Jarin Stevenson was sweating more than usual an hour before UNC basketball’s game against Pitt at the Smith Center. Stevenson, a 6-foot-10 junior for the 11th-ranked Tar Heels, was one of three players going through pregame drills with assistant coach Sean May on Roy Williams Court. Zayden High and John Holbrook were the other post players participating as Caleb Wilson watched from the baseline and Henri Veesaar observed from the half-court line. With Wilson and Veesaar out, along with reserve post players James Brown and Ivan Matlekovic, Stevenson and High formed UNC’s starting frontcourt in a 79-65 victory against the Panthers. “It was crazy,” Stevenson said with a smile and chuckle. “We...
