We get it. Based on the official NCAA statistical measure – a minimum of five field goals made per game – there’s only one ACC player hitting better than 60 percent from the floor this season.
North Carolina’s Brice Johnson, a lock for first team All-ACC, made 61.8 percent of his field goal attempts through 30 games. Most recently, in a narrow home win over Syracuse, the senior had 14 points on 6 of 10 shooting.
Johnson has a knack for getting to the rim. When he’s near the basket it frequently appears the team on defense has forgotten the perpetual coaching admonition to "Box out!