A reader challenged us when we said UNC had not recruited big men well in recent years, pointing to Sean May, Marvin Williams, and Tyler Hansbrough as proof that UNC still recruits big men fairly well. However, a small bit of research revealed just how many big men UNC had not convinced to go to UNC. Most of these guys are centers, but all of them play inside or at least are big enough to help.
- Chris Bosh
- Andre Blatchey
- Jon Brockman
- Brad Buckman
- Brian Butch
- Andrew Bynum
- Ra'Sean Dickey
- Kevin Durant
- Uche Echefu
- Torin Francis
- Jason Frazer
- David Harrison
- Brian Johnson
- Richard Hendrix
- Randolph Morris
- David Padgett
- Kendrick Perkins,
- Shavlik Randolph
- Richard Semrau
- Curtis Sumpter
- Chris Taft
- Charlie Villanueva
- Darryl Watkins
- Eric Williams
- Shelden Williams