North Carolina junior John Henson, a second-team All-ACC forward who averaged 11.7 points last season, has been putting up hundreds of shots each day in an effort to bolster the Tar Heels, who are expected to open the season with the No. 1 ranking. A 6-foot-10 junior, he has gained about 10 pounds since last season and weighs about 220.

Known more for his ability to block shots (118 last season) and reach above almost everyone with his 7-4 wingspan to grab rebounds (10.1 per game last season), he's nonetheless been connecting more on his mid-range jumper and recently has added another weapon.

"You're going to kind of laugh, but my right-hand hook is pretty nice," he said. "I've always been a left-handed guy, so it's pretty funny. I'm still working on all of my offensive moves, so that in the right situation, I'll have the right move. But that one, I'd say, is coming along the most right now."

Henson - who writes and usually shoots right-handed, but does almost everything else with his left - had been working toward a left-handed hook as his go-to move.