The UNC basketball program took the floor for the first time in front of fans over the weekend in the Blue-White scrimmage.
The game was the first time UNC fans were able to see Northwestern transfer [autotag]Pete Nance[/autotag] in a Carolina jersey.
Nance transferred to UNC after averaging 14.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game for the Wildcats last year. He also shot 45.2 percent from three.
Nance will look to start alongside Armando Bacot in the front court and take over the role left open from Brady Manek.
It was reported that Nance had 11 points in Saturday’s scrimmage. Below are highlights of the afternoon.
While Nance is not the same player as Manek, he brings a good amount of versatility to the floor, especially in the mid-range.
“I’m somebody that that can do a little bit of everything,” Nance told reporters earlier this summer. “I can shoot, pass, dribble. I try to pride myself on being versatile and try not to have any flaws. I try to be a versatile defender, shoot the three, post up, push it on the break, and do a little bit everything.
“This is obviously a really good team with some really talented players. Being a versatile player, whatever the coaches need me to do, and whatever role they want me to fill. I think I’d be able to adapt to that easily because of my style of play, how I move the ball, share the ball, passing ability, and floor spacing. It was a really good fit.”
Regardless of the role that Nance plays throughout the season, his skillset is something that will immediately help UNC.
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