North Carolina Tar Heels freshman point guard Cole Anthony began this season with immense expectations. Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams even called Anthony, the 247Sports Composite No. 4 overall player in the 2019 class, the most complete point guard he has ever recruited.

Anthony made his coach look like a genius in his debut against Notre Dame on Wednesday — and then some. The five-star recruit poured in 34 points (12-of-24 shooting) in the 76-65 win. It was the most points ever scored by an ACC player in his first game. With his father, former UNLV and NBA player Greg Anthony, in the stands, Cole Anthony also pulled down 11 rebounds and dished out 5 assists.

“He’s played on a big stage," Williams said about Anthony prior to the season. "They played in national high school championships, in the USA Basketball stuff and in the under-18 they won the world championship there, so he’s been on a big stage. We like to have guys who know what it feels like to be there. And not only has he been on the biggest stage, he’s been very successful on the biggest stage."

Anthony had no issues transferring his skills to the court in Chapel Hill on Wednesday.

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