Pete Nance listed as a potential second-round draft pick
Northwestern transfer forward Pete Nance arrived in Chapel Hill after testing his stock in the NBA Draft. Luckily for the UNC basketball program, he withdrew his name to return to college.
When he committed to North Carolina, everyone expected him to take over the role and hole left by Brady Manek. While Nance will slide into that position held by Manek, there will be a vastly different skillset.
Nance is a very versatile forward who can score in a variety of ways and also already comes in as a very good passer and playmaker. He also comes in as a career 35.6 percent three-point shooter.
Now, he enters the season looking to build his stock and according to 247Sports’ Adam Finkelstein, could slide into the second round.
“Nance made strides with his three-point shooting in each of his four seasons at Northwestern. He will step into the role vacated by Brady Manek at UNC and have more volume to show last year’s accuracy was no fluke. If he can simultaneously defend opposing fours, he could show a two-way game that translates given his size and ball-security.”
Nance averaged 14.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game for the Wildcats last season and comes into this year on the Karl Malone Watch List.
Nance had a good start to his UNC career, scoring 19 points in the Tar Heels’ exhibition win last week.
Follow us @TarHeelsWire on Twitter and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels news, notes and opinions.
Let us know your thoughts, comment on this story below. Join the conversation today.
