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2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Lubin, Ven-Allen
Jersey Number 22
Ven-Allen Lubin
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Orlando, Fla.
- High School:
- Orlando Christian
Bio
CAREER
Averaged 8.9 points and 5.4 rebounds in 90 games • Made 53 starts, including 19 as a Tar Heel • Scored in double figures 40 times with a high of 25 twice (2/13/24 vs. Texas A&M and 3/9/24 vs. Florida) • Scored 20 or more points four times, three times at Vanderbilt and UNC's previous game vs. Duke • Ten games with double-figure rebounds and 10 double-doubles • Career-best 13 rebounds on 11/25/22 vs. St. Bonaventure and 3/13/25 vs. Wake Forest • Career-high nine field goals five times, once at Notre Dame, three times at Vanderbilt and vs. Miami as a Tar Heel • Teammate of Cormac Ryan while at Notre Dame • Played for former Tar Heel Jerry Stackhouse at Vanderbilt.
JUNIOR SEASON (2024-25)
Led the team in field goal shooting (67.7%), which is the second highest in UNC history for any player with 100 or more made field goals • Is 128 for 189 from the floor • Made 50% or better from the floor 33 times and below 50% twice • Leads the team in rebounding, offensive rebounds (69) and blocks (33) • Scored in double figures 15 times (UNC 10-5) • High of 20 against Duke in the ACC semifinals • Grabbed 40 offensive rebounds in the last 14 games (2.9 per game) with a high of six vs. Duke in the ACC semifinal • Team-high 10 games with three or more offensive rebounds • Made 34 field goals in the first 15 games and 94 in the last 21 • Made five or more field goals in a game once in the first 23 games (Stanford on January 18) and eight times in the last 13 games.
2024-25 Game Highlights: Career-best 8 for 8 from the free throw line vs. San Diego State • Averaged team-high 15.7 points and 11.0 boards in the the ACC Tournament to earn second-team All-Tourney honors • Season-high 20 points on 8 for 11 FGs, season-high six offensive boards, 10 total rebounds and two assists vs. Duke in the semifinals • Scored 12 points and had eight rebounds in the second half as UNC outscored the Blue Devils by 18 • Scored 10 points and tied his career highs with 13 rebounds and three blocks and scored two critical field goals in the last 2:00 in the ACC quarterfinal win over Wake Forest • First was an alley-oop from Elliot Cadeau and the second was an offensive rebound and slam dunk to give UNC a six-point lead • The 13 rebounds were the most by a Tar Heel all season • Had 17 points and a game-high 10 rebounds vs. Notre Dame (season-high five offensive rebounds and two blocks and two assists) • One of two Tar Heels to score in double figures (11) vs. Duke • Ten points and 11 boards and first double-double as a Tar Heel at Virginia Tech • Led UNC in scoring for the first time with a season-high 19 on 9 of 10 field goals against Miami • Was the highest FG percentage (.900) by a Tar Heel all season and it tied the best shooting day of his career (9 for 10 against Arkansas last season) • Fourteen points vs. Virginia, marking the first time he scored in double figures in consecutive games this season • Scored all 13 of his points in the second half in the home win over NC State • Eight field goals in 12 attempts and then-season-best 17 points vs. Pitt • Scored nine straight points to give UNC a 12-3 lead over the Panthers • Layup with 2:57 left gave UNC a 65-64 lead • Season-high five offensive boards and tied his season and career highs with three blocks at Duke • Season-high 32 minutes at Pitt • Tied his career high with three blocks and had a game-high eight rebounds vs. Cal • Eight points and two blocks vs. Alabama • Had 10 points and nine rebounds against Auburn • Made all four of his field goal attempts and scored 10 points at Kansas in 14 minutes, his first double-figure scoring game as a Tar Heel • Seven rebounds (team-high four offensive) and two blocks in his UNC debut vs. Elon.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2023-24 at Vanderbilt)
Started all 26 games in which he played (missed the first four games and six overall due to injury) • Averaged 12.3 points and 6.3 rebounds (2.5 offensive) • Led the Commodores in field goal percentage (50.0%), offensive rebounds (64, 30 more than any other player) and blocked shots (26), was second in rebounding and third in scoring • Scored in double figures 18 times with highs of 25 twice (vs. Texas A&M and Florida) and 21 in the SEC Tournament vs. Arkansas • Five games with 10 or more rebounds and five double-doubles • First Commodore with consecutive 20-point/10-rebound games since 2004 (25/11 in the regular-season finale vs. Florida and 21/10 in the SEC Tournament vs. Arkansas) • Season-high 12 boards at Auburn and Arkansas • Made a season-best nine field goals once vs. the Aggies and twice vs. the Razorbacks • Had 17 points, 12 rebounds (career-high eight offensive) and three blocks on 1/31/24 at Auburn • That was one of 10 games when he grabbed three or more offensive rebounds • Made 34 of his last 62 field goal attempts (55.4%) • Had 16 points and eight rebounds against NC State in first game as a Commodore.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2022-23 at Notre Dame)
Made seven starts in 28 contests playing for the Irish • Averaged 6.2 points and 4.4 rebounds • Led Notre Dame in field goal percentage (.580) and blocks (23) • Scored in double figures eight times with a high of 19 late in the season at Wake Forest • Six of his eight double-figure scoring games were in ACC play • Added eight boards and three blocks in his 19-point effort at Wake Forest • Had 10 points and six rebounds at Duke, 10 points and eight boards vs. Syracuse and 13 and seven against Georgia Tech.
PREP
Led Orlando Christian Prep to the 2020 Class 2A state title • Played for Coach Treig Burke • Earned first-team all-state honors from SourceHoops.com/Florida Association of Basketball Coaches • A 4.0 student • Played AAU for Southeast Elite.
PERSONAL
Born Ven-Allen Fritz Lubin on Jan. 23, 2004, in Orlando, Fla. • Son of Lubenique Lubin and Carmene Francois • Majoring in exercise and sports science/sports administration • Played for the Southeast Elite Grassroots Academy AAU team • Averaged 5.1 points and 5.7 rebounds on the U19 National Team in the 2023 FIBA Men’s U19 World Cup in Debrecen, Hungary.
Averaged 8.9 points and 5.4 rebounds in 90 games • Made 53 starts, including 19 as a Tar Heel • Scored in double figures 40 times with a high of 25 twice (2/13/24 vs. Texas A&M and 3/9/24 vs. Florida) • Scored 20 or more points four times, three times at Vanderbilt and UNC's previous game vs. Duke • Ten games with double-figure rebounds and 10 double-doubles • Career-best 13 rebounds on 11/25/22 vs. St. Bonaventure and 3/13/25 vs. Wake Forest • Career-high nine field goals five times, once at Notre Dame, three times at Vanderbilt and vs. Miami as a Tar Heel • Teammate of Cormac Ryan while at Notre Dame • Played for former Tar Heel Jerry Stackhouse at Vanderbilt.
JUNIOR SEASON (2024-25)
Carolina's Most Improved Player • Averaged 8.6 points and a team-high 5.6 rebounds for the season (13.6 points and 7.7 rebounds in the last 10 games) • Scored in double figures in each of the last 10 games, the longest streak in his career • Double-doubles in four of the last six games • Became the fifth Tar Heel with three doubles in the ACC Tournament in one season, joining Armando Bacot in 2024, John Henson in 2011, Mitch Kupchak in 1975 and Rusty Clark in 1968.
Led the team in field goal shooting (67.7%), which is the second highest in UNC history for any player with 100 or more made field goals • Is 128 for 189 from the floor • Made 50% or better from the floor 33 times and below 50% twice • Leads the team in rebounding, offensive rebounds (69) and blocks (33) • Scored in double figures 15 times (UNC 10-5) • High of 20 against Duke in the ACC semifinals • Grabbed 40 offensive rebounds in the last 14 games (2.9 per game) with a high of six vs. Duke in the ACC semifinal • Team-high 10 games with three or more offensive rebounds • Made 34 field goals in the first 15 games and 94 in the last 21 • Made five or more field goals in a game once in the first 23 games (Stanford on January 18) and eight times in the last 13 games.
2024-25 Game Highlights: Career-best 8 for 8 from the free throw line vs. San Diego State • Averaged team-high 15.7 points and 11.0 boards in the the ACC Tournament to earn second-team All-Tourney honors • Season-high 20 points on 8 for 11 FGs, season-high six offensive boards, 10 total rebounds and two assists vs. Duke in the semifinals • Scored 12 points and had eight rebounds in the second half as UNC outscored the Blue Devils by 18 • Scored 10 points and tied his career highs with 13 rebounds and three blocks and scored two critical field goals in the last 2:00 in the ACC quarterfinal win over Wake Forest • First was an alley-oop from Elliot Cadeau and the second was an offensive rebound and slam dunk to give UNC a six-point lead • The 13 rebounds were the most by a Tar Heel all season • Had 17 points and a game-high 10 rebounds vs. Notre Dame (season-high five offensive rebounds and two blocks and two assists) • One of two Tar Heels to score in double figures (11) vs. Duke • Ten points and 11 boards and first double-double as a Tar Heel at Virginia Tech • Led UNC in scoring for the first time with a season-high 19 on 9 of 10 field goals against Miami • Was the highest FG percentage (.900) by a Tar Heel all season and it tied the best shooting day of his career (9 for 10 against Arkansas last season) • Fourteen points vs. Virginia, marking the first time he scored in double figures in consecutive games this season • Scored all 13 of his points in the second half in the home win over NC State • Eight field goals in 12 attempts and then-season-best 17 points vs. Pitt • Scored nine straight points to give UNC a 12-3 lead over the Panthers • Layup with 2:57 left gave UNC a 65-64 lead • Season-high five offensive boards and tied his season and career highs with three blocks at Duke • Season-high 32 minutes at Pitt • Tied his career high with three blocks and had a game-high eight rebounds vs. Cal • Eight points and two blocks vs. Alabama • Had 10 points and nine rebounds against Auburn • Made all four of his field goal attempts and scored 10 points at Kansas in 14 minutes, his first double-figure scoring game as a Tar Heel • Seven rebounds (team-high four offensive) and two blocks in his UNC debut vs. Elon.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2023-24 at Vanderbilt)
Started all 26 games in which he played (missed the first four games and six overall due to injury) • Averaged 12.3 points and 6.3 rebounds (2.5 offensive) • Led the Commodores in field goal percentage (50.0%), offensive rebounds (64, 30 more than any other player) and blocked shots (26), was second in rebounding and third in scoring • Scored in double figures 18 times with highs of 25 twice (vs. Texas A&M and Florida) and 21 in the SEC Tournament vs. Arkansas • Five games with 10 or more rebounds and five double-doubles • First Commodore with consecutive 20-point/10-rebound games since 2004 (25/11 in the regular-season finale vs. Florida and 21/10 in the SEC Tournament vs. Arkansas) • Season-high 12 boards at Auburn and Arkansas • Made a season-best nine field goals once vs. the Aggies and twice vs. the Razorbacks • Had 17 points, 12 rebounds (career-high eight offensive) and three blocks on 1/31/24 at Auburn • That was one of 10 games when he grabbed three or more offensive rebounds • Made 34 of his last 62 field goal attempts (55.4%) • Had 16 points and eight rebounds against NC State in first game as a Commodore.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2022-23 at Notre Dame)
Made seven starts in 28 contests playing for the Irish • Averaged 6.2 points and 4.4 rebounds • Led Notre Dame in field goal percentage (.580) and blocks (23) • Scored in double figures eight times with a high of 19 late in the season at Wake Forest • Six of his eight double-figure scoring games were in ACC play • Added eight boards and three blocks in his 19-point effort at Wake Forest • Had 10 points and six rebounds at Duke, 10 points and eight boards vs. Syracuse and 13 and seven against Georgia Tech.
PREP
Led Orlando Christian Prep to the 2020 Class 2A state title • Played for Coach Treig Burke • Earned first-team all-state honors from SourceHoops.com/Florida Association of Basketball Coaches • A 4.0 student • Played AAU for Southeast Elite.
PERSONAL
Born Ven-Allen Fritz Lubin on Jan. 23, 2004, in Orlando, Fla. • Son of Lubenique Lubin and Carmene Francois • Majoring in exercise and sports science/sports administration • Played for the Southeast Elite Grassroots Academy AAU team • Averaged 5.1 points and 5.7 rebounds on the U19 National Team in the 2023 FIBA Men’s U19 World Cup in Debrecen, Hungary.
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