University of North Carolina Athletics
2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 13
Henri Veesaar
- Height:
- 7-0
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Tallinn, Estonia
- High School:
- Real Madrid Youth Academy
Career: Came to UNC after three seasons at Arizona • Played in 2022-23 and 2024-25 and red-shirted the season in between • Teammate at Arizona with former Tar Heel guard Caleb Love • Has totaled 944 points, 498 rebounds and 91 blocks in 97 games • Shooting 60.3% from the floor • Scored in double figures 47 times with a high of 28 vs. Clemson on 3/12/26 • Six 25-or-more point games, all this season • Career-best 17 rebounds vs. Clemson on 3/12/26 and five blocks vs. NC Central on 11/14/25 • Made 60 three-pointers, including a high of four vs. ECU on 12/22/25 and multiple 3FGs 15 times • Has 15 career double-doubles, all this season.
2025-26 at Carolina: One of five finalists for the Naismith Hall of Fame's Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award as the top center in the country • Finalist for CollegeInsider.com's Riley Wallace Award as the top transfer in the country • Second-team All-ACC (the fourth Tar Heel to come to UNC as a transfer and earn All-ACC honors with Robert McAdoo in 1972, Cameron Johnson in 2019 and Harrison Ingram in 2024) • Was the eighth-leading vote-getter for All-ACC honors • Second-team All-ACC Tournament • First player in ACC history with 30 blocks and 30 three-pointers to shoot 60% from the floor (closest with 30/30 but not 60% were UNC's Vince Carter in 1998, Duke's Christian Laettner in 1992 and Shane Battier in 1999 and Clemson's PJ Hall in 2023) • Also the first player in ACC history to make at least 1.0 three-pointers per game and shoot 60% from the floor • Only player in the country with 55+ dunks and 40+ three-pointers.
Averaged 17.0 points and 8.7 rebounds, both career highs • Second in the ACC and 21st in the country in field goal shooting (60.8%) and second in the ACC and 17th nationally in double-doubles (15) • Fourth in the ACC in rebounding and eighth in scoring • Fifth in the ACC and 17th nationally in dunks (58) • Led the team in field goal shooting, three-point percentage (42.6%), blocks (37) and plus/minus (plus 327), and was second in scoring and rebounding • Led UNC in plus/minus eight times, tied with Jarin Stevenson for the most on the team • Finished plus 20 or better eight times • Won KenPom's Game MVP 10 times in 31 games • Scored in double figures in 30 of his 31 games (all but Virginia) • Shot at least 60% from the floor 19 times • Set career rebounding highs five times • Went 40 for 94 from three • Third on the team in three-pointers • Made a 3FG in 25 games and multiple threes 11 times, including a career-high four vs. ECU • First UNC 7-footer to make multiple 3FGs (Serge Zwikker made one in 1996-97 and Walker Kessler made one in 2020-21).
2025-26 Game Highlights: Had 26 points and 10 rebounds vs. VCU, his 15th double-double of the season • Made three 3FGs and scored 25+ points for the second game in a row • Career highs in points (28) and rebounds (17) and made three 3FGs vs. Clemson in the ACC quarterfinal • Was the fifth time he established a career rebounding high during the season • First Tar Heel ever with at least 28 and 17 in an ACC Tournament game • Third Tar Heel ever (Luke Maye and Harrison Ingram) with at least 17 rebounds and three 3FGs in any game • Career-high 11 field goals (11 for 20) and tied his career scoring high with 26 points vs. Virginia Tech • Scored 18 of his 26 points in the second half • Led all players at plus 16 in the 77-74 win over Louisville • Returned to the lineup at Syracuse after sitting out the previous two games (illness vs. Pitt and lower extremity at NC State) • Made 9 of 13 field goals and led UNC with 19 points and three blocks at Syracuse • Scored the first and fourth field goal in an 8-0 run that broke a 44-44 tie midway through the second half • Capped the 8-0 run with a thunderous dunk • Scored all 13 of his points and had nine of his 11 rebounds in the second half in the win over Duke • Three-pointer with 1:40 to play tied the game at 68, the first time the game was tied since it was 2-2 • Led UNC with four assists and recorded his ACC-best 12th double-double (17/11) against Syracuse • Was just the third time a Tar Heel ever led the team outright in rebounds, assists, blocks and steals (Jerry Stackhouse vs. Kentucky in 1995 and Jason Capel vs. Texas A&M in 2000-01) • Bounced back from his lowest output game of the year with his 11th double-double with 20 points, 12 boards, four blocks and two steals at Georgia Tech • Tied his career-high with 26 points at Stanford • Made 9 of 10 field goals (2 of 3 from three), led UNC with 25 points with nine rebounds and four assists vs. Wake Forest (one off his career scoring high) • Scored all 12 of his points in the second half vs. Florida State (was scoreless in the first half for the first time all season in any half) • Also a career-high six offensive boards vs. the Seminoles.
Career-high four 3FGs vs. ECU (made his first four attempts) • Picked up a loose ball in the lane and dunked it with 7.2 seconds to play to give UNC a 71-70 lead in the win over Ohio State • Sixth double-double (17/10) and had a career-high five assists vs. the Buckeyes • Career-highs in field goals (10), points (26) and field goal shooting (10 for 11) against ETSU • His FG% of .909 tied the fourth-best ever by a Tar Heel in the Smith Center (and fifth-best by any player) • Career-high 15 rebounds and 18 points, three assists and three blocks vs. Georgetown • Game-high 17 points and added 10 boards in the win at Kentucky • Tied his season high with four offensive rebounds as Carolina grabbed a season-best 20 offensive boards • Soaring dunk with 3:17 to play gave UNC its first lead in more than 11 minutes.
Was 6 for 9 from the floor vs. Michigan State and helped UNC to a 22-15 lead before heading to the bench with two fouls (UNC was outscored, 18-6, the rest of the half without him in the lineup) • Scored UNC's first seven points of the second half • Career scoring (24) and rebound (13) highs vs. St. Bonaventure and his third double-double in the first six games • Scored 12 points, grabbed a then-career-high 11 rebounds with a career-high five blocks vs. NC Central • Scored 10 points in each half against Kansas for his second career 20-point game • Was a plus 21 in the second half as UNC outscored KU by 21 • Tied his previous career bests with a pair of threes and four assists vs. the Jayhawks • First college double-double in UNC debut vs. Central Arkansas with 14 points and a then-career-high 10 rebounds.
2024-25 at Arizona: Played in all 37 games and made five starts • Averaged 9.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.1 blocks and shot 59.2% from the floor • Fourth in the Big 12 in block percentage, fifth in two-point percentage (66.9%) and eighth in overall player efficiency • Shot 60% or better from the floor 24 times • Made five or more field goals 10 times • Averaged 20.8 minutes • Played 30 or more minutes seven times, all in the last 15 games (averaged 26.2 minutes in the last 15 games) • Scored in double figures 16 times (Wildcats were 13-3 in those games) • Averaged 10.9 points and was 12 for 31 from three (38.7%) in Big 12 play • Career-high 22 points in a 113-100 win over Arizona State when he was 8 for 12 from the floor, hit a pair of threes, had eight rebounds (five offensive) and four blocks • Made 9 of 11 field goals in a 19-point performance vs. Baylor • Hit two 3FGs and 7 of 11 field goals in a 19-point outing vs. Kansas in a first-round win in the Big 12 Tournament • Made 8 of 10 from the floor and scored 17 in a win at BYU • Scored 13 points and grabbed six rebounds vs. Duke in the NCAA second round • Career-high nine rebounds vs. ODU, one of 11 games with seven or more • Blocked multiple shots 12 times.
2023-24 at Arizona: Red-shirted.
2022-23 at Arizona: Played in 29 games • Totaled 70 points, 43 rebounds and 12 blocks • Season-high 16 points vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi • Played 10 or more minutes 11 times.
Prior to Arizona: Played three seasons for Real Madrid’s youth program • Averaged 10.2 points in 2021-22 • Averaged 16.2 points, 11.6 rebounds and 3.8 blocks in FIBA’s U18 European Challenger in 2021 • Played with the Estonian Senior National Team in 2021, making him the youngest Estonian to play in a FIBA qualifier.
Personal: Born March 28, 2004, in Tallinn, Estonia • Son of Risto and Pille Veesaar • His mom played professional table tennis • Pronounced Henry VEH-sar • Exercise and sport science major in the sport administration program.
CAREER HIGHS
Points: UNC– 28 vs. Clemson (3/12/26)
Field Goals: UNC– 11 vs. Virginia Tech (2/28/26)
Three-Pointers: 4 vs. ECU (12/22/25)
Free Throws: AZ– 7 vs. Duke (3/27/25), UNC– vs. Radford (11/11/25)
Offensive Rebounds: UNC– 6 vs. Florida State (12/30/25)
Rebounds: UNC– 17 vs. Clemson (3/12/26)
Assists: UNC– 5 vs. Ohio State (12/20/25)
Turnovers: UNC– 6 vs. Clemson (3/12/26)
Blocks: UNC– 5 vs. NC Central (11/14/25)
Steals: AZ– 3 at Kansas State (2/11/25)
2025-26 at Carolina: One of five finalists for the Naismith Hall of Fame's Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award as the top center in the country • Finalist for CollegeInsider.com's Riley Wallace Award as the top transfer in the country • Second-team All-ACC (the fourth Tar Heel to come to UNC as a transfer and earn All-ACC honors with Robert McAdoo in 1972, Cameron Johnson in 2019 and Harrison Ingram in 2024) • Was the eighth-leading vote-getter for All-ACC honors • Second-team All-ACC Tournament • First player in ACC history with 30 blocks and 30 three-pointers to shoot 60% from the floor (closest with 30/30 but not 60% were UNC's Vince Carter in 1998, Duke's Christian Laettner in 1992 and Shane Battier in 1999 and Clemson's PJ Hall in 2023) • Also the first player in ACC history to make at least 1.0 three-pointers per game and shoot 60% from the floor • Only player in the country with 55+ dunks and 40+ three-pointers.
Averaged 17.0 points and 8.7 rebounds, both career highs • Second in the ACC and 21st in the country in field goal shooting (60.8%) and second in the ACC and 17th nationally in double-doubles (15) • Fourth in the ACC in rebounding and eighth in scoring • Fifth in the ACC and 17th nationally in dunks (58) • Led the team in field goal shooting, three-point percentage (42.6%), blocks (37) and plus/minus (plus 327), and was second in scoring and rebounding • Led UNC in plus/minus eight times, tied with Jarin Stevenson for the most on the team • Finished plus 20 or better eight times • Won KenPom's Game MVP 10 times in 31 games • Scored in double figures in 30 of his 31 games (all but Virginia) • Shot at least 60% from the floor 19 times • Set career rebounding highs five times • Went 40 for 94 from three • Third on the team in three-pointers • Made a 3FG in 25 games and multiple threes 11 times, including a career-high four vs. ECU • First UNC 7-footer to make multiple 3FGs (Serge Zwikker made one in 1996-97 and Walker Kessler made one in 2020-21).
2025-26 Game Highlights: Had 26 points and 10 rebounds vs. VCU, his 15th double-double of the season • Made three 3FGs and scored 25+ points for the second game in a row • Career highs in points (28) and rebounds (17) and made three 3FGs vs. Clemson in the ACC quarterfinal • Was the fifth time he established a career rebounding high during the season • First Tar Heel ever with at least 28 and 17 in an ACC Tournament game • Third Tar Heel ever (Luke Maye and Harrison Ingram) with at least 17 rebounds and three 3FGs in any game • Career-high 11 field goals (11 for 20) and tied his career scoring high with 26 points vs. Virginia Tech • Scored 18 of his 26 points in the second half • Led all players at plus 16 in the 77-74 win over Louisville • Returned to the lineup at Syracuse after sitting out the previous two games (illness vs. Pitt and lower extremity at NC State) • Made 9 of 13 field goals and led UNC with 19 points and three blocks at Syracuse • Scored the first and fourth field goal in an 8-0 run that broke a 44-44 tie midway through the second half • Capped the 8-0 run with a thunderous dunk • Scored all 13 of his points and had nine of his 11 rebounds in the second half in the win over Duke • Three-pointer with 1:40 to play tied the game at 68, the first time the game was tied since it was 2-2 • Led UNC with four assists and recorded his ACC-best 12th double-double (17/11) against Syracuse • Was just the third time a Tar Heel ever led the team outright in rebounds, assists, blocks and steals (Jerry Stackhouse vs. Kentucky in 1995 and Jason Capel vs. Texas A&M in 2000-01) • Bounced back from his lowest output game of the year with his 11th double-double with 20 points, 12 boards, four blocks and two steals at Georgia Tech • Tied his career-high with 26 points at Stanford • Made 9 of 10 field goals (2 of 3 from three), led UNC with 25 points with nine rebounds and four assists vs. Wake Forest (one off his career scoring high) • Scored all 12 of his points in the second half vs. Florida State (was scoreless in the first half for the first time all season in any half) • Also a career-high six offensive boards vs. the Seminoles.
Career-high four 3FGs vs. ECU (made his first four attempts) • Picked up a loose ball in the lane and dunked it with 7.2 seconds to play to give UNC a 71-70 lead in the win over Ohio State • Sixth double-double (17/10) and had a career-high five assists vs. the Buckeyes • Career-highs in field goals (10), points (26) and field goal shooting (10 for 11) against ETSU • His FG% of .909 tied the fourth-best ever by a Tar Heel in the Smith Center (and fifth-best by any player) • Career-high 15 rebounds and 18 points, three assists and three blocks vs. Georgetown • Game-high 17 points and added 10 boards in the win at Kentucky • Tied his season high with four offensive rebounds as Carolina grabbed a season-best 20 offensive boards • Soaring dunk with 3:17 to play gave UNC its first lead in more than 11 minutes.
Was 6 for 9 from the floor vs. Michigan State and helped UNC to a 22-15 lead before heading to the bench with two fouls (UNC was outscored, 18-6, the rest of the half without him in the lineup) • Scored UNC's first seven points of the second half • Career scoring (24) and rebound (13) highs vs. St. Bonaventure and his third double-double in the first six games • Scored 12 points, grabbed a then-career-high 11 rebounds with a career-high five blocks vs. NC Central • Scored 10 points in each half against Kansas for his second career 20-point game • Was a plus 21 in the second half as UNC outscored KU by 21 • Tied his previous career bests with a pair of threes and four assists vs. the Jayhawks • First college double-double in UNC debut vs. Central Arkansas with 14 points and a then-career-high 10 rebounds.
2024-25 at Arizona: Played in all 37 games and made five starts • Averaged 9.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.1 blocks and shot 59.2% from the floor • Fourth in the Big 12 in block percentage, fifth in two-point percentage (66.9%) and eighth in overall player efficiency • Shot 60% or better from the floor 24 times • Made five or more field goals 10 times • Averaged 20.8 minutes • Played 30 or more minutes seven times, all in the last 15 games (averaged 26.2 minutes in the last 15 games) • Scored in double figures 16 times (Wildcats were 13-3 in those games) • Averaged 10.9 points and was 12 for 31 from three (38.7%) in Big 12 play • Career-high 22 points in a 113-100 win over Arizona State when he was 8 for 12 from the floor, hit a pair of threes, had eight rebounds (five offensive) and four blocks • Made 9 of 11 field goals in a 19-point performance vs. Baylor • Hit two 3FGs and 7 of 11 field goals in a 19-point outing vs. Kansas in a first-round win in the Big 12 Tournament • Made 8 of 10 from the floor and scored 17 in a win at BYU • Scored 13 points and grabbed six rebounds vs. Duke in the NCAA second round • Career-high nine rebounds vs. ODU, one of 11 games with seven or more • Blocked multiple shots 12 times.
2023-24 at Arizona: Red-shirted.
2022-23 at Arizona: Played in 29 games • Totaled 70 points, 43 rebounds and 12 blocks • Season-high 16 points vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi • Played 10 or more minutes 11 times.
Prior to Arizona: Played three seasons for Real Madrid’s youth program • Averaged 10.2 points in 2021-22 • Averaged 16.2 points, 11.6 rebounds and 3.8 blocks in FIBA’s U18 European Challenger in 2021 • Played with the Estonian Senior National Team in 2021, making him the youngest Estonian to play in a FIBA qualifier.
Personal: Born March 28, 2004, in Tallinn, Estonia • Son of Risto and Pille Veesaar • His mom played professional table tennis • Pronounced Henry VEH-sar • Exercise and sport science major in the sport administration program.
CAREER HIGHS
Points: UNC– 28 vs. Clemson (3/12/26)
Field Goals: UNC– 11 vs. Virginia Tech (2/28/26)
Three-Pointers: 4 vs. ECU (12/22/25)
Free Throws: AZ– 7 vs. Duke (3/27/25), UNC– vs. Radford (11/11/25)
Offensive Rebounds: UNC– 6 vs. Florida State (12/30/25)
Rebounds: UNC– 17 vs. Clemson (3/12/26)
Assists: UNC– 5 vs. Ohio State (12/20/25)
Turnovers: UNC– 6 vs. Clemson (3/12/26)
Blocks: UNC– 5 vs. NC Central (11/14/25)
Steals: AZ– 3 at Kansas State (2/11/25)
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