 10 7:45 p.m. vs. Virginia Tech

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Wed. Jan. 13 9 p.m. at Clemson

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Sat. Jan. 16 2 p.m. vs. Georgia Tech

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Wed. Jan 20 7 p.m. vs. Wake Forest

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Tue. Jan 26 9 p.m. at N.C. State

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Sun. Jan. 31 7:45 p.m. vs. Virginia

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Thu. Feb. 4 9 p.m. at Virginia Tech

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Sun. Feb. 7 2 p.m. at Maryland

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Wed. Feb. 10 9 p.m. vs Duke

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Tue. Feb. 16 9 p.m. at Georgia Tech

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Sat. Feb. 20 Noon at. Boston College

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Wed. Feb. 24 7 p.m. vs. Florida State

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Sat. Feb. 27 2 p.m. at Wake Forest

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Tue. March 2 8 p.m. vs. Miami

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Sat. March 6 9 p.m. at Duke

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BY pOWell laTimer

SPORTS EDITOR

In the weeks leading up to thestart of the 2009-10 men’s basketball season, Roy Williams did aseries of double takes.North Carolina’s head coachlooked at three magazines thatpublished preseason rankings, andin each one, there North Carolinasat: No. 4 in one, No. 4 again andNo. 5 in another. Williams didn’t know what tothink.“It’s unbelievable to me,” Williams said. “That was where I would expect us to be picked in ourleague, and that’s where we werepicked in the nation.”That’s a North Carolina teamthat lost four starters — its top fourscorers from last year’s nationalchampionship squad.The leading returning scorer isDeon Thompson, with just 10.6points per game. After UNC won the nation-al championship in 2005, thenational media predicted thatthe Tar Heels would experience amassive championship hangoverthe next season.In that season, the Tar Heelshad even fewer returning — anunproven Reyshawn Terry, a DavidNoel who had never shown scor-ing potential, and some freshmannamed Tyler Hansbrough.Picked sixth in the ACC to startthe season, the Tar Heels went on toshare the ACC regular season title. With that memory still fresh,many publications are puttingexpectations on UNC that Williams wouldn’t.“I told our kids it’s probably because we made everybody lookso bad in 2006 that they don’t want to get caught that way again,” Williams saidMaybe ol’ Roy’s just mad he won’t get to use the low expecta-tions of the national media as amotivational technique.“It’s really hard to beat that drum when you go in there Saturday morning and say, ‘Alright guys,nobody thinks we’re going to beany good. We lost four starters,’” Williams said.“And some freshman says, ‘CoachI thought we were ranked fourth inthe nation?’“I used that card a little bit in2006, but can’t use that card any-more.” And while Williams plays downhis team’s considerable talent, thattalent overshadows his dismay atthe high expectations.“I mean, people respect usregardless because we’re NorthCarolina, and just the program hasthat respect,” Larry Drew II said.“And I mean we’re young this year, but we’re still going to go out andplay Carolina basketball, and we’regoing to compete.”Thompson returns as a double-figure scorer, Tyler Zeller is backas a seven-footer who showed realpromise before breaking his wristearly in the season and Ed Davisspurned a possible lottery pick inlast year’s NBA draft to come backfor his sophomore season.Marcus Ginyard, a lockdowndefender and senior who redshirt-ed last season with a stress fracture,returns for his final year. And there’s also a talented five-player freshman class of shoot-ing guards Dexter Strickland andLeslie McDonald and three longand capable forwards in JohnHenson and twins David andTravis Wear. All told, things look surprisingly similar to 2006 — except with thetremendous talent of Davis in thepost thrown in. And it helps for certain thatGinyard is still around. The fifth- year player was one of the fresh-men in 2005.“There’s no doubt, to hear fromsomeone who’s been through pretty much exactly what they’re going togo through, it probably makes it alittle easier for them to see some of the things that we’re going to try to tell them and try to get in theirheads” Ginyard said.“And to see that coming fromsomeone they know has beenthrough it is always good.”But at any rate, it is probably safe to say that North Carolina won’t be underestimated by any opponent this season.

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TYler Zeller

UNC’s seven-footer is ready to take up some of theslack left by his former teammate, Tyler Hansbrough.

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cOVer sTOrY:OuT Of THe sHadOWs

The Tar Heels are highly rated, mostly because of large and untested talent.

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fresHmeN

UNC’s talented five-player freshman class will haveplenty of chances to see action in 2009-10.

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cONNecTicuT Game preVieW

After being blown out last season, UNC women’sbasketball is eyeing their rematch with the Huskies.

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frONTcOurT

Roy Williams has lots of big men to keephappy, but he doesn’t mind the burden.

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Larry Drew II is the only known starter,but the wings are up in the air.

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UNC lost five players from last season,but Sylvia Hatchell still has high goals.

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