The opening offensive sequence of North Carolina’s 83-55 exhibition win over Elizabeth City State on Friday showed the familiar and foreign for fans returning to the Dean E. Smith Center.
Armando Bacot grabbed an offensive rebound, as Roy Williams coached teams tended to do in bulk. The ball soon found Dawson Garcia in the left corner. The 6-foot-11 Marquette transfer buried a 3-pointer.
Carolina hasn’t seen a player of his size with that range shooting in some time. Garcia finished with a team-high 17 points and gave a glimpse of what What the Tar Heels will look and play like under new coach Hubert Davis.
Five players reached double figures including Brady Manek and Bacot, who each had 16 points. More impressively for Carolina is six players had at least one 3-pointer and it totaled nine for the game.
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