You Are The Worse Coach I Ever Met’Star Player Disparaging The North Carolina Head Coach Hubert Davis….

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.  — With its two star players doing little in a challenging first half, No. 10 North Carolina needed someone to emerge as an alternative against Virginia.

Enter Cormac Ryan.

He scored 18 points — 15 in the first half — on six 3-pointers and the Tar Heels moved into first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 54-44 victory Saturday

“Against Virginia, you’re gonna have to knock down some some shots,” Tar Heels coach Hubert Davis said. “And he was the only one that consistently was able to shoot the ball from 3. And that was huge for us from the standpoint of him making them. But him making them I think stretched out their defense.”

Ryan, who made four 3s each in his last two games, led the Tar Heels in scoring for the first time, and his first half shooting opened things up inside after halftime.

“We were able to get some baskets around in the paint because of Cormac and his ability to shoot the basketball,” Hubert Davis said.

RJ Davis added 12 points — all in the second half — and Armando Bacot had 10 points and 13 rebounds for the Tar Heels (21-6, 13-3), who moved into the top spot alone because No. 8 Duke lost earlier in the day at Wake Forest. The victory also ended an eight-game losing streak at John Paul Jones Arena for North Carolina, but Hubert Davis said his team’s mindset won’t change with four regular season games left.

North Carolina Central star quarterback Davius Richard suffered an injury on the first drive of the 2024 Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl. Richard was leading an opening drive for Team Gaither, showcasing his arm strength and precision passing with two great throws that led the offense to the endzone. On an RPO, Richard dashed into the endzone for a touchdown and a tackle by a defender on Team Robinson caused his leg to buckle resulting in an injury.