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CAREER NOTES
Fifth-year senior has played in 110 games at Carolina • Was team captain in 2007-08 when the Tar Heels won the ACC championship and played in the Final Four in San Antonio • Missed all but three games in 2008-09 because of injury and received a medical hardship waiver from the ACC to play a fifth season • Started 55 games • Missed only one game in his first three seasons (was sick at Arizona in 2006-07) • Has played in 91 wins as a Tar Heel • Carolina's 2006-07 and 2007-08 defensive player of the year • Voted to the media and coaches' ACC all-defensive teams in 2007-08 • Earned ACC All-Tournament Team honors in 2008 after leading UNC to its record 17th title • Carolina's defensive player of the game 20 times (once as a freshman at Duke, eight times as a sophomore and a team-leading 11 times in 2007-08) • Scored in double figures 17 times with a high of 17 points against UC Santa Barbara on Dec. 22, 2007 • Scored his 600th career point in the 2008 ACC Tournament final • Has played four different positions at Carolina • Serves as president of UNC's Student-Athlete Advisory Council.
REDSHIRT SEASON (2008-09)
Underwent surgery on Oct. 8, 2008, to repair a stress fracture in his left fifth metatarsal • Missed the first 11 games, then returned to action with an 11-minute stint against Rutgers on Dec. 28 • Had three points, four rebounds (three offensive), two assists and two steals in his return against the Scarlet Knights • Did not score a field goal in the next two games at Nevada and against Boston College, the first time that happened since his sophomore season (four points in three games were his fewest in any three-game span at UNC) • Did not attempt a field goal against Boston College, for only the second time • Did not play again after the BC game on Jan. 4th, 2009 •Announced on Feb. 3 that he would miss the rest of the season • Won the team's most inspirational player award in a post-season vote by his teammates and coaches.
JUNIOR SEASON (2007-08)
Voted a co-captain with senior Quentin Thomas • Carolina's defensive player of the year for the second straight year • One of the premier defensive players in college basketball • Leading vote-getter on the ACC coaches' all-defensive team • One of only two players (with Duke's DeMarcus Nelson) to get votes from more than half the league's head coaches • Also selected to the media's all-defensive team • Joins Brendan Haywood and Jackie Manuel as Tar Heels selected to the media's all-defensive team in the last seven years and Haywood, Manuel, David Noel and Vince Carter to the coaches' teams in the last 13 years • Earned Carolina's defensive player of the game award a team-leading 11 times, including the NCAA East Regional title game vs. Louisville • Scored in double figures nine times, seven in ACC play • Scored in double figures in consecutive games against Nicholls and UC Santa Barbara and all three games in the ACC Tourney • Made 12 of 25 from three-point range after starting the year 0 for 5 in the first 18 games • Started all 39 games at small forward, but has played at four positions • Averaged a career-high 6.9 points and 4.5 rebounds per game • Had 75 offensive rebounds (1.9 per game), the second most on the team • Made 29 of his last 42 (.708) free throws • Had 36 assists in the last 12 games.
Game Highlights
Pre-ACC: Played exceptional defense in the second half of the win at Davidson, holding Stephen Curry to 2 of 12 shooting from three-point range • Five points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals and was UNC's defensive player of the game in win over South Carolina State • Had nine points and eight rebounds, five of them on the offensive glass, and was Carolina's defensive player of the game at Ohio State • Helped hold the Buckeyes to 27.1 percent shooting from the floor • Ohio State went 10:52 in the second half without a field goal • Scored 12 points on 5 of 7 shooting from the floor, had four offensive rebounds and was UNC's defensive player of the game against Nicholls • Added four assists and two steals • Scored a career-high 17 points and added five rebounds, two assists and outstanding defense against UC Santa Barbara • Held UCSB leading scorer Alex Harris to six points below his average • Made a career-high eight field goals • Defensive player of the game against Kent.
January: Career-high 10 rebounds plus six points, four assists and two steals and was UNC's defensive player of the game in a career-high 36 minutes at Clemson • Carolina's defensive player of the game and had a career-high five assists in home win against NC State • Had eight points, all on dunks, four rebounds and two steals at Georgia Tech • Earned defensive player of the game honors for the fifth game in a row, only the second Tar Heel to accomplish that in the Roy Williams Era (with Jackie Manuel in 2004-05) • Hit his first two three-pointers of the season and finished with nine points in the loss to Maryland • Scored nine points and was the defensive player of the game at Miami.
February: Scored 10 points against Boston College, the first time in 2007-08 he scored in double figures in an ACC game • Made one three-pointer, the first time in his career he made one in three straight games • Played 31 minutes of exceptional defense despite playing with a painful turf toe on his left foot • Helped limit the Noles to 40 percent shooting from the floor • Scored 16 points, the most he has scored in an ACC game as a Tar Heel, and added five boards and three assists in home loss against Duke • Went 8 for 8 from the free throw line (career-high attempts) and hit two three-pointers • Third time in his career against Duke that he scored in double figures • Sprained his right ankle in the double overtime win vs. Clemson • Attempted one shot from the floor, a three-pointer he made • Came out of the game with 4:04 to play in regulation and did not return • Played 35 minutes, 20 of which he played at the point, in the win at Virginia • Had seven points, six rebounds and three assists • Hit a three-pointer to give UNC a 63-59 lead with 6:38 to play • Outstanding all-around effort at NC State as he scored 13 points and added six rebounds and two steals • Was 6 for 9 from the floor after making just eight field goals in the previous five games • Six field goals were an ACC career high • Had career highs in both assists (six) and turnovers (six) against Wake Forest.
ACC Tournament: Named first-team all-tournament with Tyler Hansbrough, Wayne Ellington and Clemson's KC Rivers and Trevor Booker • Scored in double figures in all three wins over Florida State, Virginia Tech and Clemson games, the first time this year he did that in two or more consecutive games against ACC teams (first time since his freshman year) • Had 10 points, six rebounds and four assists against Florida State, 10 points, five boards, four assists and two steals vs. Virginia Tech and 10 points, nine rebounds and two steals against Clemson in the championship game • Made 13 for 24 from the floor, 54.2 percent, well above his season average • Led the Tar Heels in assists in the first two games.
NCAA Tournament: Had six points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals and was UNC's defensive player of the game in regional final vs. Louisville • Had four assists against Washington State • Tied his career high with six assists and played exceptional defense against Razorback forward Sonny Weems (8 for 20 from the floor) in second round win over Arkansas • Went scoreless in 32 minutes vs. Kansas in Final Four.
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
Ginyard was the 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 in his four seasons • 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 GlaxoSmithKline 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 • Double-majoring in communication studies and sociology.
