Associated Press

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (10-0) at North Carolina Tar Heels (10-1)

Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 14 North Carolina comes into a matchup with No. 25 Georgia Tech as winners of seven consecutive games.

The Tar Heels have gone 6-0 in home games. North Carolina ranks fourth in the ACC in rebounding averaging 37.7 rebounds. Alyssa Ustby leads the Tar Heels with 9.2 boards.

The Yellow Jackets have gone 1-0 away from home. Georgia Tech scores 81.9 points while outscoring opponents by 28.8 points per game.

North Carolina makes 43.7% of its shots from the field this season, which is 7.1 percentage points higher than Georgia Tech has allowed to its opponents (36.6%). Georgia Tech averages 32.4 more points per game (81.9) than North Carolina allows to opponents (49.5).

The Tar Heels and Yellow Jackets meet Sunday for the first time in ACC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ustby is averaging 11.6 points and 9.2 rebounds for the Tar Heels.

Dani Carnegie is scoring 13.9 points per game and averaging 4.6 rebounds for the Yellow Jackets.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Bill Belichick was greeted with a loud roar from North Carolina fans when he stepped onto the court during halftime of the Tar Heels’ game against La Salle on Saturday.

During his short halftime speech, Belichick expressed his excitement to the crowd, along with paying homage to former Tar Heel basketball coach Frank McGuire, saying that he was one of the first basketball coaches he ever connected with.

Belichick was also seen on the sidelines with future Tar Heel QB Bryce Baker, who confirmed his commitment to UNC just hours before.

On Wednesday, the UNC board of trustees approved the 72-year-old’s switch to college football at North Carolina’s new head coach following his 49-year coaching career in the NFL.

This move comes nearly a year after Belichick and the New England Patriots agreed to part ways in January.

Belichick won six Super Bowl championships, and accumulated 266 wins during his legendary 24-year tenure with New England.

Belichick’s appearance at the UNC basketball game on Saturday marks his second public appearance with the school.

On Thursday, Belichick was formally introduced for the first time during his first official press conference with UNC, where he referred to his new position as a “dream come true”.

When Belichick was a toddler, his father, Steve, was an assistant on UNC’s staff from 1953-55.

Belichick has also made it clear that he plans to run a professional-style program at UNC.

Details were released on Thursday regarding Belichick’s contract with UNC.

Belichick is set to receive a $1 million base salary, along with $9 million of supplemental income. The deal is guaranteed for the first three years, which becomes non-guaranteed in years four and five.

The deal also provided performance-based incentives for Belichick.

For example, he will receive an additional $150,000 if he leads the Tar Heels to an eight-win season, along with an extra $50,000 for each further win after that.

It was also reported on Saturday that Belichick inquired about a coaching job with the New York Jets shortly before his move to UNC.

Could Bill Belichick be the one to lure Vince Marrow away from Lexington? He’s offered Kentucky‘s top assistant a spot on his staff at North Carolina — and “just might be successful,” reports FootballScoop.

“Belichick is targeting University of Kentucky assistant head coach Vince Marrow for an offensive assistant coaching role on Belichick’s inaugural North Carolina staff,” the popular news-breaking outlet said Saturday. “Per sources, Belichick and Marrow have previously known each other and share representation.”

Louisville previously targeted Marrow to open the offseason, though nothing materialized between the two sides.

Marrow first joined the Kentucky staff when Mark Stoops took the head coaching job ahead of the 2013 season, emerging as the program’s ace recruiter and NFL liaison. As other staff members have come and gone over the years on both sides of the football, the Big Dawg has been the lone constant — and has been paid accordingly, earning an impressive $1.3 million per year as one of the highest-earning assistants in college football.

Is this the one that ends Marrow’s time in Lexington?