CHAPEL HILL—A combination of nine returners and seven newcomers form North Carolina's 2020-21 preseason roster, released this week by the Tar Heels.
A trio of returning starters head the lineup, led by senior forward Garrison Brooks, who averaged 16.8 points and a team-high 8.5 rebounds per game last year. Brooks earned second-team All-ACC honors and was voted the ACC's Most Improved Player. He led the ACC in scoring in conference play at 18.8 points per game and was second in rebounding (9.0) and field goal percentage (.535).
Sophomore big man Armando Bacot and junior guard Leaky Black also return to head coach Roy Williams' starting lineup, as do reserves Andrew Platek, Walker Miller, K.