As Tar Heel fans gear up for the upcoming 2023-24 season, there are a couple of known quantities on the Carolina team. Armando Bacot will gobble up rebounds and dominate the paint. RJ Davis will drive, dish, and dazzle as UNC’s top playmaker. But for the rest? Possibilities abound.
Here are three players who are top breakout candidates.
Jalen Washington
Pete Nance is gone. Leaky Black, who periodically slotted in at the “4” is gone. Justin McKoy, who could play the post in a pinch, is living that good island life at Hawaii. Armando Bacot cannot play 40 mpg.