The already and perhaps fleetingly historic UNC perimeter defense

Posted Jan 23, 2024
Just how extreme have UNC’s opponents been in their three-point misery this season, where is this coming from, and what happens now? One answer to the first question would be “very.” The conference season is young for the entire ACC, yet to this point Carolina’s three-point defense is nearly three standard deviations better than the ACC mean. (John Gasaway)

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