Luka Bogavac Shares Postgame Thoughts Following Victory Over NC Central

Luka Bogavac spoke to the media after North Carolina's 97-53 win over NC Central. Bogavac had his most efficient scoring night, tallying 13 points on 4-for-7 shooting from the field and making all three of his free throw attempts.

To hear what he had to say, check out the video below.

Here is a partial transcript from Hubert Davis' press conference after the game

Coach, after the Radford game, Henry said you guys were horrible on defense. Tonight, you guys blocked more shots than in the first three games combined. How would you assess your guys' performance on that end?

Nov 14, 2025; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels center Henri Veesaar (13) blocks the shot from North Carolina Central Eagles forward Jonathan Dunn (13) during the first half at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Scott Kinser-Imagn Images | Scott Kinser-Imagn Images

I felt like defensively we just continued to get better throughout the game. From an offensive standpoint they were taking us one-on-one, milking time off the clock, and then with 15–10 seconds on the shot clock they were trying to take us.

And I just felt throughout the entire game we just got better—one-on-one defense, our ball-screen attack, our switches were better, we were boxing out better. And so I felt overall it was a really good defensive night for us.

You guys have seen quite a bit of zone the last couple of games. The guys said you hadn't worked on a ton, but it's been very valuable to go up against it in the games. What do you think you guys have gotten out of the last couple games?

Nov 14, 2025; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels guard Derek Dixon (3) brings the ball up court against the North Carolina Central Eagles in the second half at Dean E. Smith Center. | Scott Kinser-Imagn Images

Yeah, well, I mean, we worked on it pretty extensively the last couple days in preparation for North Carolina Central. They threw a number of different zones—1-3-1, 2-3, matchup zone. Obviously in other games, Radford played zone as well. So just trying to become more efficient with that.

From an offensive standpoint, it's still the same. We want to dominate points in the paint through post, penetration, and offensive rebounding. And so whether a team plays man or zone, that's something that's an emphasis for us offensively. I felt like we did a better job of that in the second half looking

What was your message at halftime about the 10 turnovers? Obviously something changed in the second half.

Nov 14, 2025; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forward Caleb Wilson (8) and the Carolina bench celebrate in the second half against the North Carolina Central Eagles at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Scott Kinser-Imagn Images | Scott Kinser-Imagn Images

It did. We had zero turnovers in the second half. It's something that we talk about and I talk about to them every day— the importance of making the easy play. I give them every slogan: make the easy play, make routine plays routinely.

We don't need home runs, we just need singles. Simple works perfectly. Everything. Trying to get them to understand that it's important for us to get shots and not turn the ball over. And I was really proud of them to have zero turnovers in the second half after coming off with 10 in the first.

Please make sure you follow us today on our Facebook page when you click right HERE!

Please follow us on X when you click right HERE!