North Carolina coach Hubert Davis finally has the bench he’s been trying to develop. It’s been a gradual progression this season that has become clearer over the past three games.
The Tar Heels’ bench has put together three straight games of scoring 20 or more points. They previously only had one such game all season — when they netted 42 points against The Citadel.
That stat is more surprising considering starting forward Pete Nance has missed the past three games with a back injury, meaning Davis has had to insert one of his reserves into the starting lineup. Freshman guard Seth Trimble started twice and junior forward Puff Johnson once.
