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CHAPEL HILL — UNC basketball fans got their first look at the Tar Heels on Saturday afternoon at the Dean E. Smith Center.
The Tar Heels split into teams for the Blue-White scrimmage, with Blue earning a 63-53 victory after a pair of 12-minute halves. Fourth-year coach Hubert Davis sat at the scorer’s table while his assistant coaches led each squad.
The Blue and White teams appeared to be set up for an evenly matched scrimmage, with returning starters Elliot Cadeau and RJ Davis on separate teams.
Cadeau was joined by Seth Trimble, Cade Tyson, Ven-Allen Lubin and James Brown in the Blue team’s starting lineup. The White team’s starting lineup featured Davis, Ian Jackson, Drake Powell, Jae’Lyn Withers and Jalen Washington.
RJ Davis injury update
UNC has two exhibition games on the schedule before hosting Elon on Nov. 4 (9 p.m., ACC Network) in the season opener. The Tar Heels travel to Memphis on Tuesday (7 p.m., ESPNU) for a charity exhibition before returning to Chapel Hill to play Johnson C. Smith on Oct. 27 (2 p.m., ACC Network Extra).
Here are some observations from the Blue-White scrimmage:
Is RJ Davis OK after injury?
RJ Davis injured his back on the opening possession of the second half, but it doesn’t appear to be a serious setback for the reigning ACC Player of the Year. Davis, who had nine points before exiting the game for good, took a hard fall on a block attempt by Brown. Following the scrimmage, UNC announced Davis had a lower-back contusion.
Seth Trimble was MVP of UNC basketball’s Blue-White scrimmage
Junior guard Seth Trimble was the MVP of the Blue-White scrimmage. Trimble, who had a towering one-handed hammer over Ty Claude in the second half, finished with a game-high 19 points. He also added five rebounds and three assists. It’ll be hard for UNC to keep Trimble off the floor this season.
Jalen Washington was UNC’s leading rebounder
The Tar Heels’ post players will receive a lot of attention this season with Armando Bacot no longer on the…
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Author : The Fayetteville Observer
Publish date : 2024-10-12 23:13:47
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