UNC basketball: Ranking the top 30 Tar Heels of all time

Ranking the top 30 UNC basketball players in program history

CHAPEL HILL, NC - MARCH 7: Michael Jordan kisses former coach Dean Smith of the North Carolina Tar Heels during a halftime ceremony honoring the 1993 national championship team during a game against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at the Dean Smith Center on March 7, 2007 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

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RALEIGH, NC – MARCH 19: Brice Johnson #11 of the North Carolina Tar Heels smiles against the Providence Friars in the second half during the second round of the 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at PNC Arena on March 19, 2016 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

28. Brice Johnson (2012-2016)

The development of Brice Johnson’s post-game was truly special to watch over his four years playing for Head Coach Roy Williams.

As a freshman, Johnson came off the bench behind Tyler Zeller, averaging 5.4 PPG in just 10.6 MPG. As a sophomore, Johnson’s scoring and minutes both essentially doubled, averaging 10.3 PPG in 19.4 MPG. Johnson’s junior season saw him elevate to an All-ACC level performer, though, putting up 12.9 PPG and 7.8 RPG, starting 37 of 38 games for the Heels.

Johnson’s final season in Chapel Hill was special—a consensus first-team All-American and All-ACC performer, averaging 17.0 PPG and 10.4 RPG on a ridiculous field goal percentage of 61.4%. That 2015-16 season saw the Tar Heels go 33-7, win the ACC, and make it all the way to the National Championship game where they would fall heartbreakingly to Villanova. Johnson set the school record for most rebounds in a season in 2015-16 with 416. He ranks sixth all-time in program history in career rebounds with 1,035.