Chansky’s Notebook: BOOM Power!

Posted Jan 23, 2024
R.J. Davis was smoking hot. He hit two howitzers from straight away for 36 points, the most by a Tar Heel since Brice Johnson’s 39 at FSU in 2016 and the most in the Smith Center since Tyler Hansbrough’s 39 vs. Clemson in 2008. As the last minute ticked off, the fans chanted “RJ! RJ!” “He’s amazing,” Hubert Davis said. “I’ve never heard that before here.” (Chapelboro.com)

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