USA GBL Top Ten - #7 - Team North Carolina

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TJ Warren = X-Factor

#7 This pick will definitely raise some eyebrows because of North Carolina's lack of length and their lack of the depth that the other top teams possess.  But Team NC has the best backcourt in the country with  Rodney Purvis at SG and the combination of Tyler Lewis and Braxton Ogbueze at the point.  At the Forwards, Team NC will go with savvy TJ Warren (who has been likened to Paul Pierce), high-flying Torian Graham, and young phenom Theo Pinson.  This group will rise to the occasion and allow Team NC to be a legitimate Championship contender.  Down-low on the block is where the question marks begin...NC will go with a three-man committee of the Montrezl Harrell (who is a nice player but will be playing out of position), IU commit Peter Jurkin, and thumper Kennedy Meeks.  

Since there isn't much of a UNC or Duke flavor on this squad, the coaching staff of Team NC will have an NC State flavor...The team will have co-head coaches, with Chris Corchiani and Rodney Monroe sharing the coaching duties just as they shared the nickname 'Fire and Ice' during their playing days together at NC State.

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Team North Carolina 
Starters
C - Montrezl Harrell - 6'8 F - Tarboro - ESPN #59 - (Virginia Tech)
PF - TJ Warren - 6'8 F - Durham - ESPN #39
SF - Torrian Graham - 6'4 G/F - Durham - ESPN #24 - (NC State)
SG - Rodney Purvis - 6'3 G - Raleigh - ESPN #7 - (Louisville)
PG - Tyler Lewis - 5'11 PG - Statesville - ESPN #73 - (NC State)
6th man - Braxton Ogbueze - 6'1 G - Charlotte - ESPN #29 (Florida)
7th man - Theo Pinson - 6'5 G - Greensboro - ESPN #1
Bench
C - Peter Jurkin - 6'11 C - Charlotte - (Indiana)
F - Isaiah Hicks - 6'6 F - Oxford - ESPN #21 in 2013
F - Greg McClinton - 6'6 F - Winsto-Salem - ESPN #31 in 2013
F - Kennedy Meeks - 6'8 F - Charlotte - ESPN #28 in 2013
G - Anton Gill - 6'3 G - Raleigh - ESPN #27 in 2013



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