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NOTING GINYARD
One of the most versatile, well-rounded
players on the team • Can
play several perimeter positions •
Standout defender who continues
to improve his offensive skills
• Earned additional playing time
last year by attacking the offensive
glass and gave Carolina a number
of key second-chance baskets •
Tremendous leader on and off the
court • Looking for a breakout season
• One of the most popular players
on the team • Worked in the
summer delivering sandwiches in
Chapel Hill because he wanted to
learn more about personal responsibility.
SOPHOMORE SEASON
(2006-07)
Season Notes: Carolina's defensive
player of the year as selected
by the coaches • Second on
the team with eight defensive
player of the game honors (Sacred
Heart, Gonzaga, Ohio State, UNC
Asheville, Virginia, at NC State, at
Georgia Tech, Eastern Kentucky) •
Won the defensive award one time
as a freshman (Carolina's win at
No. 1-ranked Duke) • Third on the
team with 54 offensive rebounds
and 39 steals • Scored in double
figures three times (13 vs. Duke,
10 vs. High Point and 10 vs. USC).
Game Highlights
November: Played sensational
defense in the second half of Carolina's
NIT win over Winthrop •
Held Winthrop's leading scorer
(Torrell Martin) to one second-half
three-pointer after Martin hit six in
the first half • Had eight points and
career-high eight rebounds in the
win over Ohio State • Had five offensive
rebounds against the Buckeyes.
December: Scored 10 points (5
for 6 from the floor) against High
Point • That was his first time in double figures since he had 12 in
the win at No. 1-ranked Duke on
March 4, 2006 • Had three assists
and no turnovers vs. Florida Atlantic
and four assists without a
turnover at Saint Louis • Hit his
first three-point field goal of the
year at Saint Louis.
January: Scored seven points
and had three rebounds, two assists
and no turnovers against Florida
State • Scored four points, had six
rebounds (four on the offensive
glass) and was defensive player of
the game vs. Virginia • Helped
UNC grab a season-high 21 offensive
boards and score 21 second-chance
points • Had a key
offensive rebound and put-back
basket to give UNC a 57-52 lead
midway through the second half •
Did not play at Arizona due to a
stomach illness • Scored five points
and had five rebounds and two assists
in win over Miami.
February: Carolina's defensive
player of the game at NC State
when the Tar Heels forced 22
turnovers that led to 30 points •
Scored four points with two assists,
two steals and no turnovers in 20
minutes • Played significant role on
both ends of the court in win at
Duke • Tar Heels were plus 11 in
scoring with him on the floor, including
plus 10 in the second half •
Had five points, three assists, no
turnovers and two offensive rebounds
and played solid defense at
the two-guard and small forward
positions • Played 13 minutes in
the second half • Grabbed three
more offensive rebounds and had
five points, three assists, a block
and steal in 104-67 win over Wake
Forest • Made both ends of a 1-
and-1 with 22.1 seconds to play to
give Carolina a 75-72 lead in its
win at Boston College • Were his
only two points of the game • Free
throws were his 300th career points
• First-half three-pointer in win
over NC State was his second
three-pointer of the season and first
since Saint Louis on Dec. 21.
March: Scored a season-high
13 points and added three rebounds,
two assists and a steal in
86-72 win over Duke • Only second
time in double figure points
this year • Scored 11 second-half
points, which is more than he
scored in any previous game all
year • Three-pointer with 11:24 to
play may have been the key shot in
the game • Only his third three of
the year • Gave UNC a 56-50 lead
moments after Duke had pulled
within two at 50-48.
2007 ACC Tournament:Averaged
14.3 minutes per game in the
three wins • Six of his nine rebounds
were on the offensive glass
• Had four rebounds against
Florida State and Boston College •
Had three offensive boards and two
assists vs. BC.
NCAA Tournament: Matched
his career assist high with four and
was Carolina's defensive player of
the game against Eastern Kentucky
• Had two steals in each game • Played 17 minutes of solid defense
against Michigan State • Helped
limit Spartan star Drew Neitzel to 4
of 13 shooting in the second half •
Made his first start of the year (first
since Jan. 19, 2006) and helped
UNC come from 16 points down to
beat USC • Had 10 points and a career-
high nine rebounds (four offensive)
• Scored nine second-half
points • Scored seven points on
three offensive rebounds in a span
of 3:28 midway through the second
half that helped bring UNC from
10 points down (49-59) to within
one point at 58-59 • First time in
double figures since he had 13 vs.
Duke on March 4 • Made second
start of the season vs. Georgetown
• Had three rebounds and two assists
• Only two points came from
the free throw line.
FRESHMAN SEASON
(2005-06)
Season Notes: Scored in double
figures six times, including
each of the last three regular-season
ACC games • Shot 22 for 44
(.500) from the floor in the last
nine games • Started the first 14
games at the two-guard slot • Had
a season-high 14 points against Illinois
and UNC Asheville • Had a
season-high four steals against
Gardner-Webb, Illinois and Davidson
• Averaged 9.8 points in a five-game
stretch in February that
included wins over Wake Forest,
NC State, Maryland, Virginia and
Duke • Had surgery in September
to repair a torn ligament in his left
wrist, then battled a series of illnesses
in January.
Game Highlights
December: Scored eight
points, all in the second half in the
win at No. 10 Kentucky, and sank a
pair of free throws with 19 seconds
left • Had 14 points, five rebounds,
three assists and three steals vs.
UNC Asheville and went 6 for 6
from the line.
January: Made two three-pointers
at Virginia, the first time
he hit multiple three-pointers in a
game • Came off the bench for the
first time and hit a key three-pointer
in the second-half comeback
win at Florida State • Had five
points, four rebounds and two assists
in 18 minutes • Three-pointer
from the corner gave the Tar Heels
a 64-59 lead.
February: Had six points, two
offensive rebounds and a key steal
on Feb. 7 vs. Duke • Had six points
and five rebounds (his ACC high)
in win at Wake Forest • Had a key
steal and lay-up in the decisive 8-0
run • Scored nine points in the win
at NC State • Was 4 for 7 from the
field and hit a three-pointer that cut
into State's 18-14 lead (the Pack's
largest lead of the night) • Scored
three times in a span of 1:30 midway
through the second half to increase
UNC's lead to 18 • Scored
in double figures for the first time
in ACC play in the Feb. 26 win
over Maryland • Had 12 points,
two offensive rebounds, two assists
and two steals.
March: Had 10 points, five rebounds
and two assists in win over
Virginia • Marked the first time as
a Tar Heel he scored in double figures
in consecutive games • Carolina's
defensive player of the
game after limiting J.J. Redick to
one field goal in his last 16 attempts
from the floor in UNC's 83-
76 win at No. 1 Duke • Matched
his ACC scoring high with 12
points • Added four rebounds, two
assists and a steal in 23 minutes,
his most extensive playing time in
19 games (since Southern California)
• Matched his season-high
with three assists in NCAA first
round win over Murray State •
Clinched that 69-65 NCAA Tournament
win by making both ends
of a 1-and-1 with 16.5 seconds to
play.
PREP/PERSONAL
Virginia Independent Schools
Player of the Year, Gatorade Player
of the Year and Mr. Basketball in
Virginia • Attended Bishop O'Connell
High School in Arlington, Va.,
and was coached by Joseph Wootten
• First-team all-metro by the
Washington Post and first-team
All-Northern Virginia • Four-year
starter, team went 116-19 • Career
statistics include 1,615 points (14.2
per game), 520 rebounds (4.6 per
game), 298 steals and 289 assists •
Finished 31-3 as a senior winning
the Virginia Independent Schools
Division I state championship and
the Catholic Invitational • As a senior
he averaged 20.4 points, 4.9 rebounds,
3.0 steals and 2.7 assists •
Shot 56 percent from the floor (34
percent from three-point range) •
Scored a season-high 31 points on
two occasions • MVP of Alhambra
Invitational • Virginia Independent
Schools Division I state champions
in 2002, 2003 and 2005 • As a junior
he averaged 13.2 points, 5.5 rebounds,
2.5 steals and 2.6 assists •
Named MVP of the 2004 Glaxo-
SmithKline Holiday Invitational in
Raleigh • Had 27 points and nine
rebounds in leading Bishop
O'Connell to win in finals • National
Honor Society member and
National Merit Scholar • Born
Marcus Darrel Ginyard on May 8,
1987 • Son of Ronald Sr. and Annise
Ginyard.
