No. 9 North Carolina travels to Stanford for a Big Monday matchup against former Tar Heel assistant Jerod Haase’s squad in front of a sellout crowd at Maples Pavilion.

North Carolina (2-0) vs. Stanford (3-1)

Stanford, Calif. – Maples Pavilion

Monday, 11:30 p.m. EST

ESPN2 (Dave Pasch, Sean Farnham)

Quotable

“We’re not a championship-caliber team yet... If you want a polished product now, you’re not going to get it.” - Stanford head coach Jerod Haase

PREGAME NOTES

Heels Hit the Road: UNC begins a four-game road trip with Monday’s visit to Stanford before heading up to Portland for the PK80 tournament over Thanksgiving. Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry’s return highlighted the Tar Heels’ 93-81 victory over Bucknell on Wednesday. The senior point guard missed his final 10 shots in his first game back since suffering a broken bone in his right hand last month, although junior forward Luke Maye carried UNC once again with 20 points, nine rebounds and four assists and senior wing Theo Pinson added a career-high 19 points. The Tar Heels will be without Pittsburgh grad transfer Cameron Johnson for the third-straight game after the school announced on Wednesday he would miss four-to-six weeks following surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee.

Stanford Capping Five-Game Home Stand: The Cardinal welcomes UNC to Maples Pavilion after making amends for last week’s home loss to Eastern Washington (67-61) by defeating Northeastern, 73-59, on Friday. Jerod Haase’s second squad at Stanford has struggled shooting the ball (43.8 percent) while playing solid defense (40.2) and controlling the boards with a plus-6.5 rebound margin. Stanford has played without senior forward Dorian Pickens (10.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg) the last two games due to a foot injury. The Cardinal were tabbed fifth in the Pac-12 preseason poll after finishing the 2016-17 season with a 14-16 record.

Youth is Served: Stanford entered the season boasting the fifth-most experienced roster in the nation (529 total games played) with five of its top six scorers from a season ago. Even so, a trio of freshmen – Daejon Davis, Oscar Da Silva and Isaac White – has started the Cardinal’s past two games while averaging 26.5 minutes or more per game.

Mentor-Protégé Reunion: Haase transferred to Kansas in 1993 and played his final three years of college ball for Roy Williams. He then joined Williams’s staff in Lawrence in 1999 as director of operations and eventually moved into an assistant coaching role before taking UAB’s head coaching job in 2012. Haase is 2-16 all-time against ranked opponents. One of those wins came during his time at UAB when the Blazers upset the 16th-ranked Tar Heels, 63-59, in Birmingham on Dec. 1, 2013.

Matchup to Watch: The Tar Heels struggled at times in their first test against a quality frontcourt as Bucknell’s Zach Thomas and Nana Foulland combined for 42 points on 15-of-30 shooting. Monday’s contest represents an even greater challenge for Luke Maye and his freshmen counterparts in the post. Stanford is led by veteran forwards Reid Travis and Michael Humphrey, who have combined to average 34.3 points and 20.4 rebounds per game. Travis, a 6-foot-8, 245-pound junior who earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors last season, ranks third in the Pac-12 in scoring with 23.0 points per game. While Maye (20 points, nine rebounds) and Garrison Brooks (10 points) started against the Bison, it was Sterling Manley who earned the headlines after the win by notching his first double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds.

Last Meeting: The Tar Heels defeated Stanford, 74-57, in the Preseason NIT at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 29, 2002.

Series History: UNC is 10-0 all-time against the Cardinal. The last time the programs played at Stanford was Dec. 3, 1983.

Projected UNC Starters:

2 Joel Berry (6-0, 195, Sr.) – 10.0 ppg, 6.0 apg

1 Theo Pinson (6-6, 220, Sr.) - 11.0 ppg, 5.5 apg

32 Luke Maye (6-8, 240, Jr.) – 23.0 ppg, 9.5 rpg

24 Kenny Williams (6-4, 185, Jr.) – 10.0 ppg, 3.5 apg

15 Garrison Brooks (6-9, 215, Fr.) – 12.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg

Projected Stanford Starters:

01 Daejon Davis (6-3, 175, Fr.) – 3.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg

04 Isaac White (6-1, 185, Fr.) – 9.0 ppg, 1.3 rpg

13 Oscar Da Silva (6-9, 210, Fr.) - 7.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg

22 Reid Travis (6-8, 245, Jr.) – 23.0 ppg, 7.7 rpg

10 Michael Humphrey (6-9, 245, Sr.) – 11.3 ppg, 12.7 rpg

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