Tar Heelytics: Breaking down Terrence Brown using advanced analytics

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Utah transfer Terrence Brown is arguably UNC’s best transfer portal commit, giving the Tar Heels a high-scoring backcourt addition for next season.

Brown chose UNC over Kansas, Kentucky, Oregon, Ole Miss and USC. He is ranked the No. 8 combo guard and No. 38 overall transfer by 247Sports.

The 6-foot-3 rising senior averaged 19.9 points, 3.8 assists and 2.4 rebounds for Utah last season while shootingt 45.3% from the field and 32.7% from 3-point range. He earned All-Big 12 honorable mention. He has shown he can be a capable defender, averaging 1.7 steals per game throughout his career at both Utah and Farleigh-Dickinson.

His ability to both score and create for others makes him a natural candidate to replace former Tar Heels combo guard Seth Trimble.

Here are some notable advanced analytics and statistics from Brown in 2025-26.

Shooting statistics according to Bart Torvik​

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• Dunks: 20-23 (87%)
• At the rim: 141-253 (55.7%)
• Other 2-point shots: 50-141 (35.5%)
• Three-point shots: 32-98 (32.7%)
• Free throws: 158-204 (77.5%)

Advanced analytics according to KenPom.com​

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• % of Minutes Played: 78.6 (321st nationally); 78.3 in conference play
• % of Possessions Used: 33.0 (13th nationally); 33.6 in conference play (2nd in Big 12)
• % of Shots Taken: 33.5 (14th nationally); 33.9 in conference play (2nd in Big 12)
• Effective Field Goal %: 48.6; 48.9 in conference play
• True Shooting %: 54.0; 53.0 in conference play
• Offensive Rebounding %: 1.3; 1.7 in conference play
• Defensive Rebounding %: 7.6; 8.8 in conference play
• Assist Rate: 27.7 (132nd nationally); 28.1 (8th in conference play)
• Turnover Rate: 13.8; 16.6 in conference play
• Block %: 0.3; 0.4 in conference play
• Steal %: 2.6 (428th nationally); 1.7 in conference play
• Fouls committed per 40 minutes: 2.0 (178th nationally); 1.8 in conference play (7th in Big 12)
• Fouls drawn per 40 minutes: 5.9 (96th nationally); 4.9 in conference play (12th in Big 12)
• Free throw rate: 41.5 (392nd nationally); 31.6

According to EvanMiya.com, here are some of Brown's grades and metrics​

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• Overall: B+
• Offense: B
• Defense: B+
• Scoring Volume: A+
• Rebounding: D+
• Playmaking: B+
• Court Impact: C-

EvanMiya.com skill % rankings for all Division One players nationally​

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• Scoring Volume 99%
• Assists 95%
• Fouls 95%
• Steals 94%
• Playmaking 92%
• Free Throws 69%
• 2-point Shooting 47%
• Offensive Court Impact 43%
• Blocks 30%
• 3-point Shooting 22%
• Defensive Court Impact 21%
• Defensive Rebounds 21%
• Offensive Rebounds 18%
• Rebounding 18%
• Turnovers 7%

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