Through 12 games, the North Carolina Tar Heels sit at 9-3. With just one nonconference game remaining (Tuesday's tilt against UNC-Wilmington), Carolina is primed for Atlantic Coast Conference play.

This seems like the perfect time to address how the roster has been performing: who has been outplaying expectations and who has been failing to live up to the hype? Many players will still have drastic improvements in their game during conference play. Others will tail off as the competition becomes more formidable.

Nevertheless, the end of a team's out-of-conference slate of games is a good time to take stock in how the players are performing.

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