UNC basketball graduate guard and reigning ACC Player of the Year RJ Davis is leading the Tar Heels (14-10, 7-5 ACC) in points per game while climbing the all-time ACC scoring list, albeit in what has been a subpar campaign for the blueblood program.

UNC graduate student guard RJ Davis (4) dribbles the ball during the men’s basketball game against Pitt at the Dean E. Smith Center on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. UNC won 67-66. “We always trust him with the ball and to make the right plays,” junior forward Ven-Allen Lubin said. “We never doubt him.”

RJ Davis totaled 18 points, two rebounds, and three assists in the UNC basketball team's 67-66 home win over the Pitt Panthers on Saturday. The fifth-year Tar Heel guard shot 6-for-12 from the field, 3-for-5 from three, and 3-for-4 at the foul line across his 38 minutes on the floor in the thrilling victory.