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UNC Basketball: Could Justin Jackson make a run at National Player of the Year?

Joel Berry is arguably the most important player for North Carolina. When he’s playing well, the team tends to also. However, the player who has most consistently put up the best numbers this season has been Justin Jackson.

Since ACC play began, Jackson is averaging 20 points per game and over four rebounds per game, and for the season he’s going for almost 19 and five. Even in games where he’s struggled shooting percentage-wise, he’s still managed to put up points.

With him as the top scorer as on the current ACC leaders, is there anything Jackson could do to put himself in the national player of the year conversation?