Luke Maye had one happy birthday on Wednesday.
Maye helped the North Carolina Tar Heels open up the 2018 ACC Tournament on Wednesday night with a win over Syracuse at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York. The win advanced the Tar Heels into the third round and a rematch against Miami on Thursday.
Maye finished the game with 13 points and 9 rebounds as UNC controlled the pace for most of it and never really looked back.
In doing so, Maye also moved up two important lists in the program’s storied history.
Maye cracked the top 50 for most rebounds all-time in North Carolina Tar Heels basketball history passing the great Michael Jordan on his way to doing so.