
6. James Worthy (1979-82)
James Worthy was the best player on North Carolinaās 1981-82 National Championship team that also featured Sam Perkins and some guy named Michael Jordan.
Worthy averaged 14.5 PPG and 7.4 RPG on 54.1% shooting over his three-year career, which culminated with being named the Most Outstanding Player of the 1982 Final Four and proceeding to be the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft by the Lakers. Worthy was UNCās first-ever No. 1 overall draft pick.
Although not his most statistically impressive, Worthyās most important collegiate performance came in the 1982 national title game, dropping 28 points on Patrick Ewing and Georgetownāand the legend of āBig Game Jamesā was born.Ā Worthy was also instrumental in the teamās run to the 1981 National Championship game, which they ended up losing to Indiana.