UNC Basketball Roster Preview: The Wings & Combos

In the second part of a series previewing UNC’s roster for the coming season, Sherrell McMillan, Sean Moran, and Rob Harrington join Joey Powell to examine the wing and combo position players. With such a high volume of turnover since last season, this discussion spends time on each player, their respective skillsets, and other insights about how they might contribute in 2025-26. 

Show Rundown (time stamps are from YouTube version):
0:00 – Open
1:48 – Jonathan Powell
6:45 – Best uses
9:56 – Unlocking Jarin Stevenson
12:19 – Defensive versatility
16:41 – Luka Bogavač’s skill set
19:22 – Adapting to the rest of the roster
21:48 – Is Luka the bucket-getter? 
24:10 – Bogavač’s ability to start/stop
29:50 – Caleb Wilson does (this) well
31:38 – Bringing fun back to the roster
36:53 – Potential deficiencies
47:02 – What we missed

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