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NCAA Basketball: Ranking the top 25 team backcourts for 2022-23 season

By Tristan Freeman

Dec 1, 2021; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels guard Caleb Love (2) with the ball in the second half at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 1, 2021; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels guard Caleb Love (2) with the ball in the second half at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /
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If I did a post-season backcourt ranking of last season, the trio of Isaiah Wong, Charlie Moore, and Kameron McGusty would’ve easily been top-5 overall. Two of them are gone but Wong, who averaged 15.3 ppg and 4.3 rpg a year ago on 45% shooting from the field, is back.

Wong is a 6’3 guard who is a high-volume scorer. He had at least 20 points on 10 different occasions last season, including 27 points and seven rebounds in a road win over Boston College. And yet, he may not even be the best pure scoring on the Hurricanes’ backcourt next season.

Miami was able to land Nijel Pack, who had a sophomore breakout campaign at Kansas State. He averaged a team-leading 17.4 ppg and 2.2 apg, while shooting 46% from the field and more importantly, 44% from three-point range. The 6’0 guard was in double figures in 28 of 29 games last season, including 31 points against Baylor and 32 points versus Iowa State.

Ideally, Miami would love for one of the four returning backup guards to have an impact next season with more playing time available. Bensley Joseph and Nisine Poplar are more ball-handlers, while Harlond Beverly and Jakai Robinson are potential scoring options.

The duo of Pack and Wong will be good enough to make them ACC threats but one more breakout guard will boost Miami’s odds even more.

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