Senior Night was everything the UNC men’s basketball team could’ve asked for.
North Carolina obliterated Notre Dame, 84-51, to clinch at least a share of the regular-season ACC title. Every senior – RJ Davis, Armando Bacot, Cormac Ryan, Paxson Wojcik, Creighton Lebo, Rob Landry and Duwe Farris – got to play. Defense reverted to its January form, holding an opponent to 51 points or less for the second time in four games.
Bacot, Ryan and Wojcik definitely played their final games, while there’s speculation if Davis played his.
If it was Davis’ final home game in a UNC uniform, he gave Tar Heel Nation something to remember him by.
Not only did Davis lead all scorers with 22 points, but his four made 3-pointers gave him 96 all-time. This number tied him with Cameron Johnson, who played at North Carolina from 2017-2019.
With four threes against Notre Dame, RJ Davis has 96 on the season.
Tonight he passed Joel Berry, Marcus Paige, Caleb Love, and Shammond Williams on the single-season list.
He's tied with Cam Johnson for 3rd place, trailing only Brady Manek (98) and Justin Jackson (105).
— Sherrell D. McMillan (@RellDMC) March 6, 2024
Unless Davis endures the worst shooting slump of his collegiate career, there’s a strong chance he ends up with UNC’s single-season record. To be in the same company with Johnson, Manek and Justin Jackson – all of whom are fan favorites – is pretty special.
Davis and his Tar Heel teammates now turn their minds to Saturday, when they’ll have a chance to clinch the ACC Tournament’s top seed against archrival Duke. If North Carolina emerges victorious, it’d be the first sweep of Duke since the 2019-2020 campaign.
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