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Former Tar Heel scores career-high in first NBA start with new team
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In today's college basketball world of name, image and likeness licensing money and an active transfer portal, athletes staying at one school for their entire career is an increasing rarity.
UNC has one of those rarities on its men's basketball roster: senior captain Seth Trimble . Before Trimble, North Carolina had Leaky Black .
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Black began his collegiate career under Roy Williams in the 2019-20 season and ended it three seasons ago under Hubert Davis. Black was a lockdown defender who holds UNC's program record for games played He averaged 5.5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 155 appearances (130 starts).
Now in his third season of professional basketball, Black is a member of the Washington Wizards . In his first start for Washington on Thursday night, Black scored a career-high 16 points in 39 minutes.
Black sank five of his 12 shots from the field, including a 4-of-9 mark from 3-point land. He also made both free throws. Black added three rebounds and an assist, showcasing the well-rounded ability in the nation's capital that he did in Chapel Hill.
Undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Black spent his first professional season with the Charlotte Hornets , starting three of the 26 NBA games he appeared in. On a two-way contract with his hometown NBA squad, Black played more games with the G League's Greensboro Swarm that season.
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Black joined the G League's Capital City Go-Go in October 2024, finally getting a two-way contract with Washington last month. With the Wizards in yet another rebuilding year, Black likely stays on their roster, particularly as he tries to carve out a full-time NBA role.
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