The point guard position is arguably the most important position in basketball.
Acting as a floor general and orchestrating the offense, point guards initiate the team’s offensive game plan and relax their teammates in high pressure moments at home and on the road.
For the men’s basketball team last season, the point guard position was a revolving door, lacking continuity and a steadying presence.
After star point guard Chris Lykes went down with an ankle injury in the opening week of the season that forced him to miss the remainder of the season, the Hurricanes were left with no other traditional point guards on the roster.