Strengths: Power forward with good size and a strong body … He has a nice frame and is able to do some things inside because of his ability to clear space in the paint … He establishes solid low post position on the block and is very comfortable turning to either shoulder for an effective jumper ... He shows good mechanics and a solid release, allowing him to comfortably step out to midrange and shoot faceup jumpers ... He is a nice pick and pop option because of his strength in setting screens and ability to spot up ... Shows good hands inside and is able to catch difficult passes in traffic ... He is good at finding openings around the basket and getting easy baskets ... Gets to the offensive glass with regularity and can finish well by using his shoulders to make room ... Has continued to improve his game ...

Weaknesses: Doesn't have great athleticism and struggles getting off the ground against contact ... He isn't very comfortable operating against taller or more physical defenders and he doesn't have a developed post game to allow him to score consistently ... He settles for a lot of fading jumpers and doesn't look to complete plays at the basket ... Doesn't show a great motor and isn't the most fluid runner ... Not very comfortable putting the ball on the deck ...

Borko Popic - 06/23/2010

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Strengths: Smooth power forward with nice potential ... Huge wingspan and broad shoulders allows him to play bigger than 6-8 ... Has a good understanding of how to play the post offensively ... Advanced for his age. Has an array of post moves with baby hooks and drop step moves ... Good touch around the basket and shows promising face up ability ... Solid body strength and should get quite a bit stronger ... His midrange shot is consistent and should only improve with more seasons under his belt at North Carolina ... Shows the ability to use either hand in the post ... Not overly emotional. Very calm demeanor ... Good rebounder. Uses his big base and strong legs well to establish position and box out for rebounds ... Quick feet, runs the floor very well ... Solid defender, smothering opponenets with his huge wingspan ... Has a huge set of soft hands ...

Wekanesses: Not a freak athlete, though fluid and agile, he lacks the raw athleticism of the top power forwards ... A bit of a finesse 4, He relies more on skills and technique as opposed to sheer explosiveness and strength ... Not especially fiery, but shows solid focus and determination ... Should look to develop more range on his shot ... Needs to become more disciplined defnsively. Can be overly aggresive and leave his feet on fakes ... Likely more of a complimentary guy than a star ...

Notes: Gained valuable experience and proved to be one of the top performers for the U19 USA team that won silver in Novi Sad, Serbia in August (2007).

Aran Smith - 9/16/2007

SEASON	TEAM	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	TO	A/T	STL	BLK	PF	FG%	FT%	3P%	PPS
2006-07	UNC	12.4	4.7	2.4	0.4	0.9	0.44	0.5	0.4	1.8	0.558	0.649		1.29
2007-08	UNC	21.4	8.4	4.8	1.1	1.4	0.77	0.7	1.3	2.3	0.481	0.595		1.11
2008-09	UNC	24.8	10.6	5.7	0.7	1.3	0.54	0.9	1.1	2.2	0.492	0.646		1.2
2009-10	UNC	26.9	13.7	6.7	0.8	1.8	0.48	1.1	1	2.2	0.484	0.693		1.25
PerGame		21.4	9.3	4.9	0.8	1.3	0.6	0.8	0.9	2.1	0.494	0.656	0.000	1.21

SEASON	TEAM	GP	MIN	FG	FGA	FTM	FTA	3PM	3PA	PTS	OFF	DEF	TOT	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
2006-07	UNC	38	473	77	138	24	37			178	40	53	93	16	36	18	17	67
2007-08	UNC	39	836	142	295	44	74			328	74	113	187	41	53	27	51	91
2008-09	UNC	38	943	164	333	73	113			401	70	146	216	26	48	35	40	85
2009-10	UNC	37	995	196	405	115	166		2	507	106	141	247	31	65	40	36	80
Totals		152	3247	579	1171	256	390		2	1414	290	453	743	114	202	120	144	323