Theo Pinson

Theophilus Alphonso Pinson was born in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1995. He is the son of Theo and Barbara Pinson. In 2011, Pinson was named to the USA Basketball U16 team, winning gold with future UNC teammate Justin Jackson. He played high school ball at Wesleyan Christian Academy in High Point, NC. After Pinson's senior year in 2014, he was named a McDonald's All-American and voted Mr. Basketball in North Carolina. He'd then move on to the Tarheels and play there for four seasons before entering the NBA in 2018. Theo Pinson played for four seasons at the University of North Carolina. The Tar Heel appeared in 122 games, 58 of which were starts. Pinson's UNC squads made it to back-to-back NCAA Championship games in 2016 and 2017, winning the title in 2017. Through his Carolina run, Pinson was very versatile, playing at shooting guard, small forward and power forward. During his junior season (2016-17), Pinson led the team in assists per game (3.7). In fact, Pinson dished the go-ahead, winning assist in the national championship game. During his senior season (2017-18), Pinson started 37 games for the Tar Heals and averaged 30 minutes per game. He was an All-ACC honorable mention and averaged 10.3 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Pinson ended the season with the third most assists in the ACC.