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RJ Davis halftime ceremony celebrating his jersey going up in the rafters #UNC
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Let's go.
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RJ, my guy, I am so happy that your
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name, your jersey,
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your number is going to be rap center
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forever. I couldn't think of a better
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player, person, teammate to be
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celebrated, honored today.
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I'm so thankful. I really am. I I thank
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you this all the time that I had an
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opportunity to coach you for 5 years,
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one as an assistant and four years as
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head coach. RJ, congratulations. Yeah.
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Heat.
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Heat.
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Heat.
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Heat.
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Heat.
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Ladies and gentlemen,
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please help me welcome back to the Smith
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Center Court accompanied by his parents,
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Vanessa and Robert, the second leading
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scoreer in Carolina basketball history.
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Let's give it up for RJ.
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Heat
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up here.
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All right.
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In RJ's decorated Carolina career, he
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played in four games and was a part of
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the fourth most wins in Tarhill history.
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His Carolina teams went to four NCAA
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tournaments, two Sweet 16s, won the 2024
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ACC regular season championship, and
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went to the 2022
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Final Four.
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I know you'll remember this.
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But in that run in 2022,
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RJ had 21 points as Carolina beat Duke
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in the regular season.
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He had 30 points against top seated
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Baylor in the NCAA tournament.
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And how about 18 more in the final four
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victory over Duke.
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He finished his cardinal career as the
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second leading scoreer. He's the
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all-time record holder for
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three-pointers made, free throw
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percentage as well. Andy holds the
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record for the most points in a single
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game in this building with 42.
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And tonight,
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tonight, by virtue of his 2024 ACC
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Player of the Year honor and his
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unanimous first team all-America honor
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that same year, RJ Davis becomes the
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54th
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Tarheel in 116 years of Carolina
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basketball to have his jersey honored or
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retired in the rafters of the Smith
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Center. The number four Davis jersey
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will be on
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To commemorate this honor, Carolina
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Basketball's Eric Coots just presented
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R.J. framed artwork highlighting his
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many career accomplishments. So for one
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more time, let's show our appreciation
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for an alltime target number four RJ.
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Heat
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up
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here.
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I just want to say thank you. Um, thank
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you to the best bands in the world. Uh,
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you guys welcome me as a freshman. I
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want to say thank you coach Williams,
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uh, Coach Davis, the rest of coach
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staff, uh, Coach Hoots, Eric. I know you
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like coach HS. I was playing Coach H
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this one. Um, most importantly, my
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family, mom and dad. Uh, you guys taught
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what it's like to have a support system.
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Um, and to always believe in yourself
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when nobody else does. So, um, thank you
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guys from all of my heart. I can't even
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put into words how much this means. If
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you were to ask me as a freshman coming
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in what my dreams be the Raptors, I
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would have told you no. But being here
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for 5 years feels like 10 years. Um
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the hard work I put in each and every
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year, uh believing in myself, putting my
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head down and just continuing to work.
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Um it came a long way. So um this is
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home forever for me and no one can ever
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take that away from me. So um I love you
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guys. Go Hans.
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Heat up
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here.
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Heat up here.
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Heat up here.
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