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Williams hopes his gifted newcomers will make up for what UNC has lost

North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams said Tuesday that it is no secret that the two biggest question marks in the Tar Heels' lineup next season will be at point guard and big man.

Joel Berry and Theo Pinson have both graduated. And UNC struggled getting production from its big men last season, outside of Luke Maye, whose natural position is the four.

"We're losing some tremendously gifted kids who shared the leadership of that team as well as any team I've ever had," Williams said. "And yet we're bringing in some kids who I think are very gifted.