North Carolina basketball: Ranking the 27 best Tar Heels of all time

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CHAPEL HILL, NC – 1964: Bobby Lewis #22 of the North Carolina Tar Heels poses for an action portrait circa 1964 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Collegiate Images/Getty Images) /

11. Bobby Lewis (1964-67)

Though players were not as big as they are in the modern game back in the 1960s, Bob Lewis was still a bit small at 6-foot-3 playing at forward. Even still, the Washington, DC native was an absolute force scoring the basketball throughout his time in Chapel Hill, going down as one of the most prolific scorers in the history of the Tar Heels program.

Right out of the gate, Lewis showed his prowess for finding the bottom of the net as he averaged 21 points and 8.0 rebounds per game in his first season. His second season was even more impressive from a scoring standpoint as he put up 27.4 points per game and racked up 5.3 boards per contest. That scoring average is the second highest in UNC basketball history for a single season.

In that season, Lewis also notched 49 points in a matchup versus the Florida State Seminoles, a mark that still stands as the most by a North Carolina player in a single game.

While Lewis’ averages dipped in the 1966-67 season to just 18.5 points per game, he enjoyed the most team success of his collegiate career. Led by Lewis, the Tar Heels won the ACC Tournament and then made it to the Final Four.

When it was all said and done, Lewis earned two NABC third-team All-American selections, two first-team All-ACC nods and is 10th in program history in terms of career points scored. With his jersey hanging in the rafters, Lewis clearly deserved to be mentioned highly among all-time UNC greats.