RJ Davis sets career high in 3-pointers during Clemson loss
Another Tuesday, another disappointing loss for the UNC men’s basketball program.
Exactly a week after losing by one on the road to Georgia Tech, which is one game out of the ACC’s cellar, the Tar Heels dug themselves into an early deficit they never climbed out of in an 80-76 loss to Clemson.
The Tigers were led by 46 combined points from their two stars, PJ Hall and Joe Girard, who seemingly couldn’t miss a shot in the opening minutes. North Carolina, on the other hand, was struggling to make its most open opportunities, which were few and far between against a well-prepared Clemson squad.
While Armando Bacot’s performance is likely the most talked about amongst a Tar Heel on the loss, it was star guard RJ Davis who achieved a career milestone.
Despite finishing just 7-of-22 from the field, Davis ended his night with a career-high 70 3-point makes this season.
RJ Davis has set a career high for three-pointers in a season.
In 2021-22, he made 66 in 39 games.
He's made 68 (and counting) through 23 games this year.
— Sherrell D. McMillan (@RellDMC) February 7, 2024
To give you an example of how well Davis has played this year, five of his seven makes against Clemson were from deep. He was only aided in the perimeter shooting department by Harrison Ingram (3-of-5) and Paxson Wojcik (1-of-2), while Cormac Ryan suffered through yet another cold shooting night (1-of-10 overall).
UNC will need more of Davis’s trifectas on Saturday afternoon, as it heads to Coral Gables, Fla. for a 4 p.m. matchup with Miami. The Hurricanes (15-8, 6-6), who made a Final Four last year for the first time in program history, have slipped a bit since starting the year ranked.
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