When Hubert Davis took over the UNC basketball program last year, he wanted to bring a more modern twist to the ‘two-big’ system that Roy Williams played in his front court.
Davis quickly went out and secured a commitment from one of the top transfers on the market in Oklahoma stretch-4 Brady Manek. Manek not only had career numbers in almost every category, he also was named the nation’s top transfer addition.
Manek went on to play for the Charlotte Hornets Summer League roster these past few weeks and has played himself in position to make a G-League roster at a minimum.
The former Tar Heel was very complimentary of his time at UNC throughout his one season in Chapel Hill and apparently even after his season was up at the NBA G-League camp.
During UNC’s media availability on Monday, newcomer Pete Nance said that Manek told him that ‘last season was the best experience of his life’.
Nance played four years at Northwestern before announcing his transfer to North Carolina this offseason.
With the Tar Heels returning four starters, losing Manek because he was out of eligibility, Nance is sliding right into the role that Manek had last season.
Nance averaged averaged 14.6 points and 6.5 rebounds a season ago for Northwestern and also shot 49.2 percent on 3.1 three point attempts per game.
While Nance doesn’t have the exact same skillset of Manek, it’s clear that their discussion definitely helped Nance make the decision to commit to UNC.
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