Holding Court With David Glenn

Since the league’s creation in 1953, the Tar Heels have the second-most ACC championships (18) in men’s basketball, and they’re the only league member that has never competed in the ACC Tournament for any 10-year period without capturing at least one title.

Last summer, long before the start of his fourth and final season at UNC, senior guard Seth Trimble already had contemplated the aftermath of his final home game at the Smith Center.

There was a time, decades ago, when North Carolina regularly placed two players on the five-man, first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference squad.

North Carolina forward Caleb Wilson already has put together one of the most sensational freshman seasons in the program’s long and illustrious history.

Whether the topic is North Carolina’s season-long journey toward the national top 10, or perhaps just the Tar Heels’ huge victory over #4 Duke on Saturday night at the Smith Center, the starting point for understanding the team’s foundation for success is definitely freshman forward Caleb Wilson.

If the Tar Heels continue to grow, thrive and win over this next month or so, they will head to the ACC Tournament in Charlotte in mid-March with lots of confidence and as one of the favorites for the ACC championship, an achievement that has eluded Carolina for almost a full decade (2016) at this point.

The Atlantic Coast Conference has produced an absolutely sensational and highly impactful freshman class, led by a high-profile pair of former prep All-Americans in Duke forward Cameron Boozer and UNC forward Caleb Wilson and also including a handful of other fantastic first-year standouts.

During his first three months in a North Carolina uniform, Veesaar has started all 15 of the Tar Heels’ games, helped his new team to a Top 25 national ranking, firmly established himself as a prominent All-Atlantic Coast Conference candidate.