UNC at UNC Wilmington 11/8/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The No. 9 ranked North Carolina Tar Heels visit Trask Coliseum in Wilmington, Delaware on Friday to play the UNC Wilmington Seahawks. North Carolina (1-0) opened its regular season on Tuesday with a 76-65 win over Notre Dame. The star of the game for the Tar Heels was freshman Cole Anthony who scored 34 points and pulled down 11 rebounds in his debut at the collegiate level.

UNC Wilmington (1-0) opened its regular season with a win. The Seahawks defeated the Johnson & Wales Wildcats in the opener 103-83. Jaylen Sims led the Seahawks in the win with 19.0 points. UNC Wilmington shot 49.3% from the field and 36.7% from 3-point territory, while outrebounding Johnson & Wales 45 to 40 and making just 15 turnovers compared to 24 by the Wildcats.

Cole Anthony leads North Carolina in scoring and rebounding with averages of 34.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game. Leaky Black is leading the Tar Heels in assists with an average of 5.0. Garrison Brooks is second in scoring and rebounding with averages of 10.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game.

Jaylen Sims is leading the Seahawks in scoring with an average of 19.0 points per game. Carter Skaggs is the leading rebounder with an average of 8.0 per game, while Kai Toews is the leading in assists with an average of 3.0 per game. The Seahawks have five players averaging double figures in scoring.