The shooting guards were mostly easy to choose. Wayne Ellington finished strong as 2009 Tournament MOP. Upon his arrival to Chapel Hill I don’t see him being the player he was thought to be entering as a freshman.
Jerry Stackhouse played alot of 2guard in the NBA but not at Carolina. Joseph Forte will be the #4 seed here. Some may take exception to this but I’ll explain my reasoning.
Forte in 2000 led an 8 seeded Tar Heel team to the Final Four. He played where at times the 2nd and 3rd best options were pro athletes but in the NFL. He kept The Heels relevant in the post Dean, pre Roy Williams era. Finally does it matter who the 4th seed is?
The Final Four
#1 Seed
Michael Jordan
1982 ACC ROY
1982 National Champion
2x ACC 1st Team [1983-1984]
2x 1st Team All-American [1983-84]
1984 ACC POY
1984 National POY
VS.
#4 Seed
Joseph Forte
2000 ACC ROY
2000 ACC 2nd Team
2001 ACC 1st Team
2001 1st Team All-American
2001 ACC POY
#2 Seed
Al Wood
2x ACC 1st Team [1979,1981]
1980 ACC 2nd Team
1981 2nd Team All-American
VS.
#3 Seed
Bob Lewis
1965 ACC 2nd Team
2x ACC 1st Team {1966,1967]
27.4 PPG- 1966
